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What advice would you give to incoming students at Daisy Elementary?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000616
Daisy Elementary
2801 Red Bluff Road, Loris, SC 29569 · (843) 756-5136 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 65 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 48.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Daisy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #249 of 635 ▲ 55 | #20 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #255 of 635 ▲ 66 | #19 of 26 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #211 of 709 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #322 of 656 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #82 of 656 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #390 of 395 | #11 of 11 |
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
631
+53 (+9%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 631 | 47 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 100% (645) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 100% (634) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 80% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 80% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 88% (585) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daisy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (634 to 631); teachers up 12% (42 to 47).
About Daisy Elementary
Daisy Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Loris, South Carolina. A total of 631 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
The 55 schools of Horry 01, including Daisy Elementary, enroll 48,662 students.
White students are the largest group at Daisy Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. Next come 31% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. Daisy Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Daisy Elementary was 13.4:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
allk12 grades Daisy Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Horry County, median household income is about $66,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Horry County number 60 and enroll about 49,639.
Nearest public school: Loris Middle, about 2.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Daisy Elementary holds 3 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Daisy Elementary went from 578 students to 631.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Daisy Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Horry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
383,016
Census ACS
Median income
$66,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
49,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Horry 01
- Carolina Forest HighHigh · 3,176 students
- St. James HighHigh · 1,826 students
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Socastee HighHigh · 1,720 students
- North Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,673 students
- Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,510 students
Other schools in Loris
- Loris HighHigh · 857 students
- Loris ElementaryElementary · 790 students
- Loris MiddleMiddle · 725 students
Other Daisy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Daisy Elementary. Daisy Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Daisy Elementary SchoolSoddy Daisy, TN · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Loris Middle2.5 mi · 725
- Loris High3.4 mi · 857
- Loris Elementary4.0 mi · 790
- Kingston Elementary7.3 mi · 517
- Atlantic Collegiate Academy10.5 mi · 502
- Tabor City School11.1 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Daisy ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Daisy Elementary?
Daisy Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Daisy Elementary serve?
Daisy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Daisy Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Daisy Elementary.
How diverse is Daisy Elementary?
Daisy Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 16% Hispanic, 31% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Daisy Elementary in?
Daisy Elementary is part of Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.