Overview of Dewey-Carter Elementary: Dewey-Carter Elementary is a public school situated in Effingham, SC, which is in a fringe rural environment. The learner population of Dewey-Carter Elementary is 786, and the school serves PK-6. At Dewey-Carter Elementary, 35% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 22% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 59%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 80% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 50 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Learners/Teachers at Dewey-Carter Elementary:

Test Scores at Dewey-Carter Elementary: At Dewey-Carter Elementary, 35% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 22% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Florence 01, 35% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 37% tested above or at that level for math.

Dewey-Carter Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In South Carolina, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.