Have a child or grandchild in grades Kindergarten through eighth grade? You need to check this list!
Yesterday’s revelation that a mere 1-in-5 public school has met federal AYP performance standards was a huge blow to Jim Rex and his monolithic big government education machine.
Now we have more details about the 715 of 875 elementary and middle schools that failed, and about those schools for which failure is a long term trend.
Below is a detailed list of the K-8 public schools which not only failed to meet their standards this year, but which have a history of sustained annual failure.
While all public schools in South Carolina are under-performing by national and international standards, these 256 schools are the absolute bottom of the barrel:
ABBEVILLE WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY
AIKEN JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
AIKEN PAUL KNOX MIDDLE
AIKEN LANGLEY BATH CLEARWATER MIDDLE
AIKEN LEAVELLE MCCAMPBELL MIDDLE
AIKEN CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY
AIKEN A L CORBETT MIDDLE
AIKEN EAST AIKEN ELEMENTARY
AIKEN SCHOFIELD MIDDLE
AIKEN JACKSON MIDDLE
AIKEN RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA ELEMENTARY
AIKEN CYRIL B BUSBEE ELEMENTARY
AIKEN AIKEN MIDDLE
AIKEN LLOYD/KENNEDY CHARTER
ALLENDALE ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY
ALLENDALE FAIRFAX ELEMENTARY
ALLENDALE ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX MIDDLE
ANDERSON 03 STARR IVA MIDDLE
ANDERSON 04 LA FRANCE ELEMENTARY
ANDERSON 04 PENDLETON ELEMENTARY
ANDERSON 05 SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE
ANDERSON 05 HOMELAND PARK ELEMENTARY
ANDERSON 05 NEVITT FOREST ELEMENTARY
ANDERSON 05 VARENNES ELEMENTARY
BAMBERG 01 BAMBERG-ERHARDT PRIMARY
BAMBERG 02 DENMARK-OLAR MIDDLE
BAMBERG 02 DENMARK-OLAR ELEMENTARY
BARNWELL 19 MACEDONIA ELEMENTARY
BARNWELL 29 KELLY EDWARDS ELEMENTARY
BARNWELL 45 BARNWELL PRIMARY
BEAUFORT BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY
BEAUFORT JAMES J DAVIS ELEMENTARY
BEAUFORT ST HELENA ELEMENTARY
BEAUFORT JOSEPH S SHANKLIN ELEMENTARY
BEAUFORT WHALE BRANCH ELEMENTARY
BEAUFORT WHALE BRANCH MIDDLE
BERKELEY BERKELEY ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY BOULDER BLUFF ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY CAINHOY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
BERKELEY COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY J K GOURDIN ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY SANGAREE ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY HENRY E BONNER ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY ST STEPHEN MIDDLE
BERKELEY WHITESVILLE ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY DEVON FOREST ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY SEDGEFIELD INTERMEDIATE
BERKELEY BERKELEY INTERMEDIATE
BERKELEY GOOSE CREEK PRIMARY
CALHOUN JOHN FORD MIDDLE
CHARLESTON ALICE BIRNEY MIDDLE
CHARLESTON BRENTWOOD MIDDLE
CHARLESTON CHICORA ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON FRASER ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON EDMUND A BURNS ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON JANE EDWARDS ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MARY FORD ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON W B GOODWIN ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON HAUT GAP MIDDLE
CHARLESTON LADSON ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON ST JAMES-SANTEE ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MEMMINGER ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MIDLAND PARK ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MITCHELL ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE
CHARLESTON NORTH CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MALCOLM C HURSEY ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MATILDA DUNSTON ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON EDITH FRIERSON ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON R D SCHRODER MIDDLE
CHARLESTON JAMES SIMONS ELEMENTARY
CHARLESTON MCCLELLANVILLE MIDDLE
CHARLESTON CHARLESTON PROGRESSIVE
CHARLESTON SUSAN G. BOYKIN ACADEMY
CHEROKEE MARY BRAMLETT ELEMENTARY
CHEROKEE LUTHER VAUGHAN ELEMENTARY
CHEROKEE BLACKSBURG ELEMENTARY
CHEROKEE LIMESTONE/CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
CHESTER CHESTER MIDDLE
CHESTER GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY
