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Lady's Island Elementary

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Lady's Island Elementary ranks 435 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lady's Island Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Beaufort, SC, serving 241 students within the Beaufort 01 school district. The school stands out for its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 8:1 and its high per-student spending of $28,727—about 53% more than nearby Riverview Charter School and 54% more than Coosa Elementary.

What makes this school particularly noteworthy is its strong performance with students from low-income backgrounds. Despite 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school has consistently ranked in the 64th-69th percentile statewide for serving low-SES students—significantly outperforming its overall ranking. The school also showed dramatic improvement for its African American students, jumping to the 81st percentile in 2021-2022. However, year-to-year test scores are highly volatile, likely due to small class sizes. For example, 4th grade math proficiency swung from 72.7% to just 12.5% between school years, while 3rd grade ELA improved from 37% to 61.3% in the same period. This suggests individual class cohorts can dramatically shift school-wide metrics.

Compared to nearby schools, Lady's Island outperforms St. Helena Elementary (34th vs. 15th percentile) and closely matches Mossy Oaks Elementary (34th vs. 35th percentile). However, it trails Coosa Elementary (82nd percentile) and Riverview Charter School (87th percentile) significantly. The school's main challenges include persistent below-average science scores (29.2% vs. 51.6% state average) and rising chronic absenteeism (from 1.2% to 19.6% in two years). Despite a recent ranking dip, the school's long-term trajectory is positive, and with its strong resources and demonstrated success with disadvantaged students, it has solid potential for continued improvement.

241

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,727

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

73 Chowan Creek Bluff
Beaufort, SC 29907

(843) 322-2240

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Lady's Island Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lady's Island Middle
High:	Beaufort High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.1%

Hispanic:

25.7%

White:

19.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2025 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2025) to 34th (2026)

!Science scores 22 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg58%

435^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	33.5	435 of 661	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.3	258 of 639	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	290 of 643	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	273 of 644	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	394 of 625	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	379 of 622	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	411 of 643	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	481 of 624	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	463 of 639	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	438 of 619	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.5	444 of 638	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.9	369 of 630	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.1	361 of 599	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	334 of 594	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	414 of 597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.3	428 of 589	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.2	240 of 580	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	231 of 577	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	198 of 566	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	173 of 559	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.6	283 of 557	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.9	322 of 550	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.7	303 of 542	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	71.9	76 of 393	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	196 of 350	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	233 of 421	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	308 of 412	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	35.4	404 of 588	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	470 of 570	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	234 of 634	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	189 of 612	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	212 of 602	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	124 of 608	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	345 of 600	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	257 of 580	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	414 of 600	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	527 of 588	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	45.9	333 of 590	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	450 of 571	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)81st percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2019)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2019)31st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-12 vs state

Mathematics43%-11 vs state

Science29%-22 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
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
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	100.0%	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		$27,964	$2,835	$886	$3,721	$19,936	$4,307	$24,243
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lady's Island Elementary

What district is Lady's Island Elementary in?

Beaufort 01

What schools do graduates of Lady's Island Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lady's Island Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lady's Island Middle
High : Beaufort High

What is the racial makeup of Lady's Island Elementary?

Students at Lady's Island Elementary are 46% African American, 26% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lady's Island Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Lady's Island Elementary.

Is Lady's Island Elementary a good school?

Lady's Island Elementary ranks 435^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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