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Williams Memorial Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

290 South Metts Street, St. George, SC 29477 · (843) 563-3231 · Part of Dorchester School District 4

St. George’s School Grade B− better than 46% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
553
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Williams Memorial Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for St. George kids: Woodland Middle School

On the path

Where St. George kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Williams Memorial ElementaryYou are here
6–8Woodland Middle Schoolin Dorchester

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

290 South Metts Street, St. George

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten67
Grade 168
Grade 297
Grade 399
Grade 489
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
575’20
562’21
574’22
597’23
553’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%White 41%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Williams Memorial Elementary from St. George families.

Other schools in Dorchester School District 4

The district →
Harleyville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dorchester
D
248 students9:1
Clay Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgeville
C−
174 students12:1
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dorchester
455 students12:1
Woodland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dorchester
B
680 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; St. George’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.