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Best public schools in Florence, SC

22 public schools in Florence: 13 elementary · 4 middle · 4 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

13 schools in Florence, best first
1
Royall Elementary 89.7
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 488 students
ELA 85%Math 70%Science 68%
#61 of 585 in South Carolina
2
Carver Elementary 72.4
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 589 students
ELA 74%Math 62%Science 56%
#162 of 585 in South Carolina
3
Lucy T. Davis Elementary 70.0
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 576 students
ELA 72%Math 61%Science 57%
#176 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Briggs Elementary 66.1
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 467 students
ELA 73%Math 58%Science 49%
#199 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Delmae Heights Elementary 58.7
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 1,004 students
ELA 70%Math 51%Science 47%
#242 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Theodore Lester Elementary 56.2
Florence 01 · Grades 3-5 · 375 students
ELA 67%Math 48%Science 55%
#257 of 585 in South Carolina
7
Henry Timrod Elementary 41.6
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 416 students
ELA 61%Math 43%Science 49%
#342 of 585 in South Carolina
8
North Vista Elementary 38.2
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 433 students
ELA 62%Math 46%Science 32%
#362 of 585 in South Carolina
9
Greenwood Elementary 30.2
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 541 students
ELA 55%Math 38%Science 41%
#409 of 585 in South Carolina
10
Wallace Gregg Elementary 21.8
Florence 01 · Grades K-5 · 333 students
ELA 51%Math 36%Science 32%
#458 of 585 in South Carolina
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Child Development Center at Woods Road —
Florence 01 · Grades PK · 187 students
No published test results
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McLaurin Elementary —
Florence 01 · Grades PK-2 · 547 students
No published test results
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R.N. Beck Child Development Center —
Florence 01 · Grades PK · 182 students
No published test results

Middle schools

4 schools in Florence, best first
1
John W. Moore Middle 59.2
Florence 01 · Grades 6-8 · 1,063 students
ELA 58%Math 43%Science 53%
#96 of 234 in South Carolina
2
Southside Middle 43.4
Florence 01 · Grades 6-8 · 1,093 students
ELA 53%Math 36%Science 51%
#133 of 234 in South Carolina
3
Henry L. Sneed Middle 33.5
Florence 01 · Grades 6-8 · 663 students
ELA 48%Math 32%Science 45%
#156 of 234 in South Carolina
4
Williams Middle 32.3
Florence 01 · Grades 6-8 · 819 students
ELA 44%Math 33%Science 44%
#159 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

4 schools in Florence
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Advantage Academy —
Florence 01 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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South Florence High —
Florence 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,627 students
No published test results
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West Florence High —
Florence 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,879 students
No published test results
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Wilson High —
Florence 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,316 students
No published test results

Combined schools

1 school in Florence
1
Virtus Academy of South Carolina 34.5
Charter Institute at Erskine · Grades K-11 · Charter · 686 students
ELA 47%Math 33%Science 34%
#28 of 42 in South Carolina

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