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Memminger Elementary

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Memminger Elementary ranks 430 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Memminger Elementary is a PK-5 school in the heart of historic downtown Charleston, SC, serving 438 students in the Charleston 01 district.

Memminger is one of the most compelling improvement stories in the area. Just a few years ago, the school ranked near the bottom of the state, but it has climbed dramatically—from the 2nd percentile in 2018-2019 to the 34th percentile today. That momentum is visible in recent test scores: 3rd grade math proficiency jumped nearly 20 points in one year, and 4th grade science scores now exceed the state average. The school invests heavily in its students, spending about $26,000 per student and maintaining a favorable 11.8:1 student-teacher ratio—much smaller class sizes than nearby schools like Mt. Pleasant Academy (16.5:1) or Stiles Point Elementary (17.1:1). Attendance is also a relative strength, with chronic absenteeism below both district and state averages.

That said, challenges remain. While 3rd and 4th graders are making strong gains, 5th grade performance lags significantly—especially in math, where proficiency sits at 31.5% versus the district average of 59.3%. This suggests the school's recent improvements are taking hold with younger students, but older students may need additional support. Memminger also serves a high-poverty population, and its lowest-income students still struggle compared to peers. When comparing nearby options, Memminger sits in the middle of the spectrum: it outperforms Mitchell Elementary (3rd percentile) and Sanders-Clyde Elementary (25th percentile), but still trails top-performing schools like Harbor View Elementary (93rd percentile) and Stiles Point Elementary (99th percentile). For parents, Memminger represents a school on a clear upward trajectory—one that is investing real resources into smaller classes and early-grade support, even as it works to close gaps in the upper grades.

438

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,342

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Beaufain Street
Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 724-7778

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Memminger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Simmons Pinckney Middle
High:	Burke High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

African American:

40.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

430^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	33.3	430 of 649	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	450 of 640	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	526 of 638	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	476 of 644	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	520 of 625	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	563 of 622	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	632 of 643	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	587 of 624	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	589 of 639	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	585 of 619	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	604 of 638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	595 of 630	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	590 of 599	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	584 of 594	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	579 of 597	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	548 of 589	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	504 of 580	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	443 of 577	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.3	466 of 566	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	444 of 559	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	397 of 557	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	501 of 550	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	29.8	421 of 542	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	300 of 379	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	343 of 381	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	334 of 369	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	325 of 394	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	299 of 393	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	289 of 350	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	405 of 421	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	358 of 412	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	426 of 589	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	489 of 581	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	586 of 624	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	600 of 613	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	586 of 599	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	564 of 608	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	565 of 600	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	538 of 580	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	589 of 600	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	539 of 588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	449 of 568	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	516 of 561	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	571 of 571	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)21st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science53%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-16 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 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	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 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 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
Memminger Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Beaufain Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7778	438	37	11.8		221 (50.5%)	176 (40.2%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	33.3	430^th of 649 public elementary schools	33.7%		30.2	450^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.7%	20	53.0	55.5	37.1			53.0	47.2	31.5			52.8		$26,342	$4,773	$1,844	$6,616	$15,297	$4,429	$19,726
Charleston Progressive	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	382 Meeting Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 720-2967	184	21	8.5		2 (1.1%)	173 (94.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	54.5	278^th of 649 public elementary schools	57.2%		44.8	342^nd of 640 public elementary schools	46.6%	64	68.9	70.0	58.8			62.0	45.0	38.2			65.0		$36,481	$7,724	$2,465	$10,188	$20,136	$6,156	$26,292
Mitchell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2 Perry Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7261	188	24	7.8		6 (3.2%)	167 (88.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	8.7	628^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.3	622^nd of 640 public elementary schools	2.8%	6	28.5	25.1	45.0			33.4	12.6	40.0			18.7		$36,173	$8,691	$2,278	$10,969	$18,813	$6,391	$25,204
Charleston Development Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	233 Line Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 722-2689	151	15	10.2		0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	423^rd of 649 public elementary schools	34.8%					(n/a)				57.7	65.0				15.3	15.0		42.3
Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Morrison Drive	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7783	369	40	9.2		9 (2.4%)	326 (88.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	25.2	488^th of 649 public elementary schools	24.8%		26	480^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.0%	8	46.0	52.3	46.2			50.0	34.1	30.8			43.2		$39,483	$8,228	$3,738	$11,966	$22,862	$4,655	$27,517
James Simons Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	741 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7763	392	28	14.2		219 (55.9%)	111 (28.3%)	34 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	63	233^rd of 649 public elementary schools	64.1%		63.7	234^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.4%	1	81.1	61.1	70.0	90.9		62.1	30.6	60.0	50.0		41.6	81.8	$26,187	$3,838	$1,653	$5,491	$17,053	$3,643	$20,696
Harbor View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1576 Harbor View Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2749	621	42	14.6		483 (77.8%)	71 (11.4%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)	90.5	46^th of 649 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.1	41^st of 640 public elementary schools	93.6%	5	78.3	82.8	87.5			76.6	73.1	75.0			80.7		$16,949	$2,536	$1,313	$3,849	$10,363	$2,737	$13,100
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30 Chadwick Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1503	769	52	14.8		450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	82.8	102^nd of 649 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.3	75^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.3%	27	81.6	76.5	66.1			83.2	67.2	61.7			73.1		$18,113	$3,633	$1,283	$4,916	$10,805	$2,392	$13,197
Stiles Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	883-A Mikell Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2767	866	51	17.1		772 (89.1%)	34 (3.9%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	97.5	4^th of 649 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.2	15^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.7%	11	94.5	90.0	93.1			93.6	86.7	86.2			85.4		$17,245	$3,274	$1,316	$4,590	$10,588	$2,066	$12,654
Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	691 Riverland Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2765	347	25	14.1		283 (81.6%)	28 (8.1%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	79.3	128^th of 649 public elementary schools	80.3%		78.9	127^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.2%	1	82.0	80.5	82.4	62.5		74.3	61.2	55.9	33.4		72.3	66.7	$26,181	$3,783	$1,369	$5,152	$16,995	$4,034	$21,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Memminger Elementary

What district is Memminger Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What schools do graduates of Memminger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Memminger Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simmons Pinckney Middle
High : Burke High

How many students attend Memminger Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Memminger Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Memminger Elementary?

Students at Memminger Elementary are 50% White, 40% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Memminger Elementary a good school?

Memminger Elementary ranks 430^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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