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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

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Charleston Development Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	151	151	100%
2	Greeleyville STEAM Academy	Greeleyville, SC	Williamsburg 01	222	211	95.0%
3	Denmark-Olar Elementary	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	232	219	94.4%
4	Charleston Progressive	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	184	173	94.0%
5	Estill Elementary	Estill, SC	Hampton	196	184	93.9%
6	Lower Lee Elementary	Mayesville, SC	Lee 01	128	119	93.0%
7	Main Street Elementary	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	318	295	92.8%
8	Dennis Elementary	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	359	331	92.2%
9	Carolina School for Inquiry	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	114	104	91.2%
10	Gadsden Elementary	Gadsden, SC	Richland 01	133	121	91.0%
11	A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	358	325	90.8%
12	North Vista Elementary	Florence, SC	Florence 01	446	404	90.6%
13	Mill Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	353	319	90.4%
14	Lake City Early Childhood Center	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	357	319	89.4%
15	Marshall Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	625	557	89.1%
16	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Yonges Island, SC	Charleston 01	174	155	89.1%
17	Burton Pack Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	255	227	89.0%
18	Whittaker Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	325	289	88.9%
19	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	188	167	88.8%
20	Willie Jeffries School of Excellence	Orangeburg, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	274	243	88.7%
21	McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Blair, SC	Fairfield 01	106	94	88.7%
22	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	369	326	88.3%
23	Hyatt Park Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	317	280	88.3%
24	W.M. Anderson Primary	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	364	321	88.2%
25	Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Georgetown, SC	Georgetown 01	163	143	87.7%
26	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	244	214	87.7%
27	Allendale-Fairfax Elementary	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	407	355	87.2%
28	Vance-Providence Elementary	Vance, SC	Orangeburg	209	182	87.1%
29	Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	362	315	87.0%
30	Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Spartanburg, SC	SC Public Charter School District	306	266	86.9%
31	Crosswell Drive Elementary	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	481	417	86.7%
32	Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	217	188	86.6%
33	H. B. Rhame Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	418	362	86.6%
34	Watkins-Nance Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	499	432	86.6%
35	J. P. Thomas Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	346	298	86.1%
36	Brookdale Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	215	185	86.0%
37	Kelly Miller Elementary	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	199	171	85.9%
38	Mellichamp Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	144	123	85.4%
39	Felton Laboratory Charter School	Orangeburg, SC	SC Public Charter School District	279	238	85.3%
40	Fairfield Elementary	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	418	356	85.2%
41	J. K. Gourdin Elementary	Pineville, SC	Berkeley 01	120	—	85.0%
42	Bethune-Bowman Elementary	Rowesville, SC	Orangeburg	259	220	84.9%
43	Hemingway Elementary	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	269	228	84.8%
44	Sheridan Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	450	380	84.4%
45	Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	369	—	84.0%
46	Lemira Elementary	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	342	287	83.9%
47	Dr. Rose H. Wilder Elementary	Summerton, SC	Clarendon 06	241	201	83.4%
48	Rafting Creek Elementary	Rembert, SC	Sumter 01	125	104	83.2%
49	R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	391	325	83.1%
50	Joseph Keels Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	465	384	82.6%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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