Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy

Elementary school·Grades 3-5 Kingstree, South Carolina·29556
Score
12.4/100
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#513
Among 585 South Carolina elementary schools
#3
In Williamsburg 01
Top 88%
In South Carolina

Score 12.4/100: better than 12% of South Carolina elementary 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
46%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 14% of them
341 students tested
Math
34%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 54%, better than 18% of them
344 students tested
Science
18%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 3% of them
116 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 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 READY42.1107
English language artsGrade 4SC READY38.8116
English language artsGrade 5SC READY55.1118
English language artsGrade 6SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 7SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 8SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 3SC READY37.4107
MathGrade 4SC READY32.2118
MathGrade 5SC READY33.6119
MathGrade 6SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 7SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 8SC READYn/a0
ScienceGrade 4SC READY18.1116

School profile

Grades
3-5
Students
368
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
368
Typical elementary school: 508
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Williamsburg County

Contact

Address
1503 Woodland Drive
Kingstree, SC 29556

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary 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).

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Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy at a glance

Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy is a public elementary school in Kingstree, South Carolina, serving grades 3-5. It is part of the Williamsburg 01 school district. It has about 368 students (a typical South Carolina elementary school has 508).

In 2025-26 state tests, 46% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 34% in math (similar schools: 54%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina elementary schools, it scores 12.4 out of 100: better than 12% of them, ranking #513 of 585. 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.