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Mount Holly Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mount Holly Elementary is a PK-5 school in Goose Creek, SC, serving 548 students within the Berkeley 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Mount Holly has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools for nearly a decade, and its performance has been volatile. After showing promising gains in 2024-2025 (jumping to the 38th percentile), the school dropped sharply to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 1-star rating. This decline is visible across subjects—for example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency fell from 57.8% to 47.5%, and 4th grade science proficiency sits at just 25%, compared to a 46.9% district average. The school's struggles are particularly stark when compared to Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, located just 0.82 miles away, which ranks 12th in the state (98th percentile) and achieves 93.2% proficiency in 4th grade ELA versus Mount Holly's 50%. Even Goose Creek Elementary, a similarly high-poverty school, outperforms Mount Holly in several subjects.

One of the most telling indicators is chronic absenteeism. Mount Holly's rate of 27.9% is well above the district (23.9%) and state (22.3%) averages, and more than four times higher than Howe Hall's 6.7%. This pattern strongly correlates with academic outcomes across nearby schools. Interestingly, Mount Holly spends $14,001 per student—more than several higher-performing neighbors like Bowen's Corner Elementary ($12,345) and Marrington Elementary ($13,699)—suggesting that funding alone isn't the issue. On a positive note, the school has shown relative strength in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 41st percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a bright spot that could offer lessons for improvement. However, the overall picture is one of inconsistency, with progress often tied to specific cohorts rather than systemic change.

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: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (39% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

557^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Berkeley 01

32^nd 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
2026	17.9	557 of 661	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	398 of 639	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	489 of 643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.0	229 of 384	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.9	115 of 380	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	229 of 369	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	17.9	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.3	524 of 599	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	373 of 580	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	470 of 568	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
2026	15.3	145 of 159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	95 of 156	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	79 of 114	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.2	525 of 634	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	412 of 612	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	452 of 602	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.8	490 of 591	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	379 of 585	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	415 of 571	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	352 of 459	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	373 of 446	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)40th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-17 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

Science25%-27 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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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	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	100.0%	141 (25.7%)	159 (29.0%)	152 (27.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.2%)	17.9	557^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.7%		37	398^th of 639 public elementary schools	37.7%	159	47.5	50.0	43.4				42.7	32.9	32.9				25.0			$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	29.2%	276 (66.0%)	46 (11.0%)	32 (7.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.2%)	96.5	12^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.6	28^th of 639 public elementary schools	95.6%	16	89.3	93.2	93.2				82.7	87.7	82.2				83.5			$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	100.0%	152 (16.5%)	269 (29.1%)	396 (42.9%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (8.9%)	16.7	569^th of 661 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.6	584^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.6%	15	42.5	48.7	38.7				39.4	40.0	30.3				29.5			$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	76.3%	63 (20.9%)	189 (62.8%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	15.7	581^st of 661 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.1	529^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.2%	52	58.4	58.3	43.2	33.3	58.4	54.2	41.7	20.8	18.9	5.3	4.2	12.5	33.3	20.5		$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	36.4%	484 (63.2%)	63 (8.2%)	119 (15.5%)	29 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	78.3	133^rd of 661 public elementary schools	79.9%		68	207^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.6%	74	75.5	76.5	74.4				73.6	65.8	59.5				59.0			$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	33.0%	262 (58.4%)	75 (16.7%)	50 (11.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (12.5%)	79	131^st of 661 public elementary schools	80.2%		76	152^nd of 639 public elementary schools	76.2%	21	64.1	84.6	86.1				59.3	69.2	72.1				72.3			$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	76.1%	189 (24.5%)	369 (47.8%)	131 (17.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	44.4	362^nd of 661 public elementary schools	45.2%		39.9	379^th of 639 public elementary schools	40.7%	17	59.2	58.1	51.2	60.0	59.7	58.1	61.8	40.5	32.0	22.3	33.3	54.8	50.0	62.3		$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	62.0%	215 (42.7%)	100 (19.8%)	112 (22.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (14.3%)	40.6	396^th of 661 public elementary schools	40.1%		35.7	410^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.8%	14	61.5	64.7	59.9				48.8	41.2	41.2				39.4			$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	100.0%	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	100.0%	58 (7.8%)	361 (48.6%)	251 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	65 (8.7%)	6.9	647^th of 661 public elementary schools	2.1%		5.1	632^nd of 639 public elementary schools	1.1%	15	39.6	24.1	31.0				32.1	25.0	24.0				22.1			$20,324	$4,489	$1,620	$6,109	$11,586	$2,629	$14,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Holly Elementary

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

What district is Mount Holly Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

Is Mount Holly Elementary a good school?

Mount Holly Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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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