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Minnie Hughes Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Minnie Hughes Elementary is a public elementary school in Yonges Island, South Carolina, serving 185 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charleston 01 school district, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the district's overall performance, Minnie Hughes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 21.5% to 30.1%) and low academic achievement, with only 33.4% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 66.2% in the district and 63.5% statewide. These issues are likely exacerbated by the school's 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income families.

Interestingly, Minnie Hughes Elementary performs significantly worse than nearby schools in the Charleston 01 district, such as Mt. Zion Elementary, Angel Oak Elementary, and E.B. Ellington Elementary, which have higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall performance. Despite the school's high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, it has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past 10 years, indicating a need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and interventions.

174

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,121

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8548 Willtown Road
Yonges Island, SC 29404

(843) 889-2976

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Minnie Hughes Elementary usually attend:

High:

Baptist Hill High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.1%

White:

6.3%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg55%

543^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 43Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

23^rd 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
2025	17.8	543 of 640	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	549 of 638	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	534 of 644	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	446 of 625	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	506 of 622	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	590 of 643	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	583 of 624	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	580 of 639	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	563 of 619	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	510 of 638	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	446 of 630	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.8	268 of 599	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	255 of 594	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	252 of 597	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	276 of 589	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	208 of 580	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	126 of 577	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	52.3	294 of 566	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	242 of 559	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.9	261 of 557	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.7	374 of 550	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	26.2	435 of 542	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	53.8	167 of 394	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	236 of 393	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	221 of 350	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	331 of 421	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	309 of 412	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	502 of 613	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	391 of 608	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	501 of 600	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	524 of 580	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	553 of 600	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	547 of 588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	528 of 590	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	520 of 571	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)58th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-17 vs state

Science29%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-28 vs state

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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)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Minnie Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8548 Willtown Road	Yonges Island	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2976	174	16	10.6		11 (6.3%)	155 (89.1%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	17.8	543^rd of 640 public elementary schools	15.2%		15.6	549^th of 638 public elementary schools	13.9%	6		33.4	55.5		14.3	29.6	28.6	$42,121	$6,799	$9,207	$16,006	$19,302	$6,813	$26,115
Jane Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1960 Jane Edwards Road	Edisto Island	29438	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-4171	92	14	6.8		40 (43.5%)	36 (39.1%)	11 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)								$64,837	$9,153	$3,365	$12,518	$39,759	$12,560	$52,319
E.B. Ellington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Old Jacksonboro Road	Ravenel	29470	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-9411	366	33	11.1		37 (10.1%)	203 (55.5%)	106 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	11.3	588^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.1%		6	626^th of 638 public elementary schools	1.9%	38	35.7	36.3	38.3	45.3	29.5	17.1	20.4	$34,476	$6,969	$3,139	$10,108	$16,445	$7,924	$24,369
Edith L. Frierson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	6133 Maybank Highway	Wadmalaw Island	29487	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-1182	165	12	13.7		81 (49.1%)	45 (27.3%)	19 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.1%)								(n/a)								$39,786	$6,862	$2,545	$9,407	$23,286	$7,092	$30,378
Angel Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6134 Chisolm Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-6412	828	57	14.5		505 (61.0%)	116 (14.0%)	163 (19.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	69.5	198^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.1%		62.8	230^th of 638 public elementary schools	63.9%	32	69.5	65.9	67.7	66.7	58.9	56.5	55.1	$18,949	$3,333	$1,475	$4,808	$11,769	$2,372	$14,141
Cottageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Peirce Road	Cottageville	29435	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4528	425	34	12.5		200 (47.1%)	133 (31.3%)	37 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.8%)	10	601^st of 640 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.9	603^rd of 638 public elementary schools	5.5%	2	39.3	40.9	42.6	27.9	27.3	21.3	19.7	$15,630	$2,365	$1,935	$4,300	$8,716	$2,614	$11,330
Sand Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gnarly Oak Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5201	1,169	73	16.0		782 (66.9%)	156 (13.3%)	112 (9.6%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.2%)	81.4	105^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.6%		85.1	86^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.5%	19	78.1	78.5	76.9	81.5	60.5	58.9	58.0	$10,283	$302	$751	$1,053	$7,820	$1,410	$9,230
Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,079	71	15.1		718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	90.4	46^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.8%		87.4	74^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.4%	28	78.3	83.0	91.4	64.5	81.7	71.2	80.7	$11,305	$495	$752	$1,247	$8,651	$1,408	$10,059
Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3464 River Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-3841	295	28	10.6		99 (33.6%)	69 (23.4%)	114 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	37.6	395^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.7	374^th of 638 public elementary schools	41.4%	21	48.4	37.1	57.1	51.5	42.8	79.4	28.5	$27,978	$6,509	$2,009	$8,518	$15,871	$3,589	$19,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnie Hughes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Minnie Hughes Elementary?

Students at Minnie Hughes Elementary are 89% African American, 6% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Minnie Hughes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Minnie Hughes Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Baptist Hill High

What district is Minnie Hughes Elementary in?

Charleston 01

Is Minnie Hughes Elementary a good school?

Minnie Hughes Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Minnie Hughes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 174 students attended Minnie Hughes Elementary.

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