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Cainhoy Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cainhoy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Huger, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 157 students. 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.

Cainhoy Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63.5% statewide and 61.6% in the Berkeley 01 district. Similarly, only 16.7% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 53.7% statewide and 47.1% in the district. Cainhoy Elementary also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.4% to 33.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students at Cainhoy Elementary, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's academic struggles and high chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, nearby schools in the Berkeley 01 district, such as Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, Mount Holly Elementary, Boulder Bluff Elementary, and Bowen's Corner Elementary, generally perform above the state and district averages in test scores and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free or reduced-price lunch recipients.

228

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,390

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2434 Cainhoy Road
Huger, SC 29450

(843) 899-8975

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Cainhoy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Philip Simmons Middle
High:	Philip Simmons High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.7%

Hispanic:

17.5%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (25% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg55%

627^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	6.4	627 of 640	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	581 of 638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	602 of 644	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	576 of 625	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	602 of 622	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	610 of 643	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	578 of 624	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	470 of 619	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	467 of 638	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	453 of 630	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	439 of 599	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	448 of 594	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	450 of 597	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	441 of 589	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	437 of 580	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	459 of 577	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	474 of 566	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	506 of 559	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	436 of 557	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	503 of 550	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	25.4	442 of 542	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	298 of 350	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	366 of 421	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	376 of 412	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	594 of 613	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	580 of 580	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	555 of 600	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	564 of 588	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)15th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-26 vs state

Science21%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-37 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
Cainhoy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2434 Cainhoy Road	Huger	29450	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8975	228	10	22.8		16 (7.0%)	159 (69.7%)	40 (17.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	6.4	627^th of 640 public elementary schools	2.0%		11.6	581^st of 638 public elementary schools	8.9%	46		37.5						16.7					20.9			$18,390	$1,534	$1,431	$2,965	$13,086	$2,338	$15,425
Philip Simmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2095 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2580	535	33	16.4		407 (76.1%)	70 (13.1%)	27 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	81	108^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.1%		84.5	89^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.1%	19	83.0	74.5					78.3	59.8					54.9			$13,766	$681	$526	$1,207	$10,670	$1,890	$12,559
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
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
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%)	29.4	456^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.8%		30.3	443^rd of 638 public elementary schools	30.6%	13	58.1	55.3	51.0				40.9	36.9	31.6				34.0			$14,657	$960	$1,088	$2,049	$10,838	$1,770	$12,608
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
Carolina Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3650 Park Avenue Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-8060	931	56	16.6		768 (82.5%)	48 (5.2%)	45 (4.8%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	95.1	21^st of 640 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.6	15^th of 638 public elementary schools	97.6%	6	81.5	89.8	86.2				81.0	86.0	79.2				84.1			$15,975	$3,052	$1,236	$4,289	$9,497	$2,189	$11,686
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
Charles Pinckney Elementary	Public	3-5	3300 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4585	644	37	17.2		535 (83.1%)	13 (2.0%)	49 (7.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	96.8	9^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.1	9^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.6%		85.7	93.1	94.9				82.3	85.7	87.0				82.0			$16,475	$3,162	$1,334	$4,496	$9,500	$2,478	$11,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Cainhoy Elementary

How many students attend Cainhoy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Cainhoy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cainhoy Elementary?

Students at Cainhoy Elementary are 70% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Cainhoy Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

What schools do graduates of Cainhoy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cainhoy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Philip Simmons Middle
High : Philip Simmons High

Is Cainhoy Elementary a good school?

Cainhoy Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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