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Devon Forest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Devon Forest Elementary in Goose Creek, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 925 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Berkeley 01 district.

Devon Forest has experienced a significant decline in academic performance over the past decade, dropping from a mid-tier ranking to the bottom 11% of elementary schools in South Carolina. The school's test scores are dramatically lower than nearly all comparable schools in the area. For example, in 4th-grade math, only 29.7% of Devon Forest students are proficient compared to 68.9% at Nexton Elementary—a 39-point gap. The school also trails Westview Elementary, which serves the same community, by 15-20 points in every subject. Mathematics is a particular concern, with proficiency declining as students advance: 39.8% in 3rd grade, 29.7% in 4th grade, and just 26.6% in 5th grade. Chronic absenteeism is also a challenge, with 26.6% of students missing significant school time—higher than the district (23.9%) and state (22.3%) averages, and nearly 9 points higher than Westview's rate of 17.5%.

Despite these challenges, there are encouraging signs. The most recent year shows meaningful improvement in both ELA and math proficiency across all grade levels, and the school's overall ranking improved from the 6th to the 11th percentile. Devon Forest also spends more per student ($13,096) than several higher-performing peers in the district, indicating resources are available. The school serves a high-needs population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The path forward will require a sustained focus on reducing absenteeism, strengthening math instruction, and providing targeted support for all students, particularly those with disabilities, where the school ranks in the bottom 2% statewide.

925

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,096

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1127 Dorothy Street
Goose Creek, SC 29455

(843) 820-3880

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Devon Forest Elementary usually attend:

High:

Stratford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.4%

White:

27.9%

Hispanic:

21.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

579^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 23Elementary Schools in the Berkeley 01

31^st 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	15.0	579 of 649	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	599 of 640	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	601 of 638	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	557 of 644	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	447 of 625	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	418 of 622	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	386 of 643	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	234 of 624	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	248 of 639	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	297 of 619	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.2	358 of 638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	359 of 630	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	343 of 599	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	304 of 594	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	312 of 597	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.8	211 of 589	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	333 of 580	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	300 of 577	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	242 of 566	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	248 of 559	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.3	274 of 557	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.0	271 of 550	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.7	244 of 542	55.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	310 of 379	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	338 of 381	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	361 of 369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	348 of 394	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	249 of 393	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	204 of 350	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	230 of 421	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	127 of 412	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	151 of 154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	138 of 147	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	138 of 143	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	139 of 174	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	128 of 151	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	54 of 122	55.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	85 of 103	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	102 of 104	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	73 of 79	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	64 of 84	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	74 of 84	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	40 of 104	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.4	7 of 82	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	504 of 589	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	538 of 581	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	551 of 565	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	545 of 580	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	448 of 573	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	428 of 554	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	371 of 588	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	220 of 570	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	129 of 155	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	148 of 156	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	98 of 115	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	100 of 115	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	90 of 115	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	61 of 86	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	68 of 116	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.3	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	511 of 624	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	561 of 613	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	576 of 599	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	555 of 608	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	406 of 600	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	371 of 580	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	350 of 600	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	166 of 588	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	542 of 583	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	546 of 586	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	509 of 568	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	463 of 582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	394 of 579	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	356 of 561	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	367 of 590	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	232 of 571	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	437 of 454	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	432 of 460	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	425 of 441	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	405 of 463	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	352 of 455	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	305 of 439	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	298 of 472	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	224 of 457	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-18 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

Science24%-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)		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
Devon Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1127 Dorothy Street	Goose Creek	29455	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3880	925	60	15.4		258 (27.9%)	337 (36.4%)	198 (21.4%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	115 (12.4%)	15	579^th of 649 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.3	599^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.4%	20	45.7	47.6	46.9				39.8	29.7	26.6				24.2		$13,096	$1,098	$1,058	$2,157	$8,987	$1,952	$10,939
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Davidson Drive	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2711	750	51	14.7		168 (22.4%)	157 (20.9%)	314 (41.9%)	7 (0.9%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (11.9%)	18.1	545^th of 649 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.9	514^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.7%	31	35.2	50.0	51.3				43.8	28.2	34.2				28.2		$13,549	$1,001	$991	$1,992	$9,300	$2,256	$11,557
Sangaree Intermediate	Public	3-5	201 School House Lane	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	521	26	20.0		225 (43.2%)	133 (25.5%)	83 (15.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.4%)	36.4	416^th of 649 public elementary schools	35.9%		34.6	417^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.8%	1	60.0	58.5	59.4				49.2	38.3	36.0				41.8		$12,355	$1,162	$643	$1,805	$8,898	$1,653	$10,550
Sangaree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1460 Royle Road	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	578	38	15.0		216 (37.4%)	164 (28.4%)	120 (20.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.5%)								(n/a)															$15,137	$1,086	$1,446	$2,532	$10,618	$1,987	$12,605
Carolyn Lewis School	Public	PK, KG-8	380 Coleridge Drive	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 900-3302	1,078	67	16.0		542 (50.3%)	193 (17.9%)	188 (17.4%)	28 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (11.3%)	49.9	312^th of 649 public elementary schools	51.9%		47.7	322^nd of 640 public elementary schools	49.7%	10	64.5	68.0	60.9	52.7	53.5	63.4	55.1	56.8	44.3	31.5	41.1	56.0	49.6	44.1	$12,358	$574	$507	$1,081	$9,459	$1,819	$11,277
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
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%)	40.7	390^th of 649 public elementary schools	39.9%		35.7	411^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.8%	21	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
Boulder Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Judy Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-1223	659	42	15.6		202 (30.7%)	243 (36.9%)	112 (17.0%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (13.8%)	41.6	385^th of 649 public elementary schools	40.7%		29.4	456^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.8%	71	61.8	61.5	53.0				52.8	51.9	35.0				45.2		$14,657	$960	$1,088	$2,049	$10,838	$1,770	$12,608
Ladson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3321 Ladson Road	Ladson	29456	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2225	907	63	14.3		139 (15.3%)	427 (47.1%)	283 (31.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	11.2	604^th of 649 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.1	616^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.8%	12	40.8	44.0	36.6				20.8	29.8	23.5				35.1		$19,704	$4,216	$1,808	$6,024	$10,897	$2,783	$13,680
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	944	62	15.2		549 (58.2%)	210 (22.2%)	76 (8.1%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (9.5%)	72.7	171^st of 649 public elementary schools	73.7%		64	231^st of 640 public elementary schools	63.9%	60	75.5	74.7	67.6				69.0	68.9	50.8				57.7		$12,543	$619	$782	$1,401	$9,422	$1,720	$11,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Devon Forest Elementary

How many students attend Devon Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 925 students attended Devon Forest Elementary.

Is Devon Forest Elementary a good school?

Devon Forest Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Devon Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Devon Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Stratford High

What district is Devon Forest Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

What is the racial makeup of Devon Forest Elementary?

Students at Devon Forest Elementary are 36% African American, 28% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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