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Beaufort Elementary

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Beaufort Elementary ranks 389 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Beaufort Elementary is a PK-5 school in Beaufort, SC, serving 375 students within the Beaufort 01 district, and it stands out for its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1 and the highest per-student spending in the area at nearly $30,000.

The most remarkable achievement at Beaufort Elementary is its dramatic improvement in attendance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school reported a chronic absenteeism rate of 0.0%—a stunning turnaround from 23.6% just two years prior. This is far better than the district average of 21.3% and even beats nearby Riverview Charter School (10.1%). The school also shows solid English Language Arts performance, with 3rd-grade scores (63.4%) nearly matching the state average. However, math proficiency is a persistent challenge, declining sharply by grade level—from 59.6% in 3rd grade down to just 34.8% in 5th grade, a 25-point drop that suggests learning gaps accumulate over time.

While the school invests heavily in its students, the return on that investment is mixed. Beaufort Elementary spends roughly 60% more per student than Coosa Elementary, yet Coosa achieves significantly higher rankings (82nd percentile vs. 41st percentile). The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, peaking at the 77th percentile in 2015-2016 before settling at the 41st percentile in 2025-2026. On a positive note, the 2024-2025 school year showed genuine improvement across multiple metrics, including ELA scores in all grade levels and a boost in overall rank. This suggests the school has the capacity for higher performance, but consistency remains elusive. For parents, Beaufort Elementary offers a caring environment with small classes and a proven ability to get kids to school, but they should be aware of the math challenges and consider how the school's resources translate into classroom outcomes.

375

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,721

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

1800 Prince Street
Beaufort, SC 29902

(843) 322-2600

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Beaufort Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beaufort Middle
High:	Battery Creek High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

White:

29.3%

Hispanic:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (51% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg58%

389^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	41.8	389 of 661	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.3	286 of 639	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	344 of 643	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	253 of 644	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	247 of 625	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	352 of 622	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	381 of 643	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	398 of 624	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.1	196 of 639	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.9	140 of 619	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	67.7	152 of 638	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	47.5	363 of 630	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.8	314 of 599	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	328 of 594	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	343 of 597	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.9	456 of 589	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	523 of 580	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	516 of 577	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	489 of 566	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	388 of 559	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.3	458 of 557	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	422 of 550	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.5	497 of 542	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	211 of 384	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.7	112 of 380	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	197 of 369	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	126 of 394	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	105 of 393	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	173 of 350	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	176 of 421	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	242 of 412	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	343 of 599	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	287 of 580	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	236 of 568	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	170 of 580	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	238 of 573	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	397 of 554	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	349 of 588	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	388 of 570	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	405 of 634	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	324 of 612	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	378 of 602	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	206 of 608	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	251 of 600	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	398 of 580	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	393 of 600	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	371 of 588	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	373 of 591	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	269 of 585	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	364 of 571	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	326 of 582	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	260 of 579	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	253 of 561	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	371 of 590	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	372 of 571	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	167 of 459	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.9	72 of 463	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	199 of 472	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	266 of 457	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-5 vs state

Science46%-5 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 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 (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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
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	66.5%	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		$21,721	$693	$1,084	$1,777	$15,400	$4,545	$19,945
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	36.7%	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		$23,921	$642	$938	$1,579	$18,122	$4,220	$22,342
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	70.7%	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		$27,026	$1,390	$1,379	$2,769	$18,891	$5,366	$24,257
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	70.4%	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	$24,049	$765	$840	$1,605	$18,251	$4,192	$22,443
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	61.5%	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						$52,033	$2,090	$3,102	$5,191	$32,626	$14,215	$46,842
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	62.0%	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		$32,960	$1,921	$1,964	$3,885	$21,130	$7,945	$29,075
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	55.4%	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		$16,952	$706	$1,137	$1,843	$10,977	$4,132	$15,109
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	—	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	$18,968	$722	$445	$1,167	$14,967	$2,834	$17,802
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	70.5%	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		$29,948	$1,074	$1,254	$2,328	$21,780	$5,840	$27,620
St. Helena Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1025 Sea Island Parkway	Saint Helena Island	29920	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 838-0300	325	41	8.0	80.1%	23 (7.1%)	241 (74.2%)	40 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	17.7	561^st of 661 public elementary schools	15.1%		13.8	569^th of 639 public elementary schools	11.0%	8	55.2	30.0	37.8				65.5	32.0	24.5				24.0		$29,024	$948	$1,149	$2,097	$21,253	$5,674	$26,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Beaufort Elementary

What district is Beaufort Elementary in?

Beaufort 01

What schools do graduates of Beaufort Elementary attend?

Students who attend Beaufort Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaufort Middle
High : Battery Creek High

What is the racial makeup of Beaufort Elementary?

Students at Beaufort Elementary are 49% African American, 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Beaufort Elementary a good school?

Beaufort Elementary ranks 389^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beaufort Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Beaufort Elementary.

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