Thornwell Charter School

Combined school·Grades K-12·Charter Clinton, South Carolina·29325
Score
53.6/100
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#20
Among 42 South Carolina combined schools
#6
In Charter Institute at Erskine
Top 48%
In South Carolina

Score 53.6/100: better than 53% of South Carolina combined schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. Score based on grades 3-8 only (no high school tests in our data). 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
57%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 57%, better than 48% of them
256 students tested
Math
44%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 35%, better than 63% of them
255 students tested
Science
39%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 44%, better than 47% of them
83 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 READY52.344
English language artsGrade 4SC READY4139
English language artsGrade 5SC READY58.541
English language artsGrade 6SC READY65.944
English language artsGrade 7SC READY6040
English language artsGrade 8SC READY60.448
MathGrade 3SC READY52.344
MathGrade 4SC READY17.939
MathGrade 5SC READY43.941
MathGrade 6SC READY47.744
MathGrade 7SC READY52.540
MathGrade 8SC READY48.947
ScienceGrade 4SC READY20.539
ScienceGrade 6SC READY54.544

School profile

Grades
K-12
Students
371
Type
Combined school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
371
Typical combined school: 508
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Laurens County

Contact

Address
203 West Calhoun Street
Clinton, SC 29325

"Typical" is the middle (median) combined 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 combined schools

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Thornwell Charter School at a glance

Thornwell Charter School is a public combined school (a charter school) in Clinton, South Carolina, serving grades K-12. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It has about 371 students (a typical South Carolina combined school has 508).

In 2025-26 state tests, 57% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 44% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina combined schools, it scores 53.6 out of 100: better than 53% of them, ranking #20 of 42. Its English language arts result fell by 6 points 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.