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Sanders-Clyde Elementary

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Sanders-Clyde Elementary ranks 495 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sanders-Clyde Elementary is a public PK-5 school in downtown Charleston, SC, serving 369 students as part of the Charleston 01 school district. This school has been on a remarkable upward trajectory, climbing from the bottom 1-7% of South Carolina elementary schools for nearly a decade to the 25th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—a dramatic turnaround that makes it one of the most improved schools in the region.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's recent academic growth. Test scores have risen consistently across all subjects and grade levels since 2022-2023. For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency jumped from 17% to 46%, and math from 17% to 50% in just three years. The school also shows exceptional results with its African American students, ranking in the 56th percentile for this group—far above its overall rank. This progress is supported by significant resources: the school spends $39,483 per student, more than double what nearby high-performing schools like Orange Grove Charter School ($14,448) or Daniel Island School ($12,857) spend. The student-teacher ratio is also remarkably low at 9.2:1, compared to 15-16:1 at many neighboring schools, meaning your child would receive substantial individual attention.

However, there are challenges to consider. Chronic absenteeism spiked to 43.8% in 2024-2025—nearly double the district average and far above Harbor View Elementary's 9.4% rate. This means that while the students who attend are improving, a large portion of the student body is missing significant school time. Additionally, the school still ranks below nearby James Simons Montessori (64th percentile), located just 0.69 miles away. For parents, this school represents a high-investment, high-potential option that is clearly improving, but attendance will be critical to sustaining its momentum.

369

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,483

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Morrison Drive
Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 724-7783

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Sanders-Clyde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Simmons Pinckney Middle
High:	Burke High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 22% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

495^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	495 of 661	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	479 of 639	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	558 of 643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	637 of 644	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	582 of 625	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	601 of 622	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	638 of 643	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	622 of 624	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.7	638 of 639	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	615 of 619	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	620 of 638	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	598 of 630	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	572 of 599	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	590 of 594	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	571 of 597	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	572 of 589	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	556 of 580	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	521 of 577	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	72.0	141 of 566	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	121 of 559	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	49.9	315 of 557	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	7.5	537 of 550	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.5	542 of 542	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	169 of 384	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	160 of 380	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	264 of 369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	375 of 394	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	337 of 393	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	297 of 350	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	412 of 421	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	411 of 412	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	423 of 599	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	471 of 573	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	541 of 554	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	578 of 588	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	567 of 570	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	409 of 634	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	381 of 612	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	492 of 602	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	592 of 608	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	550 of 600	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	558 of 580	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	596 of 600	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	586 of 588	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	393 of 585	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	476 of 571	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	574 of 582	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	559 of 579	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	542 of 561	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	589 of 590	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	569 of 571	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2017	3.1	317 of 317	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	293 of 303	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	273 of 301	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	231 of 291	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	203 of 276	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	205 of 271	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	246 of 269	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	247 of 261	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	214 of 249	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	226 of 244	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	66.7	85 of 236	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.8	84 of 231	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.7	143 of 230	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	9.7	218 of 230	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.6	225 of 225	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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)56th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-16 vs state

Science43%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-14 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
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	100.0%	9 (2.4%)	326 (88.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	25.2	495^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.1%		26	479^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.0%	16	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	100.0%	219 (55.9%)	111 (28.3%)	34 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	62.9	239^th of 661 public elementary schools	63.8%		63.7	234^th of 639 public elementary schools	63.4%	5	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
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	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	173 (94.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	54.3	284^th of 661 public elementary schools	57.0%		44.8	342^nd of 639 public elementary schools	46.5%	58	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	100.0%	6 (3.2%)	167 (88.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	8.7	640^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.3	621^st of 639 public elementary schools	2.8%	19	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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	428^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.2%					(n/a)				57.7		65.0				15.3		15.0		42.3
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	100.0%	221 (50.5%)	176 (40.2%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	33.3	436^th of 661 public elementary schools	34.0%		30.2	449^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.7%	13	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
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	41.7%	450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	82.6	104^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.3	75^th of 639 public elementary schools	88.3%	29	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
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	36.9%	483 (77.8%)	71 (11.4%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)	90.4	47^th of 661 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.1	41^st of 639 public elementary schools	93.6%	6	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
Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,151	72	16.0	7.3%	1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	96.6	10^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.4	7^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	90.8	91.8	90.6	85.1	82.4	84.6	84.1	86.2	76.3	81.4	78.1	77.2	85.5	83.6	$12,857	$487	$637	$1,124	$9,902	$1,832	$11,733
Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5	21.9%	948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	96.3	15^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	11^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	86.5	94.0	91.1	87.3	80.5	94.0	86.4	85.2	88.9	82.6	79.4	86.2	74.0	81.0	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Sanders-Clyde Elementary

How many students attend Sanders-Clyde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Sanders-Clyde Elementary.

What district is Sanders-Clyde Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What schools do graduates of Sanders-Clyde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sanders-Clyde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simmons Pinckney Middle
High : Burke High

Is Sanders-Clyde Elementary a good school?

Sanders-Clyde Elementary ranks 495^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sanders-Clyde Elementary?

Students at Sanders-Clyde Elementary are 88% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

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