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Port Royal Elementary

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Port Royal Elementary ranks 365 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Port Royal Elementary is a public elementary school in Port Royal, South Carolina, serving 192 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Beaufort 01 school district, which is ranked 28 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Port Royal Elementary has the highest spending per student among nearby schools at $31,240 per student, the school's academic performance lags behind its counterparts. Its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are lower than the district and state averages, and the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 13.4% to 29.7% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages, which could be an area of concern. Interestingly, nearby schools like Coosa Elementary and Riverview Charter School have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The school's challenges may be partly attributed to the fact that 100% of its students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, as indicated by the school's free and reduced lunch rate. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. While the school is investing significant resources in its students, the academic outcomes have not yet improved to the level of nearby schools in the district. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that takes into account the unique needs of the school's student population.

179

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,799

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1214 Paris Avenue
Port Royal, SC 29935

(843) 322-0820

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Port Royal Elementary usually attend:

High:

Battery Creek High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

White:

28.5%

Hispanic:

23.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg55%

365^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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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
2025	41.2	365 of 640	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	468 of 638	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.7	309 of 644	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	366 of 625	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	417 of 622	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	390 of 643	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	456 of 624	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.0	312 of 639	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.2	146 of 619	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	204 of 638	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	235 of 630	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	312 of 599	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.4	235 of 594	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	246 of 597	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.5	151 of 589	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	43.7	356 of 580	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	359 of 577	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	390 of 566	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	371 of 559	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.2	434 of 557	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	55.9	259 of 550	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.7	189 of 542	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	395 of 613	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	390 of 599	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	383 of 608	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	250 of 600	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	208 of 580	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	427 of 600	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	445 of 588	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-12 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science44%-5 vs state

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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
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		51 (28.5%)	71 (39.7%)	42 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	41.2	365^th of 640 public elementary schools	43.0%		26.8	468^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.6%	103		55.5	46.1					51.8	46.2				44.4			$25,799	$1,441	$766	$2,207	$19,767	$3,824	$23,592
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		92 (28.1%)	131 (40.1%)	41 (12.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (16.5%)	50.7	305^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.3%		43.3	362^nd of 638 public elementary schools	43.3%	57	45.7	67.9	63.8				36.9	62.2	42.6				54.7			$23,408	$1,041	$702	$1,742	$17,227	$4,439	$21,666
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%)	69.8	197^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.5	155^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.7%	42	73.8	65.8	76.3	67.6	76.8	80.0	61.3	50.6	62.6	52.0	56.5	63.3	38.0	62.4	97.2	$18,820	$278	$140	$418	$15,525	$2,877	$18,402
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		110 (29.3%)	185 (49.3%)	40 (10.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	53.3	286^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.3%		47.2	342^nd of 638 public elementary schools	46.4%	56	63.5	60.3	64.3				59.6	50.0	47.3				43.1			$29,935	$2,095	$755	$2,849	$23,096	$3,990	$27,086
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		48 (19.9%)	111 (46.1%)	62 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	59.3	258^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.7%		54.3	288^th of 638 public elementary schools	54.9%	30	37.0	66.7	74.3				48.1	72.7	65.7				39.4			$28,727	$2,051	$955	$3,006	$22,219	$3,502	$25,721
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		108 (13.8%)	358 (45.6%)	248 (31.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	19.6	532^nd of 640 public elementary schools	16.9%		13.7	562^nd of 638 public elementary schools	11.9%	30	55.1	37.5	45.7	40.6	39.2	43.8	44.9	27.1	34.8	16.1	17.0	13.1	20.9	32.2		$19,315	$1,285	$518	$1,803	$14,691	$2,821	$17,512
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		86 (18.4%)	172 (36.8%)	134 (28.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.8%)	32.4	433^rd of 640 public elementary schools	32.3%		32.7	430^th of 638 public elementary schools	32.6%	3	51.5	54.0	63.0				52.8	32.9	33.4				32.5			$20,751	$1,859	$806	$2,665	$14,866	$3,221	$18,086
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		289 (61.9%)	76 (16.3%)	50 (10.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	87	69^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.2%		92.3	36^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.4%	33	80.0	82.7	76.6				74.4	71.6	59.4				70.4			$18,666	$671	$431	$1,102	$14,686	$2,877	$17,563
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		23 (7.1%)	241 (74.2%)	40 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	13.8	570^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.9%		14	561^st of 638 public elementary schools	12.1%	9	35.6	39.6	44.1				28.8	33.3	32.2				27.1			$27,964	$2,835	$886	$3,721	$19,936	$4,307	$24,243
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		30 (7.2%)	189 (45.4%)	166 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	9.7	604^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.5	583^rd of 638 public elementary schools	8.6%	21	35.4	35.9	36.9				21.5	34.3	28.1				20.9			$25,040	$1,999	$739	$2,738	$19,051	$3,250	$22,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Royal Elementary

What district is Port Royal Elementary in?

Beaufort 01

What is the racial makeup of Port Royal Elementary?

Students at Port Royal Elementary are 40% African American, 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Port Royal Elementary a good school?

Port Royal Elementary ranks 365^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Port Royal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Port Royal Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Battery Creek High

How many students attend Port Royal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 179 students attended Port Royal Elementary.

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