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Hanahan Elementary

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Hanahan Elementary ranks 408 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hanahan Elementary is a PK-5 school in Hanahan, SC, serving 957 students within the Berkeley 01 district, where about 65% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, falling from the 86th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, yet it still outperforms several nearby schools with similar demographics.

One of the school's standout strengths is its work with disabled students, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a remarkable achievement compared to its overall performance. The school also showed dramatic improvement with African American students, jumping from the 6th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026. Chronic absenteeism is well-managed at 22.3%, matching the state average and far better than nearby Goose Creek Elementary (36.4%) and A. C. Corcoran Elementary (41.1%). The school also achieves these results with relatively efficient spending at $12,407 per student, compared to $20,324 at A.C. Corcoran and $21,324 at Matilda F. Dunston Elementary, both of which rank in the bottom 3% statewide.

Mathematics remains a persistent challenge, particularly in 5th grade where proficiency has hovered around 34%—well below state averages. The school also shows a concerning gender gap, with female students ranking in the 30th percentile versus 43rd for males. The proximity of Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, a top-performing magnet school in the 98th percentile, may draw higher-performing students away, potentially impacting Hanahan's performance profile. Despite these challenges, the school's success with specific subgroups and efficient resource use suggest untapped potential for reversing its decade-long decline.

957

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,407

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Mabeline Rd
Hanahan, SC 29410

(843) 553-3290

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Hanahan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hanahan Middle
High:	Hanahan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

30.6%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 48 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

408^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 48 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	38.3	408 of 661	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	436 of 639	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	424 of 643	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	331 of 644	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	337 of 625	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	272 of 622	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	184 of 643	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	91 of 624	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	66 of 639	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	88 of 619	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	109 of 638	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	107 of 630	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	75 of 599	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	131 of 594	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	134 of 597	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	60 of 589	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	124 of 580	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	69 of 577	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	83.4	56 of 566	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	84 of 559	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	126 of 557	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	82.6	66 of 550	88.0%	★★★★☆
2003	80.5	93 of 542	82.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	154 of 384	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.3	356 of 380	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	288 of 369	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	198 of 394	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	158 of 393	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	77 of 350	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	28 of 421	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	16 of 412	96.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	45 of 156	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.1	103 of 174	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.8	35 of 189	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	36 of 161	77.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	56 of 79	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	63 of 84	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	64 of 104	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.7	19 of 82	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	422 of 599	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	419 of 580	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	444 of 568	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	350 of 580	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	346 of 573	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	281 of 554	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	158 of 588	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	77 of 570	86.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	44 of 196	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	51 of 147	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	120 of 159	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	131 of 156	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	84 of 115	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	99 of 115	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	69 of 86	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	65 of 116	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	40 of 104	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	287 of 634	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	358 of 612	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	327 of 602	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	225 of 608	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	289 of 600	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	200 of 580	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.5	52 of 600	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	26 of 588	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	338 of 591	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	402 of 585	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	336 of 571	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	272 of 582	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	303 of 579	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	240 of 561	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	215 of 590	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	115 of 571	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	89.9	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	322 of 463	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	362 of 459	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	389 of 446	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	257 of 463	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	233 of 455	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	139 of 439	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	164 of 472	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	87 of 457	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)90th percentile+41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2026)71st percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%-8 vs state

Mathematics46%-8 vs state

Science45%-6 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, February 3, 2018

I am appalled to say that I am a former employee of Hanahan Elementary School. The school has gotten so massive that the administration has no idea what is going on within the classroom walls.

There is a major lack of communication, which causes confusion among teachers when it comes to basics such as dismissal times, homework requirements, grading policies, and student rewards. Some teachers believe they are required to assign a worksheet for homework each night, while others never assign written homework.

Instead of asking for clarity, the teachers have resorted to gossiping amongst themselves as to what they believe the policies are. It is terrible feeling when even the most tenured educators are afraid to confront the administration for these answers.

