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Goose Creek High

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Goose Creek High ranks 125 th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 49% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Goose Creek High is a large public high school in Goose Creek, SC, serving nearly 2,000 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Berkeley 01 school district.

Goose Creek High has shown meaningful progress in recent years, climbing from the low-to-mid 30th percentile statewide to the 49th percentile and earning a 3-star rating. Its graduation rate has also improved steadily, reaching 83.8%—close to the state average and higher than nearby Stratford High (82.0%). The school's dropout rate is the lowest among its traditional district peers. One of its standout strengths is the exceptional support it provides to specific student groups: it ranks in the 79th percentile for African American students and the 72nd percentile for students with disabilities, both earning 4-star ratings. Military-connected students have also seen a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 13th percentile to the 71st percentile in just one year. However, chronic absenteeism remains a concern at 33.7%, well above the district (23.9%) and state (22.3%) averages.

Academically, the school shows a stark contrast between subjects. Proficiency in English 2 (83.12%) and English 1 (60.98%) meets or exceeds state averages, but Algebra 1 proficiency is just 23.07%—far below the district (46.18%) and state (64.58%) averages, and significantly lower than Stratford High (56.26%) and Hanahan High (31.04%). While Goose Creek is the lowest-performing of the three traditional high schools in its district, it outperforms nearby non-selective schools like R.B. Stall High (9th percentile). It also spends less per student ($11,827) than its district peers, yet achieves notable success with its highest-need populations, suggesting efficient use of resources even as math proficiency and attendance remain key areas for improvement.

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: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2021 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

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

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 42 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg69%

125^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High Schools in the Berkeley 01

31^st 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	49.4	125 of 245	49.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.9	41 of 198	79.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.2	38 of 136	72.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.9	27 of 59	54.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.3	133 of 227	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.1	121 of 155	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.7	94 of 124	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	59.1	83 of 238	65.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	50.6	117 of 231	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.2	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	57.5	88 of 201	56.2%	★★★☆☆
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)

African American (2026)79th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2026)72nd percentile+23 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 283%~ state avg

English 161%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution55%-8 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 223%-42 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	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 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%)	49.4	125^th of 245 public high schools	49.0%		40.5	140^th of 235 public high schools	40.4%	15								23.1	61.0	54.6	83.1	$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)										39.1
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)										96.7		$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%)	71.6	61^st of 245 public high schools	75.1%		50.5	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%	46								31.0	75.6	71.0	85.6	$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%)	7	235^th of 245 public high schools	4.1%		4.9	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%	5								40.0	30.4	22.8	65.4	$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%)	54.7	114^th of 245 public high schools	53.5%		42.9	130^th of 235 public high schools	44.7%	16								56.3	68.1	53.2	82.7	$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%)	3.2	239^th of 245 public high schools	2.4%		11.1	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%	21									18.9	28.4	62.5	$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%)	14.8	224^th of 245 public high schools	8.6%		15.2	208^th of 235 public high schools	11.5%	16								48.1	38.3	42.2	67.9	$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%)	96.5	8^th of 245 public high schools	96.7%		90.7	10^th of 235 public high schools	95.7%	2	92.5	93.1	95.0	88.7	81.3	93.7	89.4		95.6	89.9	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%)	98	2^nd of 245 public high schools	99.2%		97.6	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%										100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Goose Creek High

What district is Goose Creek High in?

Berkeley 01

Is Goose Creek High a good school?

Goose Creek High ranks 125^th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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

How many students attend Goose Creek High?

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

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.

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