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Daniel Island School

Public Grades K-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Island School is a high-performing public elementary and middle school serving grades K-8 in Charleston, South Carolina. With consistently strong academic results, the school ranks among the top 10 elementary schools in the state and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daniel Island School significantly outperforms the state and Berkeley 01 district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.1% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.8% statewide and 59.2% in the district. The school also has an exceptional gifted and talented program, ranking 1st out of 101 elementary schools in the state. While Daniel Island School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, its rate is still lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Belle Hall Elementary, Daniel Island School stands out as an academic outlier, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school serves a relatively low percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, raising questions about equity and access to high-quality education for all students in the Charleston 01 district.

1,151

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,857

Per pupil spending ?

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2365 Daniel Island Drive
Charleston, SC 29492

(843) 471-2301

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Daniel Island School usually attend:

High:

Philip Simmons High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (85% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Berkeley 01

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg53%

Elementary school

7^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

5^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 24Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	7 of 640	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	7 of 638	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	5 of 644	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	9 of 625	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	5 of 622	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	5 of 643	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	5 of 624	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	2 of 639	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	16 of 619	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	12 of 638	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	89.8	22 of 630	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.1	26 of 599	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	23 of 594	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.5	39 of 597	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	40 of 589	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	39 of 580	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	43 of 577	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	4 of 581	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	6 of 565	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	5 of 580	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	7 of 573	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	5 of 554	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	7 of 588	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	5 of 570	99.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	1 of 101	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	1 of 82	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	1 of 109	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	1 of 147	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	11 of 586	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	11 of 568	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	8 of 582	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	12 of 579	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	4 of 561	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	4 of 590	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	2 of 571	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	11 of 460	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	13 of 441	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	13 of 463	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	19 of 455	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	16 of 439	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	15 of 472	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	9 of 457	98.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	5 of 320	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	6 of 325	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	6 of 325	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	7 of 310	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	5 of 311	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	8 of 315	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	6 of 303	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	5 of 317	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	13 of 303	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	12 of 301	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	14 of 291	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	12 of 276	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	22 of 271	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	19 of 269	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	82.0	30 of 261	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	19 of 249	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	79.3	37 of 244	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	3 of 295	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	6 of 294	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	7 of 299	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	5 of 290	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	7 of 279	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	8 of 296	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	4 of 281	98.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	11 of 173	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	5 of 183	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	8 of 182	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	3 of 179	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	7 of 296	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	7 of 294	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	4 of 303	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	6 of 292	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	3 of 279	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	4 of 296	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	5 of 284	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	9 of 257	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	10 of 255	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	5 of 260	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	6 of 244	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	9 of 258	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	6 of 250	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts90%+31 vs state

Science83%+35 vs state

Mathematics78%+34 vs state

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by a student
Monday, January 31, 2011

Curriculum below my level yet i have low grades because of homework. It's hard to keep up with and is supposed to help. It hurts instead. Close Quote

Schools Near Daniel Island School

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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)	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 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
Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,151	72	16.0		1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	97.4	7^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.2	7^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.9%		92.1	96.2	91.1	84.6	89.9	86.8	91.4	84.6	75.3	78.6	67.4	67.8	86.1	80.3	100.0	$12,857	$487	$637	$1,124	$9,902	$1,832	$11,733
Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	649	38	17.3		521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	98.7	3^rd of 640 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.8	2^nd of 638 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	95.1	96.4	95.8				95.1	92.7	90.5				85.3			$17,585	$3,232	$1,248	$4,480	$10,910	$2,195	$13,105
Chicora Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	3100 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 746-2210	316	33	9.4		4 (1.3%)	254 (80.4%)	50 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	8.8	611^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.9	569^th of 638 public elementary schools	10.8%	42	43.6	18.8	36.0				42.0	18.8	20.3				10.3			$26,963	$6,512	$2,510	$9,021	$14,607	$3,335	$17,942
Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Morrison Drive	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7783	369	40	9.2		9 (2.4%)	326 (88.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	26	480^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.0%		15.2	553^rd of 638 public elementary schools	13.3%	73	44.0	47.4	47.1				42.0	47.4	35.3				36.8			$39,483	$8,228	$3,738	$11,966	$22,862	$4,655	$27,517
James B. Edwards Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	885 Von Kolnitz Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2805	767	53	14.4		621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	88.6	58^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.9%		84.2	95^th of 638 public elementary schools	85.1%	37	77.2	79.8	84.1				70.3	75.0	69.2				71.0			$18,901	$3,093	$1,237	$4,330	$12,082	$2,489	$14,571
Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	Public	PK-K	3180 Thomasina McPherson Boule	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7131	244	26	9.3		2 (0.8%)	214 (87.7%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)								(n/a)																$98,909	$15,099	$9,014	$24,114	$59,023	$15,772	$74,795
James Simons Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	741 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7763	392	28	14.2		219 (55.9%)	111 (28.3%)	34 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	63.7	234^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.4%		76.6	144^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.4%	90	70.0	75.0	77.8			65.0	50.0	59.4	33.3			30.0	59.4			$26,187	$3,838	$1,653	$5,491	$17,053	$3,643	$20,696
Meeting Street at Burns	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 745-7113	295	33	8.9		7 (2.4%)	211 (71.5%)	66 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3910 Verde Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7105	471	36	13.0		202 (42.9%)	161 (34.2%)	62 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	42.1	361^st of 640 public elementary schools	43.6%		38.2	390^th of 638 public elementary schools	38.9%	29	59.1	60.9	56.2	57.1	65.0		52.3	32.6	31.3	33.3	15.0		41.3	61.9		$25,470	$4,315	$1,521	$5,836	$16,107	$3,527	$19,634
Charleston Progressive	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	382 Meeting Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 720-2967	184	21	8.5		2 (1.1%)	173 (94.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	44.8	342^nd of 640 public elementary schools	46.6%		44.8	353^rd of 638 public elementary schools	44.7%	11	54.5	65.7	52.0				63.6	40.6	64.0				25.0			$36,481	$7,724	$2,465	$10,188	$20,136	$6,156	$26,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Island School

What schools do graduates of Daniel Island School attend?

Students who attend Daniel Island School usually go on to attend:

High : Philip Simmons High

Is Daniel Island School a good school?

Yes! Daniel Island School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Daniel Island School in?

Berkeley 01

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Island School?

Students at Daniel Island School are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Daniel Island School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,151 students attended Daniel Island School.

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