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Goose Creek High

Q: Is Goose Creek High a good school?

Goose Creek High ranks 140 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Goose Creek High is a public magnet high school located in Goose Creek, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 2,002 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.

Goose Creek High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools over the past several years, typically ranking between 131-167 out of 225-237 schools. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 5 years, with a brief 1-star rating in 2020-2021, which is below the district's overall 3-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Multi-racial students performing relatively better, while Hispanic and Gifted and Talented students perform the worst. Goose Creek High's four-year graduation rates have been in the 81-86% range, slightly below the state average, and the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.2%, significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less.

Comparison to nearby schools, such as Stratford High and Hanahan High, which are also in the Berkeley 01 district, shows that these schools generally outperform Goose Creek High across various metrics. Additionally, magnet schools like Charleston School of the Arts and Academic Magnet High, which are in the neighboring Charleston 01 district, significantly outperform Goose Creek High and most other schools in the state.

1,973

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,827

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1137 Red Bank Road
Goose Creek, SC 29445

(843) 553-5300

District: Berkeley 01

Feeder schools for Goose Creek High:

Elementary:	Boulder Bluff Elementary
	Goose Creek Elementary
	Marrington Elementary
	Mount Holly Elementary
Middle:	Marrington Middle School of the Arts
	Sedgefield Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

White:

27.6%

Hispanic:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (65% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg69%

South Carolina avg71%

140^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High 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	40.5	140 of 235	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	155 of 235	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	156 of 237	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	131 of 226	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	167 of 227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	150 of 225	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	94 of 216	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	93 of 223	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.6	96 of 231	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.9	108 of 232	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.9	86 of 210	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	100 of 203	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	80 of 202	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.6	101 of 199	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	120 of 199	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.0	76 of 188	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	99 of 185	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	156 of 191	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.5	133 of 191	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.0	107 of 187	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	101 of 194	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	85 of 194	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	78 of 199	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	67 of 190	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	104 of 178	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	89 of 184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	45 of 183	75.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	57 of 139	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	60 of 145	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	55 of 141	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	49 of 139	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	79 of 115	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	89 of 143	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	55 of 137	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	44 of 69	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	49 of 71	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	59 of 68	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	130 of 225	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	144 of 225	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	133 of 220	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	167 of 213	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	153 of 213	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	96 of 210	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	100 of 153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.9	151 of 157	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	143 of 156	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	74 of 121	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.6	114 of 121	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	100 of 108	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	83 of 86	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	116 of 226	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	134 of 229	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	130 of 226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	101 of 220	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	154 of 213	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	136 of 217	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	72 of 214	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	135 of 224	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	163 of 228	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	154 of 229	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	131 of 224	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	158 of 215	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	148 of 218	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	103 of 213	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	30.5	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.0	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	108 of 196	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	125 of 196	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	137 of 197	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	98 of 192	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	130 of 189	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	129 of 191	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	90 of 185	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)71st percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 284%-3 vs state

English 167%+5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution55%-6 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 253%-21 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)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Goose Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1137 Red Bank Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 553-5300	1,973	119	16.6		544 (27.6%)	726 (36.8%)	451 (22.9%)	36 (1.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	203 (10.3%)	40.5	140^th of 235 public high schools	40.4%		32	155^th of 235 public high schools	34.0%	15								53.0	67.1	55.5	83.9	$11,827	$411	$854	$1,265	$8,643	$1,920	$10,562
Palmetto Excel	Public, Charter	9-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Building 10	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 734-8322	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Berkeley County Middle College High	Public	11-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Bldg 700 St	Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8110	117	5	23.4		59 (50.4%)	27 (23.1%)	13 (11.1%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.5%)								(n/a)										92.3		$19,803	$220	$5,077	$5,297	$12,324	$2,182	$14,507
Hanahan High	Public	9-12	6015 Murray Drive	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3710	1,061	64	16.5		537 (50.6%)	109 (10.3%)	261 (24.6%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.2%)	50.5	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%		45.2	120^th of 235 public high schools	48.9%	13								67.2	67.0	66.2	82.8	$14,018	$617	$780	$1,397	$10,911	$1,709	$12,620
Learn4Life High School-Charleston	Public, Charter	9-12	6209 Rivers Avenue	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 666-6362	169	7	23.4		23 (13.6%)	83 (49.1%)	56 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	4.9	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%		1.6	234^th of 235 public high schools	0.4%	4								6.9	13.7	32.1	74.3	$11,995	$651	$567	$1,218	$4,840	$5,937	$10,777
Stratford High	Public	9-12	951 Crowfield Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4000	2,605	163	15.9		1,010 (38.8%)	711 (27.3%)	571 (21.9%)	44 (1.7%)	12 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	254 (9.8%)	42.9	130^th of 235 public high schools	44.7%		51.7	94^th of 235 public high schools	60.0%	36								59.6	65.0	56.3	84.3	$12,626	$450	$900	$1,350	$9,531	$1,745	$11,275
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5935 Rivers Avenue suite 101A	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 804-6778	619	15	42.6		191 (30.9%)	294 (47.5%)	107 (17.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	11.1	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%		5.5	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%	13								26.8	34.2	40.9	76.8	$11,237	$74	$471	$545	$179	$10,514	$10,692
R. B. Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	2,135	138	15.4		149 (7.0%)	848 (39.7%)	1,030 (48.2%)	22 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	15.2	208^th of 235 public high schools	11.5%		14.3	208^th of 235 public high schools	11.5%									65.1	41.2	41.3	71.6	$18,862	$3,975	$1,544	$5,519	$10,091	$3,252	$13,343
Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	90.7	10^th of 235 public high schools	95.7%		91.9	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%	1	93.8	92.5	94.5	80.2	88.1	84.6	80.7	97.8	90.3	85.1	99.4	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479
Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	740	45	16.5		552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	97.6	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%		97.2	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%	1									100.0	98.9	100.0	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Goose Creek High

Is Goose Creek High a good school?

Goose Creek High ranks 140^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Goose Creek High?

Goose Creek High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boulder Bluff Elementary
Elementary : Goose Creek Elementary
Elementary : Marrington Elementary
Elementary : Mount Holly Elementary
Middle : Marrington Middle School of the Arts
Middle : Sedgefield Middle

What district is Goose Creek High in?

Berkeley 01

What is the racial makeup of Goose Creek High?

Students at Goose Creek High are 37% African American, 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Goose Creek High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,973 students attended Goose Creek High.

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