Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARLINGTON 01·NCES 450186000350
Brockington Elementary
413 Brockington Road, Darlington, SC 29532 · (843) 398-2500 · Darlington County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 120 | 40% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 29% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Darlington 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 41.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brockington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Darlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #251 of 635 ▲ 133 | #2 of 9 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #424 of 635 ▼ 2 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #589 of 709 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #299 of 656 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #386 of 656 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #33 of 395 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
303
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 303 | 22.8 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 100% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 100% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 76% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 76% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brockington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (449 to 303); teachers down 16% (27 to 22.8).
About Brockington Elementary
Brockington Elementary sits in Darlington, South Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. It covers grades 3 through 5, with a total enrollment of 303 students. Statewide, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students each.
Darlington 01 runs 18 schools with a combined 8,793 students. Brockington Elementary is one of them.
Brockington Elementary is 63% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 21% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Darlington County's population at about 41%. Brockington Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.3 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
allk12 grades Brockington Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Darlington County has about 62,558 residents, and the median household income is $48,581, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Darlington County has 21 public schools and roughly 9,482 students.
Nearby, Pate Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Brockington Elementary, there are 6 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Brockington Elementary as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at Brockington Elementary dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 337 to 303 students.
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Darlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,558
Census ACS
Median income
$48,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
9,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Darlington 01
- Hartsville HighHigh · 1,129 students
- Darlington HighHigh · 965 students
- Darlington MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- Hartsville MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- St. John's ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Bay Road ElementaryElementary · 563 students
Other schools in Darlington
- Darlington HighHigh · 965 students
- Darlington MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- St. John's ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- J. L. Cain ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Pate ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Mayo High For Math Science & TechnologyHigh · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Pate Elementary0.7 mi · 397
- Mayo High For Math Science & Technology1.0 mi · 309
- St. John's Elementary1.4 mi · 596
- J. L. Cain Elementary1.6 mi · 533
- Darlington High2.2 mi · 965
- Darlington Middle3.0 mi · 888
Frequently asked questions
About Brockington ElementaryHow large is Brockington Elementary?
Brockington Elementary enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 03-05.
Is Brockington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brockington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Brockington Elementary have?
Brockington Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brockington Elementary?
At Brockington Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 7% Hispanic, 63% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Brockington Elementary public or private?
Brockington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Darlington 01.
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