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E.B. Ellington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

E.B. Ellington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ravenel, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 363 students. While the school is part of the Charleston 01 School District, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state, E.B. Ellington has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in South Carolina over the past 10 years, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics range from just 7% to 38% and 7% to 45%, respectively, which is notably lower than nearby W.B. Goodwin Elementary, Hunley Park Elementary, and other schools in the Charleston 01 district. Additionally, E.B. Ellington has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 24.7%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,010 to $36,793 per student, and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.5 to 12.1 students per teacher, the academic performance at E.B. Ellington remains a concern. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in effectively utilizing its available resources and funding to drive meaningful improvements in student learning and achievement. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive and sustained approach, with a focus on targeted interventions for underperforming student populations and a deeper examination of the school's resource allocation and instructional practices.

366

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,476

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5540 Old Jacksonboro Road
Ravenel, SC 29470

(843) 889-9411

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend E.B. Ellington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Baptist Hill High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.5%

Hispanic:

29.0%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

588^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 43Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

23^rd of 75Charleston 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	588 of 640	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	626 of 638	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	595 of 644	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	598 of 625	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	613 of 622	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	593 of 624	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	561 of 619	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	591 of 638	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.8	440 of 630	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	382 of 599	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.6	467 of 594	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	542 of 597	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	459 of 589	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	384 of 580	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	298 of 577	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	373 of 566	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	79.7	81 of 559	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	84 of 557	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	47.8	329 of 550	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	20.8	462 of 542	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	311 of 381	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	348 of 369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	316 of 394	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	344 of 393	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	346 of 350	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	370 of 421	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	365 of 412	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	542 of 581	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	565 of 565	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	548 of 580	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	560 of 573	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	526 of 554	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	561 of 588	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	538 of 570	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	574 of 613	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	594 of 599	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	574 of 608	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	567 of 600	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	577 of 580	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	572 of 600	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	552 of 588	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	557 of 586	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	527 of 568	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	487 of 582	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	527 of 579	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	547 of 561	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	579 of 590	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	539 of 571	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-26 vs state

Mathematics30%-23 vs state

Science20%-29 vs state

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Schools Near E.B. Ellington Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)					SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
E.B. Ellington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Old Jacksonboro Road	Ravenel	29470	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-9411	366	33	11.1		37 (10.1%)	203 (55.5%)	106 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	11.3	588^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.1%		6	626^th of 638 public elementary schools	1.9%	38	35.7	36.3	38.3			45.3	29.5	17.1				20.4		$34,476	$6,969	$3,139	$10,108	$16,445	$7,924	$24,369
Angel Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6134 Chisolm Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-6412	828	57	14.5		505 (61.0%)	116 (14.0%)	163 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	69.5	198^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.1%		62.8	230^th of 638 public elementary schools	63.9%	32	69.5	65.9	67.7			66.7	58.9	56.5				55.1		$18,949	$3,333	$1,475	$4,808	$11,769	$2,372	$14,141
Drayton Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3138 Ashley River Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 852-0678	640	43	15.0		431 (67.3%)	82 (12.8%)	62 (9.7%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.8%)	87.1	66^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.2	83^rd of 638 public elementary schools	87.0%	17	71.4	78.8	84.0			81.0	74.4	73.4				62.2		$19,996	$4,395	$1,297	$5,692	$11,505	$2,800	$14,305
Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Pinehurst Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1538	679	49	13.8		230 (33.9%)	246 (36.2%)	125 (18.4%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (7.2%)	50.2	308^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.9%		61.4	234^th of 638 public elementary schools	63.3%	74	52.6	67.2	54.7			52.6	49.2	54.7				46.7		$20,743	$4,519	$1,601	$6,121	$11,869	$2,754	$14,623
Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	280	17	16.8		225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	94.6	24^th of 640 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.6	12^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.1%	12	93.3	93.1	96.0	96.1	77.3	76.6	72.4	72.0	76.0	73.1	54.6	72.4	88.0	$23,806	$3,021	$1,376	$4,397	$16,191	$3,219	$19,409
Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8640 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2460	653	45	14.4		135 (20.7%)	213 (32.6%)	204 (31.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (11.8%)	26.1	479^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.2%		35.3	410^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.7%	69	48.5	57.0	50.0			33.4	35.0	25.0				44.0		$14,279	$627	$919	$1,546	$11,274	$1,459	$12,733
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505-A Arlington Drive	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1510	556	40	13.9		231 (41.5%)	205 (36.9%)	42 (7.6%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.4%)	68.1	206^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.8%		67.2	203^rd of 638 public elementary schools	68.2%	3	71.4	65.9	60.0			75.0	64.7	43.1				55.7		$23,557	$3,753	$1,441	$5,194	$14,671	$3,692	$18,363
Edith L. Frierson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	6133 Maybank Highway	Wadmalaw Island	29487	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-1182	165	12	13.7		81 (49.1%)	45 (27.3%)	19 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.1%)								(n/a)														$39,786	$6,862	$2,545	$9,407	$23,286	$7,092	$30,378
W. B. Goodwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5911	423	32	13.3		19 (4.5%)	163 (38.5%)	221 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	6.4	626^th of 640 public elementary schools	2.2%		10.5	593^rd of 638 public elementary schools	7.1%	33	25.8	34.3	31.7			22.0	21.9	23.3				25.0		$24,639	$6,186	$2,406	$8,592	$12,952	$3,095	$16,047
Hunley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Michigan Avenue	North Charleston	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5914	487	38	12.8		40 (8.2%)	170 (34.9%)	241 (49.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	22.1	511^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.2%		37.7	397^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.8%	114	40.3	44.5	40.6			45.6	40.8	33.3				37.1		$24,637	$5,133	$2,131	$7,265	$13,375	$3,997	$17,372

Frequently Asked Questions about E.B. Ellington Elementary

What schools do graduates of E.B. Ellington Elementary attend?

Students who attend E.B. Ellington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Baptist Hill High

What is the racial makeup of E.B. Ellington Elementary?

Students at E.B. Ellington Elementary are 55% African American, 29% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend E.B. Ellington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended E.B. Ellington Elementary.

Is E.B. Ellington Elementary a good school?

E.B. Ellington Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is E.B. Ellington Elementary in?

Charleston 01

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