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Red Cedar Elementary

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Red Cedar Elementary ranks 138 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Red Cedar Elementary is a public elementary school in Bluffton, SC, serving 636 students in grades PK–5 within the Beaufort 01 school district. The school has earned a 4-star rating for six consecutive years and consistently ranks in the top 20% of elementary schools statewide.

Red Cedar stands out for its exceptional academic performance across all subjects. In recent testing, proficiency rates in ELA, math, and science run 10–20 percentage points above state averages. For example, 4th-grade science proficiency hit 66% compared to the state average of 51.6%. The school is particularly effective with English Language Learners, ranking 18th out of 103 schools statewide for ELL performance—a remarkable achievement. It also excels with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide despite 60% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 6.3%, far below the district average of 21.3% and the state average of 22.3%. This strong attendance likely contributes to the school's academic success.

What makes Red Cedar especially notable is its performance compared to nearby schools. Just 1.5 miles away, Michael C. Riley Elementary ranks in the 28th percentile (1-star), while Bluffton Elementary (1.8 miles away) ranks in the 67th percentile (3-star). Red Cedar's success in the same neighborhood demonstrates that school quality comes from internal practices, not geography. The school also spends more per student ($19,657) than nearby high-performers like Pritchardville Elementary ($14,671) and River Ridge Academy ($14,899), with outcomes justifying the investment. The one area for growth is Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 43rd–61st percentile statewide—suggesting room for enhanced enrichment. Overall, Red Cedar is a stable, inclusive school that delivers strong results for diverse learners.

636

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,657

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Box Elder Street
Bluffton, SC 29910

(843) 707-0600

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Red Cedar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bluffton Middle
High:	Bluffton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.2%

White:

42.5%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Beaufort 01

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg58%

138^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	77.2	138 of 649	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	119 of 640	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	160 of 638	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	133 of 644	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	132 of 625	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	144 of 622	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	225 of 643	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	164 of 624	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	54.3	285 of 639	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.6	132 of 619	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	59.6	221 of 638	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.0	181 of 630	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	63.4	226 of 599	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	246 of 594	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	296 of 597	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	45.2	91 of 189	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	105 of 161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	18 of 103	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	16 of 104	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	15 of 79	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	36 of 84	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.3	17 of 82	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	142 of 589	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	123 of 581	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	155 of 565	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	151 of 580	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	122 of 573	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	136 of 554	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	249 of 588	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	176 of 570	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	48 of 101	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	47 of 82	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.1	41 of 105	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	24 of 155	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	42 of 156	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	23 of 115	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	33 of 115	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	18 of 115	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	12 of 86	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	54 of 116	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	32 of 104	69.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	137 of 624	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	134 of 613	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	118 of 599	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	96 of 608	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	122 of 600	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	100 of 580	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	222 of 600	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	164 of 588	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	125 of 583	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	113 of 586	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	162 of 568	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	118 of 582	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	150 of 579	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	135 of 561	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	203 of 590	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	152 of 571	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	107 of 454	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	38 of 460	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	62 of 441	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	44 of 463	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	62 of 455	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	37 of 439	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	62 of 472	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	82 of 457	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2019)52nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+9 vs state

Science66%+14 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 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	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
Red Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Box Elder Street	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 707-0600	636	59	10.7		270 (42.5%)	57 (9.0%)	275 (43.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	77.2	138^th of 649 public elementary schools	78.7%		79.5	119^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.4%	19	66.7	80.0	74.4				68.6	64.9	61.0				66.0		$19,657	$1,505	$567	$2,072	$15,273	$2,312	$17,585
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Burnt Church Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 706-8300	704	74	9.5		168 (23.9%)	54 (7.7%)	461 (65.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	28	467^th of 649 public elementary schools	28.0%		21.7	515^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.5%	48	43.3	48.4	45.7				45.2	48.4	40.6				45.1		$21,179	$953	$585	$1,538	$16,383	$3,258	$19,641
Bluffton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 H.E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8500	709	68	10.4		270 (38.1%)	69 (9.7%)	310 (43.7%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	65.5	214^th of 649 public elementary schools	67.0%		65.8	220^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.6%	6	62.6	69.4	64.9				65.8	61.1	55.3				60.2		$19,492	$938	$521	$1,460	$15,033	$2,999	$18,032
River Ridge Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 River Ridge Drive	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 836-4600	1,134	85	13.3		655 (57.8%)	74 (6.5%)	303 (26.7%)	38 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	89.8	53^rd of 649 public elementary schools	91.8%		80	114^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.2%	61	85.4	81.8	82.2	68.1	69.6	71.3	87.6	70.7	71.4	61.4	50.4	67.2	74.6	74.8	$14,899	$353	$378	$731	$11,884	$2,284	$14,168
Okatie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Cherry Point Road	Bluffton	29909	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-7700	648	49	13.3		360 (55.6%)	52 (8.0%)	192 (29.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	73	169^th of 649 public elementary schools	74.0%		79.1	125^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.5%	44	83.8	73.5	55.6				78.8	68.4	51.3				66.4		$17,061	$546	$376	$921	$13,779	$2,360	$16,140
Pritchardville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9447 Evan Way	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 707-0500	887	79	11.2		455 (51.3%)	66 (7.4%)	300 (33.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.3%)	75.7	149^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.0%		78.9	128^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.0%	21	74.6	69.7	75.6				77.4	58.0	61.1				58.7		$14,671	$537	$450	$987	$11,630	$2,053	$13,683
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bus Drive	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 342-4380	496	50	9.9		147 (29.6%)	81 (16.3%)	243 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	25.1	491^st of 649 public elementary schools	24.3%		37	400^th of 640 public elementary schools	37.5%	91	42.9	52.2	54.2				46.2	34.1	38.6				37.2		$19,945	$2,514	$496	$3,009	$14,591	$2,344	$16,935
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	30 School Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 342-4100	702	77	9.1		232 (33.0%)	63 (9.0%)	372 (53.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	56.2	266^th of 649 public elementary schools	59.0%		54.7	276^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.9%	10	63.9	63.7	61.5				56.4	50.0	54.0				57.8		$18,426	$797	$447	$1,244	$14,413	$2,769	$17,182
Heartwood Community School	Public, Charter	K-2	8575 East Argent Parkway	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 547-8124	87	15	5.8		20 (23.0%)	41 (47.1%)	17 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)								(n/a)	60.0						52.0								$27,993	$60	$63	$122	$179	$27,692	$27,870
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	165 Pembroke Drive	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 689-0400	301	31	9.8		68 (22.6%)	42 (14.0%)	178 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$36,942	$1,605	$794	$2,398	$29,465	$5,079	$34,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Cedar Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Red Cedar Elementary?

Students at Red Cedar Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 42% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Red Cedar Elementary a good school?

Red Cedar Elementary ranks 138^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Red Cedar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Red Cedar Elementary.

What district is Red Cedar Elementary in?

Beaufort 01

What schools do graduates of Red Cedar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Red Cedar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bluffton Middle
High : Bluffton High

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