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St. Stephen Elementary

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St. Stephen Elementary ranks 442 nd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

St. Stephen Elementary is a rural PK-5 school in Saint Stephen, SC, serving 430 students within the Berkeley 01 school district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

This school has been on a steady upward climb since the pandemic. After ranking in the 14th percentile statewide in 2021, it has more than doubled its standing to the 33rd percentile today. That momentum is especially visible in 4th grade, where math proficiency (52.9%) now beats both the district and state averages. The school also stands out for its work with African American students, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 74th percentile statewide for that group—a remarkable achievement given the school's overall middle-of-the-pack performance. Parents will also appreciate the small class sizes: at a 13:1 student-teacher ratio, St. Stephen offers significantly more individual attention than nearby schools like Berkeley Elementary (18.8:1) or Moncks Corner Elementary (18.6:1). The school also invests heavily in its students, spending about $17,800 per child—roughly 30-40% more than neighboring elementary schools.

There are still challenges to note. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from a 35% high a few years ago, remains above the state average at 24.8%. And while 4th grade is a clear strength, 5th grade math dips to just 33.3% proficiency—well below district and state levels. Still, compared to its closest peers, St. Stephen is trending in the right direction. It now ranks ahead of Cross Elementary, Moncks Corner Elementary, and Berkeley Elementary, while several of those schools have declined in recent years. For families looking for a school that is actively improving and investing heavily in student support, St. Stephen is worth a closer look.

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 — 26th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

442^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	32.5	442 of 661	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	406 of 639	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	455 of 643	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	65.3	102 of 384	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	113 of 380	70.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	34.1	396 of 599	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	415 of 580	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
2026	40.8	384 of 634	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	302 of 612	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	376 of 602	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.5	382 of 591	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	356 of 585	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)73rd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

White (2019)23rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-11 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

Science40%-12 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 (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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	100.0%	84 (19.5%)	297 (69.1%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	32.5	442^nd of 661 public elementary schools	33.1%		36.2	406^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.5%	36	49.0	60.4	51.0	45.3	52.9	33.3	39.7	$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	100.0%	553 (68.4%)	141 (17.5%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.2%)	43.6	369^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.8	314^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.9%	55	50.4	63.7	57.3	49.0	54.1	48.4	48.2	$13,311	$1,111	$1,036	$2,147	$9,469	$1,696	$11,164
Greeleyville STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Varner Avenue	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 426-2116	222	17	12.8	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	211 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30.8	452^nd of 661 public elementary schools	31.6%		30.2	448^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.9%	4	56.1	39.5	63.7	56.1	18.5	47.7	10.5	$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	100.0%	230 (34.3%)	326 (48.7%)	43 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	16.2	575^th of 661 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.4	556^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.0%	19	53.4	40.4	56.2	38.9	18.0	25.8	19.1	$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	100.0%	342 (52.0%)	205 (31.2%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	25.1	497^th of 661 public elementary schools	24.8%		15.8	559^th of 639 public elementary schools	12.5%	62	54.5	52.1	46.9	58.4	28.1	31.2	27.1	$13,740	$1,343	$1,024	$2,367	$9,313	$2,060	$11,373
Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	421	21	20.0	100.0%	106 (25.2%)	245 (58.2%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	14.4	594^th of 661 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.7	571^st of 639 public elementary schools	10.6%	23	48.0	51.7	30.0	47.9	21.4	20.0	26.8	$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	65.9%	534 (43.1%)	394 (31.8%)	178 (14.4%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.1%)	30.9	451^st of 661 public elementary schools	31.8%		36.7	402^nd of 639 public elementary schools	37.1%	49	55.6	58.8	57.6	36.0	39.8	39.2	35.6	$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	100.0%	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

How many students attend St. Stephen Elementary?

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

Is St. Stephen Elementary a good school?

St. Stephen Elementary ranks 442^nd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is St. Stephen Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

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