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Chicora Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades 1-5

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chicora Elementary in North Charleston, SC, serves approximately 316 students in grades 1-5 and is part of the Charleston 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Chicora Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 6% of elementary schools statewide over the past decade, with its most recent ranking placing it at 613 out of 649 schools. Despite spending $26,963 per student—87% more than Orange Grove Charter School and 110% more than Daniel Island School—academic outcomes remain persistently low. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, yet proficiency rates across all subjects are roughly 30-40 percentage points below district averages. For example, 4th grade math proficiency sits at 23.1% compared to the district average of 60.6%. This "spending paradox" suggests that financial investment alone isn't translating into student success.

One of the most significant challenges is chronic absenteeism, which affects 38.4% of students—nearly 18 times higher than Orange Grove Charter's rate of 2.2%. This attendance crisis directly correlates with academic struggles; the school's best recent performance year coincided with its lowest absenteeism rate. There are some encouraging signs in English Language Arts, with 3rd grade proficiency improving from 16.4% to 43.6% over two years. Notably, the school performs better with African American students (26th percentile) than with other subgroups. Within a 3-mile radius, families have dramatically different options, including Meeting Street at Burns (65th percentile) and Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori (59th percentile), suggesting that school-level factors like leadership and programming play a significant role in outcomes. Addressing attendance appears to be the highest-leverage intervention available to improve student success at Chicora.

316

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,963

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Carner Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 746-2210

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Chicora Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morningside Middle
High:	North Charleston High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.4%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

613^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

21^st of 75Charleston 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	10.4	613 of 649	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	611 of 640	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	569 of 638	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	608 of 644	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	620 of 625	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	621 of 622	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	642 of 643	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	624 of 624	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	636 of 639	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	610 of 619	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	624 of 638	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	612 of 630	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	575 of 599	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	457 of 594	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	548 of 597	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	555 of 589	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.0	501 of 580	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	480 of 577	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	542 of 566	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	489 of 559	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.0	349 of 557	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.4	486 of 550	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.9	467 of 542	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	282 of 379	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	285 of 381	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	224 of 369	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	310 of 394	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	372 of 393	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	339 of 350	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	421 of 421	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	412 of 412	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	6.8	188 of 189	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	158 of 161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	554 of 589	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	536 of 581	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	515 of 565	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	542 of 580	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	568 of 573	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	546 of 554	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	587 of 588	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	570 of 570	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	583 of 624	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	572 of 613	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	520 of 599	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	559 of 608	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	587 of 600	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	574 of 580	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	600 of 600	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	588 of 588	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	557 of 583	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	569 of 586	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	519 of 568	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	548 of 582	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	556 of 579	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	559 of 561	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	590 of 590	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	570 of 571	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)26th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-28 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

Science21%-30 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)		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
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	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	254 (80.4%)	50 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	10.4	613^th of 649 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.8	611^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.5%	2	39.5	40.3	30.7				35.5	23.1	34.7				21.1		$26,963	$6,512	$2,510	$9,021	$14,607	$3,335	$17,942
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	100.0%	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
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%)	64.2	226^th of 649 public elementary schools	65.2%					(n/a)	76.3	66.6	60.4				73.7	52.4	52.3				54.7
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	100.0%	202 (42.9%)	161 (34.2%)	62 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	56.3	263^rd of 649 public elementary schools	59.5%		42.1	361^st of 640 public elementary schools	43.6%	98	71.7	64.1	53.3	55.5			71.8	50.0	40.0	48.1			56.4	48.1	$25,470	$4,315	$1,521	$5,836	$16,107	$3,527	$19,634
Meeting Street Brentwood	Public	PK, KG-8	2685 Leeds Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 529-3130	806	109	7.3		38 (4.7%)	451 (56.0%)	290 (36.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	35.2	422^nd of 649 public elementary schools	35.0%					(n/a)	33.9	47.7	33.4	63.9	61.5	50.0	59.3	46.2	25.0	37.5	32.3	51.5	23.9	59.7
North Charleston Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4921 Durant Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7107	329	28	11.9	100.0%	31 (9.4%)	196 (59.6%)	85 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	4.9	640^th of 649 public elementary schools	1.4%		21.9	512^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.0%	128	32.2	29.0	29.2				32.8	18.6	16.7				22.8		$36,935	$9,663	$3,128	$12,791	$17,851	$6,292	$24,143
Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5	21.9%	948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	96.4	14^th of 649 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.6	11^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	86.5	94.0	91.1	87.3	80.5	94.0	86.4	85.2	88.9	82.6	79.4	86.2	74.0	81.0	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Lackawanna Boulevard	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 529-2831	399	38	10.5	100.0%	78 (19.5%)	176 (44.1%)	109 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	20.6	522^nd of 649 public elementary schools	19.6%		16.9	550^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	38.6	50.0	50.7				31.5	36.2	33.8				41.7		$8,489	$2,604	$1,112	$3,717	$3,819	$954	$4,773
Movement School Bridge View	Public, Charter	K-2	4275 Bridge View Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 790-0300	79	5	15.8		6 (7.6%)	60 (75.9%)	12 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)
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	7.3%	1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	96.7	10^th of 649 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.4	7^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	90.8	91.8	90.6	85.1	82.4	84.6	84.1	86.2	76.3	81.4	78.1	77.2	85.5	83.6	$12,857	$487	$637	$1,124	$9,902	$1,832	$11,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Chicora Elementary

How many students attend Chicora Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Chicora Elementary.

Is Chicora Elementary a good school?

Chicora Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Chicora Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What schools do graduates of Chicora Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chicora Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morningside Middle
High : North Charleston High

What is the racial makeup of Chicora Elementary?

Students at Chicora Elementary are 80% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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