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Schools in Sycamore

Sycamore’s public schools

Allendale County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sycamore. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
67%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.4K
▲ 49% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
855 students on the public path
In brief

Sycamore’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sycamore’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Allendale-Fairfax High places highest (better than 64%); Allendale-Fairfax Middle lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sycamore, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Allendale-Fairfax Elementaryin FairfaxC−
6–8Allendale-Fairfax Middlein FairfaxD−
9–12Allendale-Fairfax Highin FairfaxB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Allendale County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Allendale County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 855 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$22,420SC $15,090 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 52.1% · 464 students tested
Math22%
State average 41% · 507 students tested

Sycamore vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Sycamore’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sycamore—Allendale County

Every school in Sycamore

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sycamorein other towns
Allendale-Fairfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairfax
C−
407 students9:1Rate it →
Allendale-Fairfax Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fairfax
D−
196 students13:1Rate it →
Allendale-Fairfax High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfax
B
252 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Sycamore’s schools

Are Sycamore’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sycamore. Allendale County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sycamore. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sycamore in?

Allendale County School District.

Where do Sycamore kids go to high school?

Allendale-Fairfax High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.