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Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary is a PK-5 school in Beaufort, SC, serving 416 students within the Beaufort 01 district, where all students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Shanklin Elementary faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools (11th percentile, 1 star). Proficiency rates trail district and state averages substantially—for example, only 21.1% of 5th graders are proficient in math compared to 50% district-wide. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 32.1% of students missing significant school time in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district's 21.3% rate. However, there are encouraging signs of improvement. The school's ranking rose from the 6th to 11th percentile this year, and 3rd grade ELA proficiency jumped from 35.4% to 50.9%. African American students have shown remarkable progress, moving from the 18th to 42nd percentile in subgroup rankings. The school also demonstrates relative strength with English Language Learners, ranking in the mid-30s percentile.

Compared to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Coosa Elementary (8.7 miles away) ranks in the 82nd percentile with proficiency rates 30-40 points higher, while Riverview Charter School (5.6 miles away) ranks in the 87th percentile. Whale Branch Elementary (6.1 miles away) is the closest comparable performer at the 23rd percentile. Notably, Shanklin spends more per student ($25,040) than these higher-performing schools and maintains a favorable 8.8:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting resources aren't the primary barrier. The school's math scores decline as students advance—from 30.9% proficiency in 3rd grade to just 21.1% in 5th grade—indicating gaps compound over time. With recent gains in younger grades and targeted improvements for specific student groups, Shanklin shows potential for continued progress, though addressing attendance and math achievement remain critical priorities.

416

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,040

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Morrall Drive
Beaufort, SC 29906

(843) 466-3400

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary usually attend:

High:

Battery Creek High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.4%

Hispanic:

39.9%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (36% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg58%

590^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Beaufort 01

28^th of 75Beaufort 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
2026	14.9	590 of 661	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	603 of 639	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	588 of 643	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	612 of 644	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	561 of 625	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	496 of 622	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	514 of 643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	570 of 624	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	588 of 639	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	569 of 619	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	572 of 638	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	547 of 630	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	548 of 599	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	418 of 594	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	455 of 597	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	420 of 589	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	465 of 580	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	452 of 577	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	398 of 566	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	352 of 559	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	334 of 557	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	347 of 550	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.7	414 of 542	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	223 of 384	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	312 of 380	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	315 of 369	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	342 of 394	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	317 of 393	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	230 of 350	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	317 of 421	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	343 of 412	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	68 of 106	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	69 of 104	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	512 of 599	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	557 of 580	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	539 of 568	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	544 of 580	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	509 of 573	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	468 of 554	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	519 of 588	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	530 of 570	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	137 of 159	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	139 of 156	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	96 of 114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	104 of 115	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	104 of 115	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	89 of 104	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	499 of 634	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	536 of 612	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	529 of 602	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	551 of 608	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	510 of 600	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	452 of 580	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	466 of 600	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	510 of 588	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	558 of 591	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	538 of 585	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	507 of 571	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	559 of 582	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	533 of 579	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	444 of 561	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	441 of 590	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	504 of 571	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)42nd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%-20 vs state

Science35%-16 vs state

Mathematics29%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	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
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Morrall Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3400	416	47	8.8	100.0%	30 (7.2%)	189 (45.4%)	166 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	14.9	590^th of 661 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.7	603^rd of 639 public elementary schools	5.6%	13	50.9	42.1	40.8				30.9	36.8	21.1				35.1		$25,040	$1,999	$739	$2,738	$19,051	$3,250	$22,302
Broad River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Broad River Road	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-8400	467	46	10.1	100.0%	86 (18.4%)	172 (36.8%)	134 (28.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.8%)	24.7	503^rd of 661 public elementary schools	23.9%		32.4	432^nd of 639 public elementary schools	32.4%	71	44.8	56.1	53.8				42.7	36.3	37.2				34.8		$20,751	$1,859	$806	$2,665	$14,866	$3,221	$18,086
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	43 W. K. Alston Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2500	785	71	11.0	100.0%	108 (13.8%)	358 (45.6%)	248 (31.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	17.1	566^th of 661 public elementary schools	14.4%		19.6	531^st of 639 public elementary schools	16.9%	35	36.7	34.7	41.5	45.2	47.7	46.4	31.2	20.4	34.2	21.2	22.8	26.6	26.5	33.1	$19,315	$1,285	$518	$1,803	$14,691	$2,821	$17,512
Riverview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	81 Savannah Highway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 379-0133	694	52	13.2	43.8%	392 (56.5%)	175 (25.2%)	78 (11.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	84.8	86^th of 661 public elementary schools	87.0%		69.8	197^th of 639 public elementary schools	69.2%	111	83.4	81.0	75.1	77.2	81.7	85.0	71.8	65.8	63.8	62.8	49.3	75.0	67.0	64.5	$18,820	$278	$140	$418	$15,525	$2,877	$18,402
Whale Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Stuart Point Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-1000	409	47	8.7	100.0%	16 (3.9%)	289 (70.7%)	75 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	23.5	510^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.8%		24.3	495^th of 639 public elementary schools	22.5%	15	45.9	53.0	44.7				42.6	47.0	29.8				36.6		$26,592	$1,931	$875	$2,806	$18,854	$4,932	$23,786
Beaufort Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 Prince Street	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2600	375	46	8.2	100.0%	110 (29.3%)	185 (49.3%)	40 (10.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	41.8	389^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.1%		53.3	286^th of 639 public elementary schools	55.2%	103	63.4	58.9	56.5				59.6	44.6	34.8				46.5		$29,935	$2,095	$755	$2,849	$23,096	$3,990	$27,086
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Mossy Oaks Road	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-2900	327	42	7.7	100.0%	92 (28.1%)	131 (40.1%)	41 (12.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (16.5%)	34.4	431^st of 661 public elementary schools	34.8%		50.7	305^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.3%	126	36.9	58.5	62.5				26.0	39.0	48.2				48.8		$23,408	$1,041	$702	$1,742	$17,227	$4,439	$21,666
Port Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1214 Paris Avenue	Port Royal	29935	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-0820	179	24	7.6	100.0%	51 (28.5%)	71 (39.7%)	42 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	51.7	301^st of 661 public elementary schools	54.5%		41.2	364^th of 639 public elementary schools	43.0%	63	68.9		54.2				62.1		41.6						$25,799	$1,441	$766	$2,207	$19,767	$3,824	$23,592
Coosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Middle Road	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-6100	467	36	12.9	47.2%	289 (61.9%)	76 (16.3%)	50 (10.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	80.9	119^th of 661 public elementary schools	82.0%		87	69^th of 639 public elementary schools	89.2%	50	74.3	83.2	77.1				64.2	69.9	57.8				69.9		$18,666	$671	$431	$1,102	$14,686	$2,877	$17,563
Lady's Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	73 Chowan Creek Bluff	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2240	241	30	8.0	100.0%	48 (19.9%)	111 (46.1%)	62 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	33.5	435^th of 661 public elementary schools	34.2%		59.3	258^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.6%	177	61.3	41.6	52.8				54.9	12.5	52.7				29.2		$28,727	$2,051	$955	$3,006	$22,219	$3,502	$25,721

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary

Is Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary a good school?

Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary in?

Beaufort 01

How many students attend Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary?

Students at Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary are 45% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% White.

What schools do graduates of Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Battery Creek High

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