Elementary Schools in Berkeley 01

The Berkeley 01 school district in South Carolina serves 26 elementary schools, ranging from small rural campuses like Cainhoy Elementary (228 students) to large suburban schools like Whitesville Elementary (1,239 students), with most schools covering PK-5 grades.

For parents, the standout options are Daniel Island School and Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, both ranking in the top 2% of schools statewide. Daniel Island posts ELA proficiency between 82-92% and math between 76-86%, while Howe Hall achieves 93% ELA proficiency in 4th and 5th grades. Both schools have chronic absenteeism around 7%, the lowest in the district. Philip Simmons Elementary also performs well at the 83rd percentile. On the other end, Cainhoy Elementary ranks at the 2nd percentile with just 16.7% math proficiency, while Goose Creek Elementary and Devon Forest Elementary sit in the bottom 15% statewide. Bowen's Corner Elementary shows the most improvement, climbing from the 65th to 80th percentile over three years.

The strongest predictor of success is attendance. The top schools have absenteeism near 7%, while struggling schools like Goose Creek Elementary exceed 36%. Spending does not correlate with results—Cainhoy Elementary spends the most per student ($18,390) but has the worst student-teacher ratio (22.8:1), while Cane Bay Elementary spends the least ($11,997) yet ranks in the 85th percentile. Math proficiency lags ELA by 10-20 points district-wide, though both schools offering Algebra 1 (Daniel Island and Carolyn Lewis School) achieve near-perfect EOC scores. The district's 3-star rating masks a 96-percentile-point gap between its best and worst schools, making school choice critical for families.