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Ladson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ladson Elementary is a large public school in Ladson, SC, serving 907 students in grades PK-5 within the Charleston 01 school district.

Ladson Elementary is currently facing significant academic challenges. On the most recent state tests, proficiency rates are dramatically lower than both the district and state averages. For example, only about 21% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, compared to 68% across the district and 59% statewide. Similar gaps exist in reading and science at every grade level. The school currently ranks in the bottom 7% of elementary schools in South Carolina. One of the biggest concerns is a very high chronic absenteeism rate—around 30% of students miss too many school days, which is much higher than the district average of 20.5%. This is a major barrier to learning and likely a key reason why academic progress has been so difficult to achieve. While there has been a small improvement in reading scores over the past few years, math scores have remained flat or declined.

It's important to note that the school spends a significant amount of money per student—about $19,700 per year—which is higher than many nearby schools. However, this investment has not yet translated into better results. For context, Joseph R. Pye Elementary, located just over two miles away in the Dorchester 02 district, spends less per student but ranks in the top 20% of schools statewide, with proficiency rates in the 60-80% range. This stark contrast highlights that while Ladson Elementary serves a high-needs population (with 100% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch), there are significant opportunities for improvement in how resources are used and how attendance and instruction are managed. For parents, the key takeaway is that the school is working against serious obstacles, and understanding the attendance issue and staying actively involved in your child's learning will be crucial.

907

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,704

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3321 Ladson Road
Ladson, SC 29456

(843) 764-2225

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Ladson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Deer Park Middle
High:	R. B. Stall High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.1%

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

604^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	11.2	604 of 649	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	616 of 640	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	597 of 638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	582 of 644	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	533 of 625	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	485 of 622	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	545 of 643	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	535 of 624	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	446 of 619	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	437 of 638	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.1	348 of 630	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.3	460 of 599	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	450 of 594	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	420 of 597	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.1	381 of 589	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.6	440 of 580	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	437 of 577	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	447 of 566	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.2	450 of 559	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	478 of 557	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	419 of 550	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.5	345 of 542	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	313 of 379	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	348 of 381	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	316 of 369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	356 of 394	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	314 of 393	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	175 of 350	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	346 of 421	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	341 of 412	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	143 of 147	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	170 of 189	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	95 of 103	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	69 of 79	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	64 of 72	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	69 of 84	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	69 of 84	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	87 of 104	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	71 of 82	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	534 of 589	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	554 of 581	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	521 of 565	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	520 of 580	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	481 of 573	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	445 of 554	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	512 of 588	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	516 of 570	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	137 of 155	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	145 of 156	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	102 of 115	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	95 of 115	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	70 of 86	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	105 of 116	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	567 of 624	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	590 of 613	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	558 of 599	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	565 of 608	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	514 of 600	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	443 of 580	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	529 of 600	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	532 of 588	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	556 of 583	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	564 of 586	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	532 of 568	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	541 of 582	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	502 of 579	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	447 of 561	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	510 of 590	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	485 of 571	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	447 of 460	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	420 of 441	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	426 of 463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	422 of 455	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	397 of 439	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	354 of 472	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	354 of 457	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-24 vs state

Science35%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-29 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

I love this school the teachers and the principal I'm a volunteer there and I love the school Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The school is a wonderful place for students! The administration is friendly. The teachers are helpful and the students love the school! 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)	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 (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
Ladson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3321 Ladson Road	Ladson	29456	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2225	907	63	14.3		139 (15.3%)	427 (47.1%)	283 (31.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	11.2	604^th of 649 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.1	616^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.8%	12	40.8	44.0	36.6	20.8	29.8	23.5	35.1	$19,704	$4,216	$1,808	$6,024	$10,897	$2,783	$13,680
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9701 Patriot Boulevard	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2979	775	55	14.0		319 (41.2%)	222 (28.6%)	111 (14.3%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.9%)	80.6	119^th of 649 public elementary schools	81.7%		75.9	155^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.8%	36	75.8	74.4	79.3	79.8	59.8	65.4	62.8	$13,007	$760	$806	$1,566	$9,780	$1,662	$11,441
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Davidson Drive	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2711	750	51	14.7		168 (22.4%)	157 (20.9%)	314 (41.9%)	7 (0.9%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (11.9%)	18.1	545^th of 649 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.9	514^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.7%	31	35.2	50.0	51.3	43.8	28.2	34.2	28.2	$13,549	$1,001	$991	$1,992	$9,300	$2,256	$11,557
Oakbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Old Fort Drive	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 821-1165	649	43	15.0		199 (30.7%)	291 (44.8%)	90 (13.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.3%)	33.8	428^th of 649 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.6	384^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.0%	44	50.6	65.7	57.2	39.6	36.4	39.6	43.4	$14,038	$823	$910	$1,733	$10,600	$1,706	$12,305
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	791	54	14.7		332 (42.0%)	242 (30.6%)	110 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (12.3%)	50.5	308^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.5%		62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%	67	67.7	62.4	62.3	62.8	41.4	50.0	42.1	$12,121	$583	$950	$1,534	$9,021	$1,567	$10,588
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%)	6.8	635^th of 649 public elementary schools	2.2%		5.1	633^rd of 640 public elementary schools	1.1%	2	39.6	24.1	31.0	32.1	25.0	24.0	22.1	$20,324	$4,489	$1,620	$6,109	$11,586	$2,629	$14,215
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		114 (18.3%)	271 (43.6%)	154 (24.8%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.2%)	42.8	372^nd of 649 public elementary schools	42.7%		37.7	394^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.4%	22	70.4	63.3	45.9	68.4	41.2	32.3	38.8	$15,236	$938	$939	$1,877	$11,602	$1,757	$13,359
Sangaree Intermediate	Public	3-5	201 School House Lane	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	521	26	20.0		225 (43.2%)	133 (25.5%)	83 (15.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.4%)	36.4	416^th of 649 public elementary schools	35.9%		34.6	417^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.8%	1	60.0	58.5	59.4	49.2	38.3	36.0	41.8	$12,355	$1,162	$643	$1,805	$8,898	$1,653	$10,550
Sangaree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1460 Royle Road	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	578	38	15.0		216 (37.4%)	164 (28.4%)	120 (20.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.5%)								(n/a)								$15,137	$1,086	$1,446	$2,532	$10,618	$1,987	$12,605
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)								$14,198	$767	$935	$1,701	$10,703	$1,793	$12,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Ladson Elementary

How many students attend Ladson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 907 students attended Ladson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ladson Elementary?

Students at Ladson Elementary are 47% African American, 31% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Ladson Elementary in?

Charleston 01

Is Ladson Elementary a good school?

Ladson Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ladson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ladson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deer Park Middle
High : R. B. Stall High

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