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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in South Carolina

697 public elementary schools in South Carolina appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Charleston Development Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 28.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
697
South Carolina
Top % Black
100%
Median % Black
28.9%
MOST BLACK · SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Charleston Development AcademyCharleston, SCCharleston 01151100%(151)
2Greeleyville STEAM AcademyGreeleyville, SCWilliamsburg 0122295.0%(211)
3Denmark-Olar ElementaryDenmark, SCBamberg 0323294.4%(219)
4Charleston ProgressiveCharleston, SCCharleston 0118494.0%(173)
5Estill ElementaryEstill, SCHampton19693.9%(184)
6Lower Lee ElementaryMayesville, SCLee 0112893.0%(119)
7Main Street ElementaryLake City, SCFlorence 0331892.8%(295)
8Dennis ElementaryBishopville, SCLee 0135992.2%(331)
9Carolina School for InquiryColumbia, SCRichland 0111491.2%(104)
10Gadsden ElementaryGadsden, SCRichland 0113391.0%(121)
11A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0135890.8%(325)
12North Vista ElementaryFlorence, SCFlorence 0144690.6%(404)
13Mill Creek ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0135390.4%(319)
14Lake City Early Childhood CenterLake City, SCFlorence 0335789.4%(319)
15Marshall ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg62589.1%(557)
16Minnie Hughes ElementaryYonges Island, SCCharleston 0117489.1%(155)
17Burton Pack ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0125589.0%(227)
18Whittaker ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg32588.9%(289)
19Mitchell ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0118888.8%(167)
20Willie Jeffries School of ExcellenceOrangeburg, SCCharter Institute at Erskine27488.7%(243)
21McCrorey-Liston School of TechnologyBlair, SCFairfield 0110688.7%(94)
22Sanders-Clyde ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0136988.3%(326)
23Hyatt Park ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0131788.3%(280)
24W.M. Anderson PrimaryKingstree, SCWilliamsburg 0136488.2%(321)
25Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and PerformGeorgetown, SCGeorgetown 0116387.7%(143)
26Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family CenterNorth Charleston, SCCharleston 0124487.7%(214)
27Allendale-Fairfax ElementaryFairfax, SCAllendale 0140787.2%(355)
28Vance-Providence ElementaryVance, SCOrangeburg20987.1%(182)
29Kenneth Gardner Leadership AcademyKingstree, SCWilliamsburg 0136287.0%(315)
30Meeting Street Academy-SpartanburgSpartanburg, SCSC Public Charter School District30686.9%(266)
31Crosswell Drive ElementarySumter, SCSumter 0148186.7%(417)
32Edward E. Taylor ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0121786.6%(188)
33H. B. Rhame ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0141886.6%(362)
34Watkins-Nance ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0149986.6%(432)
35J. P. Thomas ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0134686.1%(298)
36Brookdale ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg21586.0%(185)
37Kelly Miller ElementaryWinnsboro, SCFairfield 0119985.9%(171)
38Mellichamp ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg14485.4%(123)
39Felton Laboratory Charter SchoolOrangeburg, SCSC Public Charter School District27985.3%(238)
40Fairfield ElementaryWinnsboro, SCFairfield 0141885.2%(356)
41J. K. Gourdin ElementaryPineville, SCBerkeley 0112085.0%
42Bethune-Bowman ElementaryRowesville, SCOrangeburg25984.9%(220)
43Hemingway ElementaryHemingway, SCWilliamsburg 0126984.8%(228)
44Sheridan ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg45084.4%(380)
45Meeting Street Academy-SpartanburgSpartanburg, SCSpartanburg 0736984.0%
46Lemira ElementarySumter, SCSumter 0134283.9%(287)
47Dr. Rose H. Wilder ElementarySummerton, SCClarendon 0624183.4%(201)
48Rafting Creek ElementaryRembert, SCSumter 0112583.2%(104)
49R. E. Davis College Preparatory AcademySumter, SCSumter 0139183.1%(325)
50Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0246582.6%(384)
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