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Mount Holly Elementary

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Mount Holly Elementary ranks 399 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mount Holly Elementary is a public elementary school in Goose Creek, South Carolina, serving 576 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Berkeley 01 School District, which is ranked 36 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Holly Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Berkeley 01 district, such as Westview Elementary, Hanahan Elementary, and Bowen's Corner Elementary, generally perform better than Mount Holly Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. However, these schools also have higher percentages of students from low-income families, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may not be the sole driver of academic performance. The nearby Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, a public magnet school, stands out with exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

548

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,001

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Garwood Drive
Goose Creek, SC 29445

(843) 820-4090

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Mount Holly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sedgefield Middle
High:	Goose Creek High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.0%

Hispanic:

27.7%

White:

25.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

South Carolina avg56%

399^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Berkeley 01

36^th of 75Berkeley 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	37.0	399 of 640	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	484 of 638	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	527 of 644	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	463 of 625	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	476 of 622	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	506 of 643	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	511 of 624	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	485 of 639	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	476 of 619	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	487 of 638	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	447 of 630	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	480 of 599	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.9	363 of 594	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	338 of 597	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.3	273 of 589	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	345 of 580	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	334 of 577	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.9	251 of 566	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	301 of 559	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	381 of 557	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.3	362 of 550	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.6	337 of 542	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	116 of 381	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	230 of 369	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	284 of 394	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	248 of 393	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	209 of 350	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	337 of 421	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	313 of 412	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.5	172 of 189	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	144 of 161	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	71 of 79	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	374 of 581	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	467 of 565	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	465 of 580	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	422 of 573	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	435 of 554	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	465 of 588	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	481 of 570	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	95 of 156	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	79 of 115	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	101 of 115	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	93 of 115	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	71 of 86	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	89 of 116	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	82 of 104	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	413 of 613	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	449 of 599	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	465 of 608	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	427 of 600	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	439 of 580	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	470 of 600	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	454 of 588	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	379 of 586	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	413 of 568	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	474 of 582	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	448 of 579	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	446 of 561	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	484 of 590	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	477 of 571	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	13.7	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	353 of 460	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	371 of 441	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	443 of 463	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	385 of 455	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	380 of 439	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	412 of 472	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	434 of 457	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)70th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-8 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 vs state

Science35%-14 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
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Garwood Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-4090	548	36	15.2		141 (25.7%)	159 (29.0%)	152 (27.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.2%)	37	399^th of 640 public elementary schools	37.7%		24.8	484^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.1%	85	57.8	45.1	59.6				52.4	32.4	44.7				35.2			$14,001	$1,122	$1,054	$2,176	$10,110	$1,716	$11,825
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Howe Hall Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 820-3899	418	25	16.7		276 (66.0%)	46 (11.0%)	32 (7.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.2%)	93.6	28^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.6%		80.7	115^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.0%	87	93.0	97.3	91.7				84.7	72.9	63.0				75.7			$14,267	$651	$771	$1,421	$10,991	$1,854	$12,846
Goose Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Foster Creek Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-8008	923	62	14.8		152 (16.5%)	269 (29.1%)	396 (42.9%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (8.9%)	11.6	585^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.6%		8.4	613^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.9%	28	40.2	38.8	34.7				32.4	38.0	18.4				25.4			$13,108	$1,161	$1,030	$2,191	$9,037	$1,880	$10,917
GREEN Charter School Lowcountry	Public, Charter	K-8	8717 Old University Boulevard	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 501-7911	301	25	12.0		63 (20.9%)	189 (62.8%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	20.1	530^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.2%		22.9	496^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.3%	34	34.6	59.4	51.3	32.3	54.1		34.6	29.7	10.8	3.2	4.2		51.3	12.9		$10,284	$1,259	$329	$1,588	$5,321	$3,374	$8,696
Bowen's Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1174 Williams Lane	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-5567	766	48	15.9		484 (63.2%)	63 (8.2%)	119 (15.5%)	29 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	68	207^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.7%		63.6	221^st of 638 public elementary schools	65.4%	14	69.8	70.6	73.8				64.5	51.9	53.2				50.0			$12,345	$627	$999	$1,626	$9,006	$1,712	$10,718
Marrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-3373	449	30	14.9		262 (58.4%)	75 (16.7%)	50 (11.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (12.5%)	76	152^nd of 640 public elementary schools	76.3%		76	147^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.0%	5	71.3	86.6	78.2				52.6	69.3	53.6				73.1			$13,699	$575	$779	$1,354	$10,445	$1,900	$12,345
Mevers School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7750 Henry E. Brown Jr. Boulev	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 806-5909	772	78	9.9		189 (24.5%)	369 (47.8%)	131 (17.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	39.9	380^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.6%		54.2	289^th of 638 public elementary schools	54.7%	91	59.3	52.5	58.6	49.0	59.3	55.1	61.6	43.8	28.6	37.2	40.6	21.8	41.3	32.4	100.0	$10,943	$875	$1,206	$2,081	$4,698	$4,164	$8,862
Westview Elementary	Public	3-5	100 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 797-2992	504	29	17.3		215 (42.7%)	100 (19.8%)	112 (22.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (14.3%)	35.7	411^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.8%		25.7	477^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.2%	66	57.7	57.9	58.4				43.0	36.2	29.2				45.4			$14,363	$1,353	$1,483	$2,836	$9,794	$1,733	$11,527
Westview Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	98 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4082	688	41	16.7		258 (37.5%)	212 (30.8%)	122 (17.7%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (12.1%)								(n/a)																$14,198	$767	$935	$1,701	$10,703	$1,793	$12,496
A. C. Corcoran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8585 Vistavia Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2218	743	49	15.0		58 (7.8%)	361 (48.6%)	251 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	65 (8.7%)	5.1	633^rd of 640 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.6	620^th of 638 public elementary schools	2.8%	13	22.1	22.6	28.1				23.9	34.3	12.6				14.7			$20,324	$4,489	$1,620	$6,109	$11,586	$2,629	$14,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Holly Elementary

What district is Mount Holly Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

What schools do graduates of Mount Holly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mount Holly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sedgefield Middle
High : Goose Creek High

Is Mount Holly Elementary a good school?

Mount Holly Elementary ranks 399^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Holly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Mount Holly Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Holly Elementary?

Students at Mount Holly Elementary are 29% African American, 28% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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