Stewart Heights Elementary School opened its doors in November of 1962. Initially it served students in grades one through six. District reorganization necessitated changes in grade level locations and Stewart Heights began housing kindergarten through grade three. In the school's fifty-three year history, four principals have been assigned to the school: Mr. A. W. Parker, Mr. Frank Lee, Mrs. Jayne C. Lee and Dr. Wendy Pace. The facility has had two additions to the original structure. One new wing was opened in the fall of 1986 and the other was added in the fall of 1998.

Stewart Heights Elementary School maintains full accreditation from the South Carolina Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The school is located at 1001 West Calhoun Street in Dillon, South Carolina. Dillon is north of Florence, in the Pee Dee region of the state.