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Hunley Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hunley Park Elementary is a PK-5 school in North Charleston, SC, serving 487 students within the Charleston 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Hunley Park has faced significant academic challenges, with its state ranking dropping to the 14th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. However, it's important to note that the school outperforms several nearby schools serving similar demographics. For example, Pinehurst Elementary (4th percentile), Matilda F. Dunston Elementary (3rd percentile), and W. B. Goodwin Elementary (5th percentile) all rank lower. One notable strength is English Language Arts, where Hunley Park's proficiency rates across 3rd (39.6%), 4th (42.6%), and 5th (43.4%) grades consistently exceed those of its immediate peers. For instance, its 4th-grade ELA proficiency is nearly double that of Dunston (24.6%). Math proficiency, however, is a significant concern, with 4th and 5th-grade rates (31.2% and 31.7%) running about 10 percentage points below ELA scores.

A striking finding is the school's exceptionally high per-student spending of $24,637 for 2024-2025—among the highest in the comparison group, rivaled only by Goodwin ($24,639). This is notably higher than nearby Lambs Elementary ($20,944) and far exceeds schools in the Dorchester 02 district like Eagle Nest Elementary ($14,279). Despite this investment, outcomes remain below state averages—a paradox worth examining. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has decreased from 28.0% (2023-2024) to 25.8% (2024-2025), lower than several nearby schools including Midland Park Primary (37.7%) and Dunston (28.3%). This improvement in attendance could be a foundational step for future academic gains.

487

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,944

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

1000 Michigan Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29404

(843) 767-5914

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Hunley Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science
High:	R. B. Stall High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

African American:

34.9%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

567^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

22^nd 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	17.0	567 of 661	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	401 of 643	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	364 of 644	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	405 of 625	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	489 of 622	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	550 of 643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	596 of 624	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	522 of 639	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	485 of 619	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	584 of 638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	533 of 630	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	424 of 599	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	513 of 594	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	513 of 597	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	384 of 589	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	408 of 580	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.8	357 of 577	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	348 of 566	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.1	421 of 559	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	405 of 557	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	416 of 550	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	49.9	297 of 542	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	262 of 384	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.1	106 of 380	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	46 of 369	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	42 of 394	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	101 of 393	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	188 of 350	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	301 of 421	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	403 of 412	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	95 of 104	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	41 of 79	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	478 of 599	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	441 of 580	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	309 of 568	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	311 of 580	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	362 of 573	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	391 of 554	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	501 of 588	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	552 of 570	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	146 of 159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	144 of 156	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	66 of 114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	101 of 116	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	433 of 634	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	305 of 612	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	175 of 602	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	235 of 608	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	333 of 600	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	432 of 580	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	497 of 600	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	574 of 588	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	527 of 591	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	481 of 585	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	416 of 571	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	374 of 582	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	413 of 579	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	511 of 561	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	506 of 590	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	534 of 571	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-22 vs state

Mathematics37%-17 vs state

Science33%-19 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, August 5, 2011

My two daughters have been going to Hunley Park for the past 2 years. So far I am very satisfyed with the communication, safety, and teachers. The only thing I don't like is they did not go on any field trips. There are places they can take the kids that is educational focused.

I like how the assistant princpal Dr. Duke learns every childs name and the parents too.

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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 (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	Directly certified (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 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
Hunley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Michigan Avenue	North Charleston	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5914	487	38	12.8	63.7%	40 (8.2%)	170 (34.9%)	241 (49.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	17	567^th of 661 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.1	510^th of 639 public elementary schools	20.2%	57	39.6	42.6	43.4	48.2	31.2	31.7	32.8	$19,944	$1,725	$972	$2,697	$13,527	$3,720	$17,247
Lambs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29458	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5900	580	37	15.5	56.3%	95 (16.4%)	204 (35.2%)	222 (38.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	19.3	543^rd of 661 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.6	567^th of 639 public elementary schools	11.3%	24	47.6	37.1	49.3	42.8	40.5	33.3	28.6	$16,875	$658	$715	$1,373	$12,470	$3,032	$15,502
W. B. Goodwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5911	423	32	13.3	79.0%	19 (4.5%)	163 (38.5%)	221 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	10.3	626^th of 661 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.4	625^th of 639 public elementary schools	2.2%	1	40.3	25.8	41.9	41.8	17.7	25.4	29.0	$21,028	$2,355	$790	$3,145	$14,322	$3,561	$17,883
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	77.1%	10 (2.8%)	102 (28.6%)	236 (66.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)								(n/a)								$20,165	$1,458	$1,026	$2,484	$13,791	$3,890	$17,681
Drayton Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3138 Ashley River Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 852-0678	640	43	15.0	30.7%	431 (67.3%)	82 (12.8%)	62 (9.7%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.8%)	90.5	46^th of 661 public elementary schools	93.0%		87.1	66^th of 639 public elementary schools	89.7%	20	85.5	86.8	83.3	87.9	71.5	62.3	74.8	$16,927	$886	$455	$1,341	$12,699	$2,887	$15,586
Compass Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5010 Wetland Crossing Road	N Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 410-9765	155	12	13.4	—	20 (12.9%)	115 (74.2%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)	17.6	562^nd of 661 public elementary schools	15.0%					(n/a)	41.2	47.1	60.0	32.4	26.4	28.0	35.3	$15,325	$347	$288	$636	$8,183	$6,507	$14,689
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	76.5%	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	$21,168	$1,757	$707	$2,464	$13,879	$4,825	$18,704
Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8640 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2460	653	45	14.4	46.3%	135 (20.7%)	213 (32.6%)	204 (31.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (11.8%)	17.2	564^th of 661 public elementary schools	14.7%		26.1	478^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.2%	86	53.7	50.0	45.4	43.0	26.1	22.6	27.1	$13,921	$486	$801	$1,287	$10,884	$1,750	$12,634
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 William Moultrie Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 760-9820	622	54	11.6	61.7%	114 (18.3%)	271 (43.6%)	154 (24.8%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.2%)	42.8	378^th of 661 public elementary schools	42.8%		37.7	393^rd of 639 public elementary schools	38.5%	15	70.4	63.3	45.9	68.4	41.2	32.3	38.8	$15,910	$897	$769	$1,666	$12,565	$1,678	$14,244
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	66.8%	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	$17,956	$1,744	$769	$2,513	$12,587	$2,856	$15,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunley Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hunley Park Elementary?

Students at Hunley Park Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 35% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Hunley Park Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What schools do graduates of Hunley Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunley Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science
High : R. B. Stall High

Is Hunley Park Elementary a good school?

Hunley Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Hunley Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Hunley Park Elementary.

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