CHESTER LEWISVILLE ELEMENTARY
CHESTER CHESTER PARK ELEMENTARY OF INQUIRY
CHESTER CHESTER PARK ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS
CHESTER CHESTER PARK ELEMENTARY LITERACY/TEC
CHESTERFIELD CHERAW PRIMARY
CHESTERFIELD JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
CHESTERFIELD PETERSBURG PRIMARY
CHESTERFIELD MCBEE ELEMENTARY
CHESTERFIELD CHERAW INTERMEDIATE
CHESTERFIELD PAGELAND ELEMENTARY
CLARENDON 01 SCOTTS BRANCH MIDDLE
CLARENDON 02 MANNING PRIMARY
CLARENDON 02 MANNING ELEMENTARY
CLARENDON 03 WALKER-GAMBLE ELEMENTARY
COLLETON COLLETON MIDDLE
COLLETON BELLS ELEMENTARY
COLLETON BLACK ST ELEMENTARY
COLLETON FOREST CIRCLE MIDDLE
COLLETON COTTAGEVILLE ELEMENTARY
COLLETON FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY
COLLETON RUFFIN MIDDLE
COLLETON NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
COLLETON HENDERSONVILLE ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON SPAULDING MIDDLE
DARLINGTON BROCKINGTON ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON LAMAR ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON PATE ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
DARLINGTON SPAULDING ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON BRUNSON-DARGAN ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON ST JOHNS ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON WEST HARTSVILLE ELEMENTARY
DARLINGTON DARLINGTON MIDDLE
DILLON 01 LAKE VIEW ELEMENTARY
DILLON 02 GORDON ELEMENTARY
DORCHESTER 02 KNIGHTSVILLE ELEMENTARY
DORCHESTER 02 SUMMERVILLE ELEMENTARY
DORCHESTER 04 ST. GEORGE MIDDLE
DORCHESTER 04 WILLIAMS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY
DORCHESTER 04 CLAY HILL MIDDLE
EDGEFIELD DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 01 MOORE INTERMEDIATE
FLORENCE 01 GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 01 THEODORE LESTER ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 01 NORTH VISTA ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 01 SAVANNAH GROVE ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 01 DEWEY-CARTER ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 01 WALLACE GREGG ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 02 HANNAH-PAMPLICO ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
FLORENCE 03 RONALD E MCNAIR MIDDLE
FLORENCE 03 LAKE CITY ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 03 MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 03 J PAUL TRULUCK MIDDLE
FLORENCE 04 JOHNSON MIDDLE
FLORENCE 04 BROCKINGTON ELEMENTARY
FLORENCE 05 JOHNSONVILLE ELEMENTARY
GEORGETOWN ANDREWS ELEMENTARY
GEORGETOWN ROSEMARY MIDDLE
GEORGETOWN CARVERS BAY MIDDLE
GREENVILLE ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE BEREA ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE SUE CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE EAST NORTH ST ACADEMY
GREENVILLE HOLLIS ACADEMY
GREENVILLE LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
GREENVILLE MONAVIEW ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE TANGLEWOOD MIDDLE
GREENVILLE WELCOME ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE GROVE ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE CHERRYDALE ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE THOMAS E KERNS ELEMENTARY
GREENVILLE FULLER NORMAL ADVANCED CHARTER
GREENWOOD 50 LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY
GREENWOOD 50 HODGES ELEMENTARY
GREENWOOD 50 WOODFIELDS ELEMENTARY
HAMPTON 01 HAMPTON ELEMENTARY
HAMPTON 01 VARNVILLE PRIMARY
HAMPTON 01 FENNELL ELEMENTARY
HAMPTON 02 ESTILL MIDDLE
HAMPTON 02 ESTILL ELEMENTARY
HORRY WHITTEMORE PARK MIDDLE
HORRY DAISY ELEMENTARY
HORRY GREEN SEA FLOYDS ELEMENTARY
HORRY LORIS MIDDLE
HORRY PEE DEE ELEMENTARY
HORRY WACCAMAW ELEMENTARY
HORRY SOUTH CONWAY ELEMENTARY
JASPER HARDEEVILLE ELEMENTARY
JASPER RIDGELAND ELEMENTARY
JASPER RIDGELAND MIDDLE
KERSHAW JACKSON ELEMENTARY
KERSHAW MIDWAY ELEMENTARY
KERSHAW PINE TREE HILL ELEMENTARY
LANCASTER BROOKLYN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
LANCASTER CLINTON ELEMENTARY
LANCASTER KERSHAW ELEMENTARY
LAURENS 56 BELL ST MIDDLE
LEE BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY
LEE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE
LEE LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY
LEE WEST LEE ELEMENTARY
LEE MARY L DINKINS CHARTER
LEXINGTON 01 PELION ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 01 SAXE GOTHA ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 01 GILBERT PRIMARY
