Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Gray Court, South Carolina·29645
Score
58.2/100
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#26
Among 61 South Carolina K-8 schools
#1
In Laurens 55
#1
In Gray Court
Top 43%
In South Carolina

Score 58.2/100: better than 58% of South Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
54%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 40% of them
382 students tested
Math
42%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 50%, better than 58% of them
382 students tested
Science
62%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 54%, better than 71% of them
127 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READY6055
English language artsGrade 4SC READY65.163
English language artsGrade 5SC READY52.269
English language artsGrade 6SC READY48.464
English language artsGrade 7SC READY51.566
English language artsGrade 8SC READY49.265
MathGrade 3SC READY49.155
MathGrade 4SC READY5463
MathGrade 5SC READY37.769
MathGrade 6SC READY40.664
MathGrade 7SC READY42.466
MathGrade 8SC READY30.865
ScienceGrade 4SC READY66.763
ScienceGrade 6SC READY57.864

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
621
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
621
Typical K-8 school: 396
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Laurens County

Contact

Address
163 Neely Ferry Road
Gray Court, SC 29645

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle at a glance

Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle is a public K-8 school in Gray Court, South Carolina, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Laurens 55 school district. It has about 621 students (a typical South Carolina K-8 school has 396).

In 2025-26 state tests, 54% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 42% in math (similar schools: 50%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 58.2 out of 100: better than 58% of them, ranking #26 of 61. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.