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Ladson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ladson Elementary is a public elementary school serving 893 students in grades PK-5 in Ladson, South Carolina. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's relatively strong performance, Ladson Elementary consistently lags behind in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.8% of 3rd graders, 35.9% of 4th graders, and 39.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.5%, 66.2%, and 67.3% for the Charleston 01 district, respectively. The school's performance in Math is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Ladson Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 30.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Ladson Elementary's performance is significantly lower than other nearby elementary schools, such as A.C. Corcoran Elementary, Westview Elementary, and Joseph R. Pye Elementary, which are all in the top half of South Carolina elementary schools. Despite the school's high poverty level and relatively high per-student spending, Ladson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

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 — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

616^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-26 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

Science20%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (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
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%)	8.1	616^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.8%		10.2	597^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.4%	19	33.8	35.9	39.4	29.8	22.3	25.2	19.8	$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%)	75.9	155^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.8%		84.3	92^nd of 638 public elementary schools	85.6%	63	72.5	70.8	74.6	65.7	71.7	56.8	53.5	$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%)	21.9	514^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.7%		15.4	551^st of 638 public elementary schools	13.6%	37	35.4	56.4	51.4	22.8	39.4	22.4	41.0	$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%)	39.6	384^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.0%		40.7	377^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.9%	7	58.8	63.2	57.0	34.6	44.2	45.0	38.9	$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%)	62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.9	200^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.7%	41	70.8	68.0	61.7	60.8	55.7	43.4	55.7	$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%)	5.1	633^rd of 640 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.6	620^th of 638 public elementary schools	2.8%	13	22.1	22.6	28.1	23.9	34.3	12.6	14.7	$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%)	37.7	394^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.4	379^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.6%	15	45.5	60.2	59.3	40.9	42.7	45.9	40.7	$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%)	34.6	417^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.7	414^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	52.6	55.1	62.8	45.0	37.9	38.4	35.1	$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

Is Ladson Elementary a good school?

Ladson Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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

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

How many students attend Ladson Elementary?

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

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