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Broad River Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Broad River Elementary is a PK-5 school in Beaufort, SC, serving 467 students within the Beaufort 01 district. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 24th percentile statewide, a significant drop from its 46th percentile ranking just a few years ago.

For parents, the most pressing concern is mathematics. Across all grade levels, math proficiency lags 10 to 16 percentage points behind district and state averages—for example, only 36.3% of 4th graders are proficient in math compared to 52.3% statewide. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 5th grade ELA proficiency (53.8%) coming closer to district averages. Another major issue is chronic absenteeism: nearly 24% of students were chronically absent in the most recent school year, well above the state average. While the school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1 and spends over $20,000 per student, these resources haven't yet translated into stronger outcomes. The good news is that there are bright spots—in 2024-2025, 5th grade ELA proficiency actually exceeded state averages, showing the school is capable of high achievement.

Comparing to nearby schools provides useful context. Coosa Elementary, just 6.65 miles away, ranks in the 82nd percentile with a 4-star rating, achieving dramatically higher proficiency rates despite a larger student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending. Similarly, Riverview Charter School, only 2.57 miles away, ranks in the 87th percentile with chronic absenteeism below 11%. These nearby successes demonstrate that the challenges facing Broad River are not insurmountable. The school is at a critical juncture—after improving from 2018 to 2022, it has regressed over the past three years. However, with targeted math interventions, attendance initiatives, and scaling successful classroom strategies, improvement is achievable.

467

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,751

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

474 Broad River Road
Beaufort, SC 29906

(843) 322-8400

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Broad River Elementary usually attend:

High:

Battery Creek High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

Hispanic:

28.7%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg58%

503^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	24.7	503 of 661	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	432 of 639	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	434 of 643	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	345 of 644	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	364 of 625	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	367 of 622	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	495 of 643	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	448 of 624	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	430 of 639	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.0	425 of 619	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.5	527 of 638	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.6	538 of 630	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	492 of 599	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	458 of 594	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	472 of 597	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	446 of 589	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	414 of 580	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.2	319 of 577	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.4	377 of 566	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.0	414 of 559	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	379 of 557	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.2	444 of 550	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.8	430 of 542	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	236 of 384	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	279 of 380	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.7	116 of 369	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	81 of 394	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	74 of 393	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	54 of 350	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	277 of 421	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	236 of 412	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	491 of 599	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	425 of 580	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	379 of 568	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	362 of 580	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	361 of 573	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	352 of 554	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	471 of 588	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	472 of 570	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	147 of 159	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.8	80 of 156	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	93 of 116	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	488 of 634	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	368 of 612	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	389 of 602	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	275 of 608	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	355 of 600	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	356 of 580	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	516 of 600	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	429 of 588	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	418 of 591	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	392 of 585	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	399 of 571	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	291 of 582	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	338 of 579	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	315 of 561	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	437 of 590	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	365 of 571	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	13.1	436 of 472	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2019)8th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-14 vs state

Mathematics39%-14 vs state

Science35%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 15, 2013

As a parent, when you request interaction from school staff (whether it be a teacher or the principal) you expect a response. I had a meeting to express concerns about my child's education with the principal, only to have it cancelled only hours before the time of the meeting. I was told, not by the principal but by the staff member she had call me to cancel, that I would hear back to reschedule. Never happened. Have left voicemail with my child's teacher as well as notes and have received no response. My child may be one of many to the staff members at Broad River, but NOT to me. It has made me regret ever moving to this district. Avoid this school if at all possible. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 16, 2010

Its as if the school funded/free meal is first come first serve. A higher paid friend with same amount of children and in school were receiving free meals while we couldnt understand why we were on "reduced meals." The school states that they are state funded on numerous sites and some of the faculty is stating that they are not. We were hassled the year prior for making or by name brand of the school supply list til it was met as if our child was not going to receive an education til they got "stuff." My son was recommended held back a grade by mother due to standards of another school. After doing so, it was apparent he did not need to be held back as he was the "teachers helper" and did not receive the education as the other students. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Broad River Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Broad River Elementary?

Students at Broad River Elementary are 37% African American, 29% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Broad River Elementary in?

Beaufort 01

Is Broad River Elementary a good school?

Broad River Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Broad River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Broad River Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Broad River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Broad River Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Battery Creek High

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