Summary
Whitesville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,096 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.
Whitesville Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in SC READY assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 57.2% (3rd grade) to 60% (5th grade), compared to the district's 59.2% to 60.9% and the state's 61.8% to 62.5%. In Mathematics, Whitesville's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 32.7% (5th grade) to 41.2% (3rd grade), compared to the district's 40.2% to 49.4% and the state's 48.1% to 56.3%. The school's performance in Science for 4th grade was also below the district and state, at 40.2% proficient compared to 45.1% and 49.1%, respectively.
Whitesville Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than their White and low socioeconomic status (SES) peers. However, 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. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending has increased from $7,115 in 2020-2021 to $11,870 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio has decreased from 18.4 in 2021-2022 to 16.2 in 2023-2024, suggesting a potential improvement in the learning environment.
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