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St. Stephen Elementary

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St. Stephen Elementary ranks 407 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

St. Stephen Elementary is a public elementary school serving 326 students in grades PK-5 in Saint Stephen, South Carolina. 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.

Despite higher per-student spending ($18,268 in 2023-2024) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8, St. Stephen Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Whitesville Elementary (22.5%) and Berkeley Elementary (22.5%). Additionally, the school's test scores lag behind the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 51.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.8% statewide and 59.2% in the Berkeley 01 district.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Berkeley 01 district, St. Stephen Elementary consistently underperforms. For example, Whitesville Elementary and Henry E. Bonner Elementary both have higher test scores and better school rankings than St. Stephen Elementary, which has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 20-25% of schools in the state.

430

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,800

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1053 Russellville Road
Saint Stephen, SC 29479

(843) 567-2813

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend St. Stephen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Stephen Middle
High:	Timberland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.1%

White:

19.5%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

South Carolina avg56%

407^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	36.2	407 of 640	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	451 of 638	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	456 of 644	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	519 of 625	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	532 of 622	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	372 of 643	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	426 of 624	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.7	524 of 639	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	460 of 619	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	554 of 638	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	441 of 630	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	422 of 599	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	507 of 594	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	480 of 597	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	481 of 589	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	527 of 580	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	37.3	407 of 577	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.9	469 of 566	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	405 of 559	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	424 of 557	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	478 of 550	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.8	505 of 542	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	114 of 381	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	212 of 394	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	247 of 393	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	249 of 350	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.4	84 of 421	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	182 of 412	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	416 of 581	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	490 of 573	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	363 of 588	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	404 of 570	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	303 of 613	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	373 of 599	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	356 of 608	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	458 of 600	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	483 of 580	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	260 of 600	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	349 of 588	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	356 of 586	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	495 of 582	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	493 of 579	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	349 of 590	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	397 of 571	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	27.7	365 of 472	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	437 of 457	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-8 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 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)		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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th 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
St. Stephen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1053 Russellville Road	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-2813	430	33	13.0		84 (19.5%)	297 (69.1%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	36.2	407^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.4%		29.4	451^st of 638 public elementary schools	29.3%	44	51.7	54.9	55.7		53.4	35.3	44.3		35.3		$17,800	$1,821	$1,161	$2,982	$13,173	$1,644	$14,818
Henry E. Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Macedonia Foxes Circle	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8950	808	52	15.5		553 (68.4%)	141 (17.5%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.2%)	48.8	314^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.9%		36.3	403^rd of 638 public elementary schools	36.8%	89	63.5	58.0	53.2		58.1	53.0	47.7		38.7		$13,311	$1,111	$1,036	$2,147	$9,469	$1,696	$11,164
Greeleyville STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Varner Avenue	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 426-2116	222	17	12.8		8 (3.6%)	211 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	449^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.8%					(n/a)	30.0	63.2			42.5	47.4			34.3		$28,236	$7,900	$5,349	$13,250	$8,707	$6,280	$14,987
Moncks Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 Stony Landing Road	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8870	670	36	18.6		230 (34.3%)	326 (48.7%)	43 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	16.4	557^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.0%		28	460^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.9%	97	27.2	44.4	56.3		12.6	30.9	27.7		32.0		$13,270	$1,088	$1,040	$2,127	$9,334	$1,808	$11,143
Berkeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highway 6	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8860	658	35	18.8		342 (52.0%)	205 (31.2%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	15.8	560^th of 640 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.7	533^rd of 638 public elementary schools	16.5%	27	51.7	46.2	47.1		42.1	18.3	17.3		18.3		$13,740	$1,343	$1,024	$2,367	$9,313	$2,060	$11,373
Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	421	21	20.0		106 (25.2%)	245 (58.2%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	13.7	572^nd of 640 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.4	518^th of 638 public elementary schools	18.8%	54	37.3	32.7	40.4	46.9	35.6	28.6	30.7	16.3	18.3	24.5	$15,800	$1,078	$1,140	$2,218	$11,944	$1,638	$13,582
Whitesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gaillard Road	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8880	1,239	74	16.7		534 (43.1%)	394 (31.8%)	178 (14.4%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.1%)	36.7	403^rd of 640 public elementary schools	37.0%		40.3	381^st of 638 public elementary schools	40.3%	22	57.2	60.3	60.0		41.2	40.8	32.7		40.2		$12,500	$1,042	$965	$2,007	$8,591	$1,902	$10,493
W.M. Anderson Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Lexington Avenue	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 355-5493	364	28	13.0		23 (6.3%)	321 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)											$17,213	$2,144	$2,383	$4,527	$10,507	$2,180	$12,686

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Stephen Elementary

What district is St. Stephen Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

What schools do graduates of St. Stephen Elementary attend?

Students who attend St. Stephen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : St. Stephen Middle
High : Timberland High

What is the racial makeup of St. Stephen Elementary?

Students at St. Stephen Elementary are 69% African American, 20% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is St. Stephen Elementary a good school?

St. Stephen Elementary ranks 407^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend St. Stephen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended St. Stephen Elementary.

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