Elementary · South Carolina
J. C. Lynch Elementary
Free meals for allJ. C. Lynch Elementary, a public elementary school in Coward, South Carolina: grades pre-k–6, 353 students, 12.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Florence 03.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 353
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.7
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 505 · 691 schools compared
Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
South Carolina: 60%56%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 60% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 60% · 637 elementary schools compared
170 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Carolina: 44%47%proficient
+14.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 49% · 637 elementary schools compared
170 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Florence 03
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Florence 03.
Location
- Address
- 124 Hicks Road, Coward, SC 29530
- Phone
- (843)389-3323
- City or town
- Coward
- County
- Florence County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scranton ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 389 | 13.9 | 60% | 37% |
Lake City Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 357 | 15.3 | — | — |
Main Street ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–6 | 318 | 19.3 | 45% | 24% |
Dewey-Carter ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 606 | 13.8 | 60% | 55% |
Olanta ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 198 | 11.6 | 50% | 35% |
Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 782 | 15.1 | 51% | 32% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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