Carver Elementary, Florence SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Carver Elementary

Carver Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Florence, part of the Florence 01 district. The school sits on North Cashua Drive, within a mid-sized regional hub that functions as the financial, medical, and service center for the Pee Dee region of northeastern South Carolina. Florence blends commercial corridors, a redeveloping historic downtown, residential neighborhoods, and industrial zones, with major employers in healthcare, manufacturing, and distribution.

The student body is racially diverse, with Black and White students each making up roughly two-fifths of enrollment, followed by smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, Asian, and Hispanic. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials, nor were discipline, staffing, or attendance figures.

State testing results from the 2024-25 school year are available for math, English language arts, and science. In math, performance varied by grade, with fourth graders posting the strongest results and fifth graders the softest. In English language arts, all three tested grades showed solid proficiency, with fourth graders again the highest. Science results for fourth graders were similarly strong. Social studies data from 2016-17 exists but is too old and subject to cut-score changes to be meaningful for current comparisons. Participation rates for these assessments were not reported.

When placed relative to districts in Florence County, Carver Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the top quartile, well above the median of the four districts in the county. That performance is a clear strength for a school serving the elementary grades.

The housing market in the immediate area reflects typical affordability for the region. Home values and rents are moderate relative to national benchmarks, and the cost of a mortgage is somewhat higher than rent for a comparable unit.

Parents considering Carver Elementary may want to note the district’s recent restructuring. In 2022, Florence County School District One was mandatorily consolidated with Florence County School District Four by the state superintendent. The merged district, still called Florence 01, began operating under a new nine-member board elected from single-member districts. This change affects governance and representation and may influence attendance zones and administrative decisions going forward.

Florence itself has undergone a significant downtown redevelopment effort in recent years, with new cultural anchors, apartments, and streetscaping concentrated along Evans Street. The city remains largely car-dependent, but the downtown core has seen pedestrian-oriented investment. Major hospitals and manufacturing plants anchor the local economy, providing a stable employment base for many families.

Carver Elementary offers a straightforward academic pathway for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Its test results place it among the stronger elementary schools in the county, and the school serves a diverse, economically mixed student population. Families who value a regular public school setting with above-average academic outcomes in a midsize city with ongoing revitalization will find it a solid option. Those with specific concerns about special education services or English learner supports may want to follow up with the school directly, as those data points were not available in the reviewed sources.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 62% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 53% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 50% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 64% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 62% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 63% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 51% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 485%

School 85% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median

This schoolFlorence 01, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income60%Higher-income91%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income73%Higher-income90%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income86%35 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income57%Higher-income94%36 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income65%Higher-income90%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income80%39 pp gap