LEXINGTON 02 R EARLE DAVIS ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 02 CONGAREE ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 02 GEORGE I PAIR ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 02 HERBERT A WOOD ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 03 BATESBURG-LEESVILLE ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 03 BATESBURG-LEESVILLE PRIMARY
LEXINGTON 04 FRANCES F MACK PRIMARY
LEXINGTON 04 SWANSEA PRIMARY
LEXINGTON 05 LEAPHART ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 05 NURSERY ROAD ELEMENTARY
LEXINGTON 05 HARBISON WEST ELEMENTARY
MCCORMICK MCCORMICK MIDDLE
MCCORMICK MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY
MARION 01 EASTERLING PRIMARY
MARION 01 JOHNAKIN MIDDLE
MARION 01 MARION INTERMEDIATE
MARLBORO BENNETTSVILLE ELEMENTARY
MARLBORO BENNETTSVILLE PRIMARY
MARLBORO BENNETTSVILLE MIDDLE
MARLBORO MCCOLL ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
MARLBORO CLIO ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
MARLBORO WALLACE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
MARLBORO BLENHEIM ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE
NEWBERRY BOUNDARY STREET ELEMENTARY
NEWBERRY NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 03 HOLLY HILL-ROBERTS MIDDLE
ORANGEBURG 03 HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 03 VANCE-PROVIDENCE ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 03 ELLOREE ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 04 CARVER EDISTO MIDDLE
ORANGEBURG 04 EDISTO PRIMARY
ORANGEBURG 04 LOCKETT ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 04 EDISTO ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 04 HUNTER-KINARD-TYLER ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 05 BETHUNE-BOWMAN ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 05 ROBERT E HOWARD MIDDLE
ORANGEBURG 05 BROOKDALE ELEMENTARY
ORANGEBURG 05 RIVELON ELEMENTARY
PICKENS MCKISSICK ELEMENTARY
RICHLAND 01 ANNIE BURNSIDE ELEMENTARY
RICHLAND 01 J P THOMAS ELEMENTARY
RICHLAND 01 WEBBER ELEMENTARY
RICHLAND 01 CARVER-LYON ELEMENTARY
SALUDA SALUDA ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 01 O P EARLE ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 01 INMAN ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 02 JAMES H HENDRIX ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 06 ARCADIA ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 06 FAIRFOREST ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 06 JESSE S BOBO ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 07 WHITLOCK JR HIGH
SPARTANBURG 07 CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY
SPARTANBURG 07 PARK HILLS ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 02 MAYEWOOD MIDDLE
SUMTER 02 CHERRYVALE ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 02 R E DAVIS ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 02 POCALLA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 17 ALICE DRIVE ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 17 CROSSWELL DRIVE ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 17 LEMIRA ELEMENTARY
SUMTER 17 WILLOW DRIVE ELEMENTARY
UNION 01 JONESVILLE ELEMENTARY
UNION 01 MONARCH ELEMENTARY
WILLIAMSBURG KINGSTREE JR HIGH
WILLIAMSBURG CADES-HEBRON ELEMENTARY
WILLIAMSBURG KINGSTREE ELEMENTARY
YORK 01 HUNTER STREET ELEMENTARY
YORK 03 NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
YORK 03 SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY
YORK 03 INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY
YORK 03 CHILDRENS ATTENTION CHARTER
14 responses so far ↓
nope // October 2, 2008 at 9:13 am
I am SOOOOOOOO sick of the school bashing. My school is on your ridiculous “list” and it’s a very good school. Not making ayp doesn’t make it a failure.
Why don’t you do something constructive for a big fat change?
thevoiceforschoolchoice // October 2, 2008 at 9:21 am
“Your” school is “very good?”
Which school is it?
These are all schools where low test scores, wealth and racial performance gaps, and a lack of absolute performance are a documented long term trend.
You may be unambitious and pleased with kids attending under performing schools, but it is unfair for you to expect other parents to respond similarly.
JBV // October 2, 2008 at 9:23 am
When will the private school data be released?
