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What's the most underrated thing about Doby's Mill Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERSHAW 01·NCES 450255000760
Doby's Mill Elementary
1964 Ft. Jackson Road, Lugoff, SC 29078 · (803) 438-4055 · Kershaw County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
15.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · 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 | 46 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
63%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
60.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 46.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Doby's Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Kershaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #325 of 635 ▲ 9 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #305 of 635 ▲ 25 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #234 of 709 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #556 of 656 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #208 of 656 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #369 of 395 | #5 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
607
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 607 | 39 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 39.8 | 15.2:1 | 63% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 75% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 56% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 53% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 57% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 51% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doby's Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (618 to 607); teachers down 5% (41 to 39).
About Doby's Mill Elementary
Located in Lugoff, South Carolina, Doby's Mill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 607 students.
Doby's Mill Elementary falls under Kershaw 01, which has 16 schools enrolling 11,135 students.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Doby's Mill Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 67% of Kershaw County residents are White. By the diversity index, Doby's Mill Elementary comes in at 63%.
The school reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.6 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
Doby's Mill Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Kershaw County, median household income is about $68,231, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Doby's Mill Elementary is among the 18 public schools in Kershaw County.
The next-closest public school is Blaney Elementary, about 4.1 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Doby's Mill Elementary.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 612 to 607.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Doby's Mill Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kershaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,314
Census ACS
Median income
$68,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
11,247 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kershaw 01
- Lugoff-Elgin HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Camden HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Camden MiddleMiddle · 844 students
- Blaney ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Wateree ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Leslie M. Stover MiddleMiddle · 662 students
Other schools in Lugoff
- Lugoff-Elgin HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Wateree ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Lugoff-Elgin MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- Lugoff ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Blaney Elementary4.1 mi · 750
- Leslie M. Stover Middle4.1 mi · 662
- Wateree Elementary4.6 mi · 688
- Lugoff-Elgin High5.0 mi · 1,759
- Lugoff-Elgin Middle5.1 mi · 649
- Lugoff Elementary5.8 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Doby's Mill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Doby's Mill Elementary?
Doby's Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-05.
Is Doby's Mill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doby's Mill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Doby's Mill Elementary have?
Doby's Mill Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Doby's Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Doby's Mill Elementary are roughly 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Doby's Mill Elementary in?
Doby's Mill Elementary is part of Kershaw 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.