I would not recommend this school to prospective teachers or to parents of prospective students. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Hanahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Mabeline Rd	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-3290	957	59	16.1	65.3%	385 (40.2%)	157 (16.4%)	293 (30.6%)	25 (2.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (9.1%)	38.3	408^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.3%		31.9	436^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.8%	28	56.8	56.8	55.5				51.4	52.5	34.2				45.3		$12,407	$920	$961	$1,881	$8,858	$1,667	$10,526
Midland Park Primary	Public	PK-K	2415 Midland Park Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 574-2183	357	32	11.1	100.0%	10 (2.8%)	102 (28.6%)	236 (66.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$49,289	$10,165	$4,897	$15,062	$24,681	$9,546	$34,227
Bowen's Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1174 Williams Lane	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-5567	766	48	15.9	36.4%	484 (63.2%)	63 (8.2%)	119 (15.5%)	29 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	78.3	133^rd of 661 public elementary schools	79.9%		68	207^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.6%	74	75.5	76.5	74.4				73.6	65.8	59.5				59.0		$12,345	$627	$999	$1,626	$9,006	$1,712	$10,718
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	758	66	11.4	100.0%	30 (4.0%)	111 (14.6%)	599 (79.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	10.1	632^nd of 661 public elementary schools	4.4%		11.3	589^th of 639 public elementary schools	7.8%	43	27.9	28.6	38.7				40.4	29.3	29.2				24.6		$20,017	$6,304	$1,759	$8,063	$9,469	$2,484	$11,953
GREEN Charter School Lowcountry	Public, Charter	K-8	8717 Old University Boulevard	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 501-7911	301	25	12.0	76.3%	63 (20.9%)	189 (62.8%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	15.7	581^st of 661 public elementary schools	12.1%		20.1	529^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.2%	52	58.4	58.3	43.2	33.3	58.4	54.2	41.7	20.8	18.9	5.3	4.2	12.5	33.3	20.5	$10,284	$1,259	$329	$1,588	$5,321	$3,374	$8,696
A. C. Corcoran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8585 Vistavia Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2218	743	49	15.0	100.0%	58 (7.8%)	361 (48.6%)	251 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	65 (8.7%)	6.9	647^th of 661 public elementary schools	2.1%		5.1	632^nd of 639 public elementary schools	1.1%	15	39.6	24.1	31.0				32.1	25.0	24.0				22.1		$20,324	$4,489	$1,620	$6,109	$11,586	$2,629	$14,215
Goose Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Foster Creek Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-8008	923	62	14.8	100.0%	152 (16.5%)	269 (29.1%)	396 (42.9%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (8.9%)	16.7	569^th of 661 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.6	584^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.6%	15	42.5	48.7	38.7				39.4	40.0	30.3				29.5		$13,108	$1,161	$1,030	$2,191	$9,037	$1,880	$10,917
Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Remount Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7109	569	44	12.9	100.0%	36 (6.3%)	147 (25.8%)	362 (63.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	8.2	643^rd of 661 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.4	635^th of 639 public elementary schools	0.6%	8	38.9	24.6	29.6				36.1	29.5	27.8				18.0		$21,324	$3,979	$1,821	$5,801	$12,531	$2,992	$15,523
Pepperhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Creola Road	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5905	453	34	13.4	100.0%	25 (5.5%)	214 (47.2%)	185 (40.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	7.8	644^th of 661 public elementary schools	2.6%		6	628^th of 639 public elementary schools	1.7%	16	34.5	37.4	30.1				39.7	28.0	18.8				22.7		$24,397	$5,692	$2,064	$7,756	$13,563	$3,078	$16,641
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Garwood Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-4090	548	36	15.2	100.0%	141 (25.7%)	159 (29.0%)	152 (27.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.2%)	17.9	557^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.7%		37	398^th of 639 public elementary schools	37.7%	159	47.5	50.0	43.4				42.7	32.9	32.9				25.0		$14,001	$1,122	$1,054	$2,176	$10,110	$1,716	$11,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanahan Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hanahan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hanahan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanahan Middle
High : Hanahan High

What is the racial makeup of Hanahan Elementary?

Students at Hanahan Elementary are 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Hanahan Elementary a good school?

Hanahan Elementary ranks 408^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hanahan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 957 students attended Hanahan Elementary.

What district is Hanahan Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

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