Oh, that’s right – their accountability is people quit going. Of course, the students who are responsible for the low public school numbers would never make it into private schools in the first place.
However, even private schools could not pass under the guidelines of NCLB.
thevoiceforschoolchoice // October 2, 2008 at 9:45 am
that’s right – when private schools under-perform, the parents pull their kids
but as this list indicates, the countless failing public schools are simply immortal, more and more money is thrown at them, and they just keep on failing the kids!
you must be really proud – only four of your schools made the list!
Anonymous // October 2, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Why shouldn’t someone leave a school that isn’t educating their kid? Are you so concerned about these places keeping their doors open that you’ll sacrifice someone else’s future to do it?
Kelly // October 2, 2008 at 2:13 pm
We just moved to South Carolina so I was relieved NOT to see our son’s school on the list. However, it’s a far cry from where he was previously.
Audrey // October 3, 2008 at 8:31 am
Before anyone begins to bash the different schools, they must understand how the data is collected, read, and what factors affect the data. In some cases 1 student not meeting the required “Proficient” or “Advanced” score on the state test can cause a school not to meet AYP. It sounds as if the education department needs to “educate” the public about how these scores work. I also have a feeling that the administrators are not necessarily educating their staff on how the data works. My administrator has shared all with us at our school, and it is an eye opener as to how 1 student can cause a school not to meet AYP. Now having said that, I will give kudos to my school. We have met and always have met AYP.
:-)
SC TEACHER // October 15, 2008 at 9:30 pm
How can a website be founded on a premise like AYP that is ridiculous and erroneous to begin with? Two of the schools in Pendleton are fine schools where children are valued and not treated as products. Your argument is tired and lacks a legitimacy. The infrastructure for privatizing schools does not exist. Can I place a bet that you are white and wealthy?
thevoiceforschoolchoice // October 15, 2008 at 10:48 pm
The AYP results, as well as the 49 percent on-time graduation rate, and worst in the nation SAT/ACT scores speak for themselves.
Every child in this state has a basic civil right to a quality education – the public schools continue to deny them this right.
Sadly, many of those we are the most short-changed by these policies are unwilling to look critically at the data. Effective teachers, at both public and private schools across the state, know that the unique challenges and learning styles of each children require a responsive and innovative range of classroom and instruction styles. The one-size-fits-all model being dictated from Columbia and spending $11,480 per child is incapable of delivering this.
Robert C. Smith // October 17, 2008 at 7:58 am
My job forced me to S.C. several years ago and the Public School System in the state is really a sad, sad situation. Imagine what the results would look like if all the dropouts where still attending and taking the tests. I’m now spending a ton of money sending my kids to a Private School, which is still not up to par with the Public Schools in the state we left. Politicians need to quit spending state money to pave roads to their favorite hunting spots.
MKS // January 28, 2009 at 11:27 am
This list is SERIOUSLY flawed, don’t get me wrong, I know that SC schools are underperforming, but FAIRFIELD county has the WORST schools in the state. My husband is a teacher & the people that run that district are crazy & never do what’s best for the students or teachers. I can’t believe not ONE school is listed & I know that 90% of these schools listed are much better than any school in Fairfield School District. Most parents from Winnsboro would do ANYTHING for their kids to go to a school in Spartanburg, Lexington county, etc. no matter what this standard says!
SC navtive current VA Teacher // March 15, 2009 at 2:27 am
I am a SC native…trying to convince my NJ husband to move back home…gotta tell you the biggest obstacle is South Carolina’s horrible school rep…and I can’t argue with him because it has been that way since I was a student 25 years ago! Maybe SC needs have higher standards for their teachers, and PAY them more!!! Technology in the classroom will only go so far when the teachers using it isn’t qualified!
TheMama // April 21, 2009 at 10:11 am
My daughter will be going to one of these middle schools in Aug. It is up the PARENTS to get involved and help make changes!! This school does not offer sports to girls. THIS MOM is going to change that one! It only takes 1 parent to start making changes for their kids! Stop playing the balme game and GET INVOLVED with your kid!!!!!!!
A. Parent // April 21, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Just because a school doesn’t meet AYP doesn’t mean it’s a bad school. AYP is determined by more than just test scores, absenteeism, free and reduced lunch… etc..
I don’t know about you, but I want my kids to learn more than just how to pass a stupid test… how about learning how to function in the real world?