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Stono Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Stono Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving 371 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charleston 01 School District, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Stono Park Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 44.2% of 3rd graders, 42.9% of 4th graders, and 40.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 64.5%, 66.2%, and 67.3% for the Charleston 01 district, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is also significantly lower, with only 39.6% of 3rd graders, 39.3% of 4th graders, and 25% of 5th graders being proficient or better, compared to the district's 63.1%, 59.6%, and 57.1%, respectively. Additionally, Stono Park Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.4% in 2023-2024 to 24.7% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Stono Park Elementary to nearby schools within the Charleston 01 district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For instance, Orange Grove Charter School, which is located 2.98 miles away, consistently outperforms Stono Park Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 80% to 90% for most grade levels. Stono Park Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, as the school's ranking for African American students and low-socioeconomic status students is significantly lower than the overall school ranking.

337

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,562

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 Huntley Drive
Charleston, SC 29407

(843) 763-1507

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Stono Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art
High:	West Ashley High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

White:

16.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

551^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	16.8	551 of 640	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	514 of 638	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	439 of 644	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	468 of 625	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	493 of 622	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	571 of 643	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	554 of 624	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.3	300 of 639	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	321 of 619	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	356 of 638	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.8	239 of 630	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.0	130 of 599	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	199 of 594	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.2	160 of 597	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	61.2	227 of 589	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	229 of 580	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	193 of 577	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.2	278 of 566	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	163 of 559	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	64.6	212 of 557	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.4	74 of 550	86.5%	★★★★☆
2003	65.4	192 of 542	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	297 of 381	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	304 of 369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	170 of 394	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	204 of 393	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	168 of 350	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	299 of 421	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	282 of 412	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	461 of 581	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	419 of 565	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	407 of 580	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	388 of 573	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	431 of 554	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	522 of 588	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	549 of 570	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	506 of 613	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	478 of 599	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	380 of 608	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	434 of 600	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	419 of 580	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	514 of 600	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	498 of 588	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	507 of 586	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	468 of 568	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	413 of 582	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	474 of 579	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	467 of 561	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	529 of 590	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	469 of 571	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-20 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

Science28%-21 vs state

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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 6th 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
Stono Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Huntley Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1507	337	25	13.4		56 (16.6%)	232 (68.8%)	23 (6.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	16.8	551^st of 640 public elementary schools	13.9%		20.9	514^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.4%	37	44.2	42.9	40.9				39.6	39.3	25.0				28.5			$28,562	$6,379	$1,956	$8,335	$15,932	$4,295	$20,227
Carolina Voyager Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	721 Wappoo Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 203-3891	402	30	13.6		287 (71.4%)	51 (12.7%)	21 (5.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	74.1	167^th of 640 public elementary schools	73.9%		70.5	179^th of 638 public elementary schools	71.9%	12	77.8	63.1	73.9	60.9	74.0	48.9	77.8	71.7	71.7	52.1	60.9	27.3	47.8	45.7
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
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1871 Wallace School Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1555	618	44	13.9		375 (60.7%)	136 (22.0%)	37 (6.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	85.1	84^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.8	45^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.9%	39	74.7	75.5	83.6				66.7	70.4	70.4				68.4			$20,446	$3,333	$1,338	$4,671	$12,855	$2,919	$15,775
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30 Chadwick Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1503	769	52	14.8		450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	86.3	75^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.7	57^th of 638 public elementary schools	91.1%	18	75.9	73.6	80.6				80.0	70.5	70.9				65.6			$18,113	$3,633	$1,283	$4,916	$10,805	$2,392	$13,197
Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5		948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	96.6	11^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	6^th of 638 public elementary schools	99.1%	5	90.9	88.7	85.2	80.0	89.1	82.5	90.9	87.2	82.9	78.3	77.5	54.4	81.9	75.0	98.4	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823
Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	691 Riverland Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2765	347	25	14.1		283 (81.6%)	28 (8.1%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	78.9	127^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.2%		81.1	111^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.6%	16	77.5	84.2	80.0				65.0	60.5	47.5				68.4			$26,181	$3,783	$1,369	$5,152	$16,995	$4,034	$21,029
Harbor View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1576 Harbor View Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2749	621	42	14.6		483 (77.8%)	71 (11.4%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)	91.1	41^st of 640 public elementary schools	93.6%		89.7	58^th of 638 public elementary schools	90.9%	17	80.9	83.0	82.1				77.6	75.8	69.5				73.7			$16,949	$2,536	$1,313	$3,849	$10,363	$2,737	$13,100
Charleston Development Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	233 Line Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 722-2689	151	15	10.2		0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					65.2	87.5					0.0	16.7
Movement School Bridge View	Public, Charter	K-1	4275 Bridge View Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 272-4327	79	5	15.8		6 (7.6%)	60 (75.9%)	12 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Stono Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of Stono Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stono Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art
High : West Ashley High

What district is Stono Park Elementary in?

Charleston 01

How many students attend Stono Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Stono Park Elementary.

Is Stono Park Elementary a good school?

Stono Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stono Park Elementary?

Students at Stono Park Elementary are 69% African American, 17% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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