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Harleyville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Harleyville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dorchester, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 265 students. The school is part of the Dorchester 04 school district, which is ranked 63 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harleyville Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Harleyville Elementary schools in South Carolina, with low performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.8% statewide and 45.6% in the Dorchester 04 district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 21.2% of 3rd graders, 31.1% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders reaching proficiency in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's performance on the SCPASS science assessment for 4th grade is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 13.3% of students reaching proficiency in 2022-2023.

Despite the school's low performance, Harleyville Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $15,482 to $22,330 per student over the past few years. Nearby schools in the Dorchester 04 district, such as William Memorial Elementary and Clay Hill Elementary, also perform below the state average but generally outperform Harleyville Elementary on academic measures. Schools in the neighboring Dorchester 02 district, such as Summerville Elementary and Newington Elementary, significantly outperform Harleyville Elementary and the Dorchester 04 district as a whole.

248

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,121

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 East Main Street
Dorchester, SC 29437

(843) 462-7671

District: Dorchester 04

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.8%

White:

33.5%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

591^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Dorchester 04

63^rd of 75Dorchester 04 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	591 of 640	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	568 of 638	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	636 of 644	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	521 of 625	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	573 of 622	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	510 of 643	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	470 of 624	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	548 of 639	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	475 of 619	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	451 of 638	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	473 of 630	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.5	336 of 599	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.1	273 of 594	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	314 of 597	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	365 of 589	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.4	369 of 580	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.1	412 of 577	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.7	306 of 566	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	398 of 559	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	460 of 557	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	456 of 550	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.9	427 of 542	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	379 of 381	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	368 of 394	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	237 of 393	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	308 of 350	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	248 of 421	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	252 of 412	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.7	486 of 573	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	431 of 588	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	448 of 570	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	566 of 613	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	546 of 599	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	603 of 608	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	518 of 600	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	547 of 580	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	487 of 600	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	419 of 588	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	430 of 586	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	487 of 561	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	428 of 590	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	373 of 571	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	24.2	385 of 472	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	436 of 457	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

White (2019)18th percentile~ school

Female (2022)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-26 vs state

Science33%-16 vs state

Mathematics19%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Harleyville 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)		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
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	248	27	9.1		83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	11.3	591^st of 640 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.4	568^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.0%	23	36.3	46.6	21.9				21.2	31.1	0.0				33.3			$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449
Clay Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	387 South Railroad Avenue	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 851-7386	174	15	11.6		45 (25.9%)	76 (43.7%)	23 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.2%)	8.2	615^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.9%		24.1	488^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.5%	127	34.4		42.0				17.2		22.6							$19,500	$1,949	$1,330	$3,279	$13,134	$3,087	$16,221
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1		531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%		82.6	100^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.3%	35	79.1	84.8	75.4				77.2	69.6	68.7				64.6			$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752
Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1		224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	40.5	374^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.6%		50.3	313^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.9%	61	52.1	51.7	58.3				53.1	57.5	27.1				47.1			$16,841	$1,811	$1,030	$2,841	$11,832	$2,168	$14,000
Holly Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 496-3464	356	28	12.7		51 (14.3%)	277 (77.8%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.7	583^rd of 640 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	567^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.1%	16	41.7	42.3	46.3				35.4	23.1	16.7				21.1			$16,957	$1,944	$1,426	$3,370	$11,643	$1,945	$13,587
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	833	62	13.4		431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%		57.8	265^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.5%	59	60.6	55.2	72.2				49.7	40.3	53.1				35.1			$14,027	$592	$915	$1,507	$10,565	$1,955	$12,520
Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	646	51	12.7		193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	34.3	422^nd of 640 public elementary schools	34.1%		31.5	436^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.7%	14	51.7	55.0	62.0				50.6	25.6	39.1				39.5			$12,943	$557	$1,089	$1,646	$9,456	$1,841	$11,297
Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	764	64	12.0		443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	65.4	223^rd of 640 public elementary schools	65.2%		59.9	252^nd of 638 public elementary schools	60.5%	29	60.6	65.5	75.3	63.0	73.9	68.0	56.2	47.8	66.7	45.2	52.1	51.4	51.1	57.6	95.2	$9,894	$555	$635	$1,191	$4,737	$3,967	$8,703
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	944	62	15.2		549 (58.2%)	210 (22.2%)	76 (8.1%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (9.5%)	64	231^st of 640 public elementary schools	63.9%		70.3	181^st of 638 public elementary schools	71.6%	50	67.5	66.2	76.1				49.2	57.8	53.9				52.4			$12,543	$619	$782	$1,401	$9,422	$1,720	$11,142
Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	548	42	13.0		305 (55.7%)	142 (25.9%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	71.6	189^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.5%		76.2	146^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.1%	43	63.9	67.9	72.4				57.5	65.5	66.7				59.5			$16,175	$1,003	$939	$1,942	$12,244	$1,989	$14,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Harleyville Elementary

What district is Harleyville Elementary in?

Dorchester 04

What schools do graduates of Harleyville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harleyville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Woodland High

How many students attend Harleyville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Harleyville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harleyville Elementary?

Students at Harleyville Elementary are 51% African American, 33% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Harleyville Elementary a good school?

Harleyville Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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