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Howe Hall AIMS Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Howe Hall AIMS Elementary is a K-5 school in Goose Creek, SC, serving 418 students within the Berkeley 01 district, and it has earned a reputation as one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state.

Howe Hall’s academic results are exceptional across the board. In 2025-2026, English Language Arts proficiency ranges from 89.3% to 93.2% across grades 3-5, while math proficiency sits between 82.2% and 87.7%. These scores outpace district and state averages by 25 to 40 percentage points. For example, 4th grade math proficiency (87.7%) is 37 points higher than the district average. The school currently ranks 12th out of 649 South Carolina elementary schools, a remarkable jump from 115th just two years prior. What makes this even more impressive is that the school achieves these results with students from all backgrounds—economically disadvantaged students rank 9th statewide (99th percentile), and there is virtually no gender achievement gap. Chronic absenteeism is also strikingly low at 6.7%, compared to 23.9% for the district, indicating strong family engagement and a positive school culture.

The contrast with nearby schools is stark. Goose Creek Elementary, just half a mile away, ranks 559th statewide, and Mount Holly Elementary ranks 547th. Howe Hall’s 5th grade ELA proficiency (93.2%) is nearly 55 points higher than Goose Creek Elementary’s (38.7%). Notably, Howe Hall achieves these outcomes while spending only modestly more per student ($14,267 vs. $13,108). The school’s "AIMS" (Accelerated Integrated Model School) approach appears to deliver consistent, school-wide excellence. The only area of concern is gifted and talented students, who rank 65th of 82 statewide, suggesting the school may not provide enough enrichment for its most advanced learners. Still, for most families, Howe Hall represents an outstanding option where students thrive regardless of background.

418

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,590

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

115 Howe Hall Road
Goose Creek, SC 29445

(843) 820-3899

District: Berkeley 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Two or more races:

13.2%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (87% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Berkeley 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

12^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.5	12 of 661	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	28 of 639	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	116 of 643	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	76 of 644	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	66 of 625	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	49 of 622	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	65 of 643	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	57 of 624	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	42 of 639	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.0	27 of 619	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	46 of 638	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	89.1	27 of 630	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	35 of 599	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	90.2	16 of 594	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	11 of 597	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	14 of 589	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	18 of 580	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	21 of 577	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	53 of 566	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	76.8	102 of 559	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.3	74 of 557	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	133 of 550	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	15 of 599	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	31 of 580	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	131 of 568	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	62 of 580	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	85 of 573	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	50 of 554	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	73 of 588	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	71 of 570	87.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	135 of 196	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.2	57 of 105	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	70 of 109	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	119 of 147	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	10 of 634	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	22 of 612	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.3	147 of 602	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	70 of 580	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	49 of 600	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	37 of 588	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	15 of 591	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	27 of 585	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	74 of 571	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	87 of 582	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	40 of 579	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	48 of 561	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	69 of 590	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	47 of 571	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	28 of 463	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.5	41 of 459	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	64.6	168 of 446	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	118 of 463	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	105 of 455	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	89 of 439	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	107 of 472	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	107 of 457	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts92%+28 vs state

Mathematics84%+31 vs state

Science84%+32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

I LOVE that my children get to go to this school. The arts are so important in a child's education and development. All the teacher of this school are so talented. I wish more schools would teach the way HHA does. We are truly blessed Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 1, 2015

We are truly blessed to have our children attend this school. The teachers are fantastic and the principal is amazing! Our teachers are always helping my children do their best and my principal even gives out his cell phone number and knows me and my kids by their names! We were at another BCSD school before coming here, and while I liked it, it can't hold a candle to AIMS! You should definitely sign up for the lottery and hopefully it will change your life like it changed ours. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 15, 2014

I have been an AIMS parent for the past 3 years and love this school! The teachers are incredible and our principal is awesome! The school feels like a part of our family and we are truly blessed to be able to send our children there. 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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Howe Hall Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 820-3899	418	25	16.7	29.2%	276 (66.0%)	46 (11.0%)	32 (7.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.2%)	96.5	12^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.6	28^th of 639 public elementary schools	95.6%	16	89.3	93.2	93.2				82.7	87.7	82.2				83.5			$15,590	$703	$551	$1,254	$12,471	$1,866	$14,337
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	—	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			$14,580	$972	$898	$1,870	$10,792	$1,918	$12,710
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	—	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			$15,555	$1,162	$855	$2,016	$11,418	$2,121	$13,539
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		$13,199	$623	$506	$1,129	$9,690	$2,381	$12,070
Westview Elementary	Public	3-5	100 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 797-2992	504	29	17.3	62.0%	215 (42.7%)	100 (19.8%)	112 (22.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (14.3%)	40.6	396^th of 661 public elementary schools	40.1%		35.7	410^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.8%	14	61.5	64.7	59.9				48.8	41.2	41.2				39.4			$15,662	$1,390	$1,379	$2,768	$10,616	$2,278	$12,894
Westview Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	98 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4082	688	41	16.7	—	258 (37.5%)	212 (30.8%)	122 (17.7%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (12.1%)								(n/a)																$14,611	$644	$781	$1,424	$11,375	$1,812	$13,187
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	—	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			$17,701	$1,460	$748	$2,207	$12,530	$2,964	$15,494
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			$13,668	$721	$916	$1,637	$10,213	$1,818	$12,031
Mevers School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7750 Henry E. Brown Jr. Boulev	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 806-5909	772	78	9.9	76.1%	189 (24.5%)	369 (47.8%)	131 (17.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	44.4	362^nd of 661 public elementary schools	45.2%		39.9	379^th of 639 public elementary schools	40.7%	17	59.2	58.1	51.2	60.0	59.7	58.1	61.8	40.5	32.0	22.3	33.3	54.8	50.0	62.3		$11,046	$169	$691	$860	$5,591	$4,595	$10,186
Boulder Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Judy Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-1223	659	42	15.6	—	202 (30.7%)	243 (36.9%)	112 (17.0%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (13.8%)	41.5	391^st of 661 public elementary schools	40.8%		29.4	455^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.8%	64	61.8	61.5	53.0				52.8	51.9	35.0				45.2			$15,711	$990	$924	$1,914	$11,782	$2,015	$13,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Howe Hall AIMS Elementary

What district is Howe Hall AIMS Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

What is the racial makeup of Howe Hall AIMS Elementary?

Students at Howe Hall AIMS Elementary are 66% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Howe Hall AIMS Elementary a good school?

Yes! Howe Hall AIMS Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Howe Hall AIMS Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Howe Hall AIMS Elementary.

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