Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG 01·NCES 450378001519
Hemingway Elementary
160 Baxley Road, Hemingway, SC 29554 · (843) 558-4444 · Williamsburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
52.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 28.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hemingway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #514 of 635 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #418 of 635 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #613 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #411 of 656 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #601 of 656 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.1% | #13 of 395 |
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
269
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 100% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 100% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 94% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemingway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (449 to 269); teachers down 39% (31 to 19).
About Hemingway Elementary
Hemingway Elementary is an elementary school in Hemingway, South Carolina, reachable at (843) 558-4444. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 269 students. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Williamsburg 01 counts 10 schools and 2,794 students, including Hemingway Elementary.
The share of students at Hemingway Elementary who are Black is 85%. Other groups include 10% White, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Williamsburg County residents are about 63% Black. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Hemingway Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 0.8 students per teacher.
Hemingway Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Williamsburg County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $46,213, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,794, Hemingway Elementary among them.
Hemingway Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Hemingway MB Lee Middle, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Hemingway Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 15% across 4 years, from 316 in 2020-21 to 269 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Hemingway Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Williamsburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,282
Census ACS
Median income
$46,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,794 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsburg 01
- Kingstree HighHigh · 681 students
- W.M. Anderson PrimaryElementary · 364 students
- Kenneth Gardner Leadership AcademyElementary · 362 students
- Kingstree Middle MagnetMiddle · 341 students
- Greeleyville STEAM AcademyElementary · 222 students
- Hemingway HighHigh · 189 students
Other schools in Hemingway
- Carvers Bay Early College and Career HighHigh · 399 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM AcademyElementary · 301 students
- Carvers Bay Middle STEAM AcademyMiddle · 259 students
- Hemingway HighHigh · 189 students
- Hemingway MB Lee MiddleMiddle · 131 students
- Hemingway Career and Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Hemingway MB Lee Middle0.8 mi · 131
- Hemingway High0.9 mi · 189
- Johnsonville Middle3.6 mi · 281
- Johnsonville High4.0 mi · 325
- Johnsonville Elementary4.1 mi · 537
- Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy7.9 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Hemingway ElementaryHow large is Hemingway Elementary?
Hemingway Elementary enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hemingway Elementary serve?
Hemingway Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hemingway Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Hemingway Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hemingway Elementary?
Student demographics at Hemingway Elementary are roughly 10% White, 2% Hispanic, 85% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hemingway Elementary in?
Hemingway Elementary is part of Williamsburg 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.