Summary
Sullivan's Island Elementary is a highly successful public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Sullivans Island, South Carolina. With an enrollment of 509 students, 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.
Sullivan's Island Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in South Carolina, ranking within the top 31 schools in the state for the past 10 years, with several years in the top 5 or 10. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of this time period, significantly outperforming the Charleston 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 87.7% of 3rd graders, 92.2% of 4th graders, and 93.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.5%, 66.2%, and 67.3% for the district and 61.8%, 63.5%, and 62.5% for the state.
When compared to nearby schools in the Charleston 01 district, Sullivan's Island Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier. The school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2.51% to 10.61% over the past few years, significantly lower than the nearby schools, which have 100% free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 14.5, and high per-student spending, ranging from $11,542 to $30,500, both of which are significantly different from the nearby schools.
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