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Battery Creek High

Q: Is Battery Creek High a good school?

Battery Creek High ranks in the bottom 4.7% of South Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Battery Creek High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 809 students attended Battery Creek High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Battery Creek High?

Students at Battery Creek High are 46% African American, 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Battery Creek High?

Battery Creek High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Beaufort Elementary Elementary : Broad River Elementary Elementary : Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary Elementary : Port Royal Elementary Elementary : Robert Smalls Leadership Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 5% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Battery Creek High is a public magnet high school located in Beaufort, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 829 students. 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.

Despite its magnet school status, Battery Creek High has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking and rating over the past several years, falling from 102 out of 225 South Carolina high schools in 2018-2019 with a 3-star rating to 224 out of 235 schools with a 0-star rating in 2024-2025. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for female students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, low socioeconomic status students, and gifted and talented students compared to other high schools in the state. Additionally, Battery Creek High's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across multiple End of Course (EOC) exams, including Algebra 1, English 1, U.S. History, and English 2.

When compared to other high schools in the Beaufort 01 district, such as May River High, Hilton Head Island High, and Bluffton High, Battery Creek High consistently underperforms across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and student group performance. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.7% to 35.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

809

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,142

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Blue Dolphin Drive
Beaufort, SC 29906

(843) 322-5500

District: Beaufort 01

Feeder schools for Battery Creek High:

Elementary:	Beaufort Elementary
	Broad River Elementary
	Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
	Port Royal Elementary
	More...
	Robert Smalls Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.4%

Hispanic:

27.9%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg71%

224^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High 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	7.8	224 of 235	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	219 of 235	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	193 of 237	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	190 of 226	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	146 of 227	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	102 of 225	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	119 of 216	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	104 of 223	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	122 of 231	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	151 of 232	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	132 of 210	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	130 of 203	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.6	89 of 202	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.5	137 of 199	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	153 of 199	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	167 of 188	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	156 of 185	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.8	161 of 191	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	136 of 191	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.5	162 of 187	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	161 of 190	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	87 of 178	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	63 of 184	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	84 of 183	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	133 of 139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	90 of 145	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	111 of 141	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	129 of 139	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	112 of 115	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	129 of 143	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	87 of 137	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	68 of 69	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	71 of 71	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	220 of 225	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	212 of 225	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	202 of 223	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	198 of 220	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	106 of 213	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	127 of 210	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	142 of 157	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	120 of 121	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	105 of 119	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	95 of 108	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	62 of 93	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.4	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.1	59 of 80	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	217 of 226	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	175 of 226	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	189 of 220	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	138 of 213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	92 of 217	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	127 of 214	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	211 of 224	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	215 of 228	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	170 of 229	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	180 of 224	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	140 of 215	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	106 of 218	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	122 of 213	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	115 of 196	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	160 of 196	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	110 of 197	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	150 of 192	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	126 of 189	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	92 of 191	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	96 of 185	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 274%-13 vs state

English 140%-22 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution38%-24 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 236%-38 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)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Battery Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Blue Dolphin Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5500	809	71	11.4		149 (18.4%)	375 (46.4%)	226 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	7.8	224^th of 235 public high schools	4.7%		9.1	219^th of 235 public high schools	6.8%	5								35.9	39.6	37.8	73.7	$17,142	$507	$405	$912	$12,669	$3,561	$16,230
Beaufort High	Public, Magnet	9-12	84 Sea Island Parkway	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-2000	1,104	83	13.3		474 (42.9%)	433 (39.2%)	123 (11.1%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	53.6	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%		46.5	117^th of 235 public high schools	50.2%	21								67.0	60.0	63.7	89.7	$16,248	$838	$374	$1,212	$12,323	$2,713	$15,036
Whale Branch Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	169 Detour Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 466-2700	390	41	9.5		25 (6.4%)	319 (81.8%)	34 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	39.8	142^nd of 235 public high schools	39.6%		50.2	99^th of 235 public high schools	57.9%	43								70.6	74.2	40.4	82.4	$23,865	$1,490	$586	$2,076	$17,412	$4,377	$21,788
Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence	Public	10-12	80 Lowcountry Drive	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Beaufort 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 987-8107	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ridgeland High	Public	9-12	5 Correctional Road	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3252	4	4	1.0		2 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Public	6-12	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 489-8844	739	57	12.9		40 (5.4%)	345 (46.7%)	340 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	28.7	172^nd of 235 public high schools	26.8%		27.4	173^rd of 235 public high schools	26.4%	1	23.3	27.2	35.3	14.6	11.7	9.7	11.2	61.2	49.6	44.7	85.1
Hilton Head Island High	Public	9-12	70 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4800	1,265	96	13.1		487 (38.5%)	149 (11.8%)	572 (45.2%)	19 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	54.4	90^th of 235 public high schools	61.7%		56.5	86^th of 235 public high schools	63.4%	4								74.4	68.3	69.6	83.0	$15,480	$592	$265	$857	$12,102	$2,520	$14,623
Bluffton High	Public	9-12	12 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8800	1,375	92	14.9		475 (34.5%)	168 (12.2%)	661 (48.1%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	63	69^th of 235 public high schools	70.6%		74.6	38^th of 235 public high schools	83.8%	31								74.9	78.7	73.3	83.9	$14,631	$529	$329	$858	$11,321	$2,452	$13,773
Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Public	6-12	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 310-1898	696	43	16.3		23 (3.3%)	216 (31.0%)	447 (64.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	27.3	174^th of 235 public high schools	26.0%		43.6	123^rd of 235 public high schools	47.7%	51	33.0	41.2	44.2	12.6	10.8	10.6	22.8	75.0	51.1	36.6	78.7
May River High	Public	9-12	601 New Riverside Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 836-4900	1,731	112	15.5		918 (53.0%)	151 (8.7%)	552 (31.9%)	29 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.3%)	51.9	102^nd of 235 public high schools	56.6%		73.8	40^th of 235 public high schools	83.0%	62								61.0	59.9	71.4	88.3	$13,762	$544	$284	$828	$10,413	$2,520	$12,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Battery Creek High

What is the racial makeup of Battery Creek High?

Students at Battery Creek High are 46% African American, 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Battery Creek High a good school?

Battery Creek High ranks in the bottom 4.7% of South Carolina high schools.

What district is Battery Creek High in?

Beaufort 01

What schools feed into Battery Creek High?

Battery Creek High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beaufort Elementary
Elementary : Broad River Elementary
Elementary : Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
Elementary : Port Royal Elementary
Elementary : Robert Smalls Leadership Academy

How many students attend Battery Creek High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 809 students attended Battery Creek High.

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