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E.B. Ellington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

E.B. Ellington Elementary is a PK-5 school in rural Ravenel, SC, serving 366 students in the Charleston 01 district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its exceptional level of funding—$34,476 per student—which is roughly 72% higher than nearby W. B. Goodwin Elementary and 82% higher than Drayton Hall Elementary. Despite this investment, academic results remain in the bottom 15% of South Carolina elementary schools, though there are encouraging signs of improvement. The school's overall ranking rose from the 2nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026, its best showing in nearly a decade. Progress is especially notable for African American students, who now rank in the 37th percentile, and for male students, who jumped from the 5th to the 21st percentile. However, female students have seen little change, and 5th grade performance remains a concern—only 27.1% are proficient in ELA and math, compared to district averages near 68% and 59%, respectively.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant hurdle, with 26.4% of students missing substantial school time—well above the district's 20.5% and nearly double the rate at Angel Oak Elementary. The school does maintain a favorable 11.1:1 student-teacher ratio, and its spending has increased 70% over two years, providing resources that could drive future gains. Compared to peer schools like Lambs Elementary, which posts stronger 5th grade scores, E.B. Ellington has clear room to grow. If recent improvement trends continue, this school may be on a more promising path, but targeted work on attendance and upper-grade support will be essential.

366

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,476

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5540 Old Jacksonboro Road
Ravenel, SC 29470

(843) 889-9411

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend E.B. Ellington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Baptist Hill High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.5%

Hispanic:

29.0%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (36% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

577^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 46Elementary 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	16.0	577 of 661	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	587 of 639	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	631 of 643	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	595 of 644	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	598 of 625	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	613 of 622	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	593 of 624	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	561 of 619	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	591 of 638	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.8	440 of 630	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	382 of 599	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.6	467 of 594	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	542 of 597	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	459 of 589	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	384 of 580	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	298 of 577	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	373 of 566	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	79.7	81 of 559	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	84 of 557	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	47.8	329 of 550	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	20.8	462 of 542	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	240 of 384	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	310 of 380	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	347 of 369	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	316 of 394	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	344 of 393	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	346 of 350	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	370 of 421	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	365 of 412	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	551 of 599	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	541 of 580	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	568 of 568	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	548 of 580	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	560 of 573	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	526 of 554	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	561 of 588	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	538 of 570	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	560 of 634	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	573 of 612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	597 of 602	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	574 of 608	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	567 of 600	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	577 of 580	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	572 of 600	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	552 of 588	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	466 of 591	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	556 of 585	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	530 of 571	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	487 of 582	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	527 of 579	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	547 of 561	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	579 of 590	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	539 of 571	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science39%-12 vs state

Mathematics38%-16 vs state

English Language Arts33%-32 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 (2024)	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 7th 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 7th 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
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	100.0%	37 (10.1%)	203 (55.5%)	106 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	16	577^th of 661 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.3	587^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.1%	10	30.0	41.3	27.1				44.0	41.3	27.1				39.1		$34,476	$6,969	$3,139	$10,108	$16,445	$7,924	$24,369
Angel Oak Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	6134 Chisolm Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 559-6412	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Johns Island Elementary	Public	2-5	2950 Claybrook Street	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 543-6855	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	72.2	179^th of 661 public elementary schools	72.9%					(n/a)	70.6	72.9	61.6				72.9	61.0	56.5				68.4
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	36.3%	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		$19,996	$4,395	$1,297	$5,692	$11,505	$2,800	$14,305
Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Pinehurst Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1538	679	49	13.8	100.0%	230 (33.9%)	246 (36.2%)	125 (18.4%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (7.2%)	51.4	306^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.7%		50.2	308^th of 639 public elementary schools	51.8%	2	53.8	54.0	68.1				58.1	47.0	57.5				52.0		$20,743	$4,519	$1,601	$6,121	$11,869	$2,754	$14,623
Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	280	17	16.8	19.9%	225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	91.2	40^th of 661 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.6	24^th of 639 public elementary schools	96.2%	16	80.0	86.7	92.3	95.8	95.7	96.1	64.0	66.7	80.8	91.7	95.6	77.0	76.7	100.0	$23,806	$3,021	$1,376	$4,397	$16,191	$3,219	$19,409
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	70.0%	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		$14,279	$627	$919	$1,546	$11,274	$1,459	$12,733
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505-A Arlington Drive	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1510	556	40	13.9	100.0%	231 (41.5%)	205 (36.9%)	42 (7.6%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.4%)	81.8	111^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.2%		68.1	206^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.8%	95	74.1	79.1	76.4				74.2	63.2	64.0				67.8		$23,557	$3,753	$1,441	$5,194	$14,671	$3,692	$18,363
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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		$24,639	$6,186	$2,406	$8,592	$12,952	$3,095	$16,047

Frequently Asked Questions about E.B. Ellington Elementary

How many students attend E.B. Ellington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended E.B. Ellington Elementary.

What district is E.B. Ellington Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What schools do graduates of E.B. Ellington Elementary attend?

Students who attend E.B. Ellington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Baptist Hill High

What is the racial makeup of E.B. Ellington Elementary?

Students at E.B. Ellington Elementary are 55% African American, 29% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is E.B. Ellington Elementary a good school?

E.B. Ellington Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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