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Pepperhill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pepperhill Elementary is a PK-5 public school in North Charleston, SC, serving 453 students within the Charleston 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Pepperhill faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of South Carolina elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math are consistently 30-40 percentage points below district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency sits at 18.8%, compared to 59.3% for the district and 49.1% for the state. This performance gap is even more pronounced for specific student groups, with the school's effectiveness with Hispanic and English Language Learner students ranking in the 2nd and 1st percentiles respectively. Nearby schools in neighboring districts, such as Joseph R. Pye Elementary (82nd percentile) and Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary (43rd percentile), dramatically outperform Pepperhill, highlighting a stark contrast in educational outcomes for students living in close proximity.

Despite these challenges, there are encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 32.9% in 2022-2023 to 16.2% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (20.5%) and state (22.3%) averages. Additionally, 3rd-grade math proficiency has shown a 15-point improvement over two years, rising from 24.6% to 39.7%. However, the school's spending presents a paradox: at $24,397 per student, Pepperhill spends nearly double what high-performing nearby schools like Hanahan Elementary ($12,407) spend, yet academic results remain low. The school's state ranking has also declined from the 11th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, indicating a downward trajectory that requires urgent attention.

453

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,397

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 Creola Road
North Charleston, SC 29420

(843) 767-5905

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Pepperhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwoods Middle
High:	R. B. Stall High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.2%

Hispanic:

40.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (30% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

632^nd of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	7.8	632 of 649	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	629 of 640	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	570 of 638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	588 of 644	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	555 of 625	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	576 of 622	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	618 of 624	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	564 of 639	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	566 of 619	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	530 of 638	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	568 of 630	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	514 of 599	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	525 of 594	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	525 of 597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	531 of 589	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	476 of 580	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.3	356 of 577	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	380 of 566	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.4	455 of 559	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.8	516 of 557	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.1	492 of 550	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.0	476 of 542	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	339 of 379	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	299 of 381	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	240 of 369	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	299 of 394	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	271 of 393	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	264 of 350	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	416 of 421	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	399 of 412	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	103 of 104	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	83 of 84	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	76 of 84	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	81 of 82	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	568 of 589	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	573 of 581	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	527 of 565	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	539 of 580	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	536 of 573	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	491 of 554	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	583 of 588	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	566 of 570	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	152 of 155	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	155 of 156	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	103 of 115	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	104 of 104	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	592 of 624	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	603 of 613	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	536 of 599	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	538 of 608	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	505 of 600	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	521 of 580	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	592 of 600	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	579 of 588	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	566 of 583	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	570 of 586	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	491 of 568	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	506 of 582	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	500 of 579	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	539 of 561	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	575 of 590	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	559 of 571	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)11th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-30 vs state

Mathematics28%-26 vs state

Science23%-29 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 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
Pepperhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Creola Road	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5905	453	34	13.4		25 (5.5%)	214 (47.2%)	185 (40.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	7.8	632^nd of 649 public elementary schools	2.6%		6	629^th of 640 public elementary schools	1.7%	3	34.5	37.4	30.1				39.7	28.0	18.8				22.7		$24,397	$5,692	$2,064	$7,756	$13,563	$3,078	$16,641
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	758	66	11.4		30 (4.0%)	111 (14.6%)	599 (79.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	10	620^th of 649 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.3	590^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.8%	30	27.9	28.6	38.7				40.4	29.3	29.2				24.6		$20,017	$6,304	$1,759	$8,063	$9,469	$2,484	$11,953
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
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
Midland Park Primary	Public	PK-K	2415 Midland Park Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 574-2183	357	32	11.1		10 (2.8%)	102 (28.6%)	236 (66.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$49,289	$10,165	$4,897	$15,062	$24,681	$9,546	$34,227
GREEN Charter School Lowcountry	Public, Charter	K-8	8717 Old University Boulevard	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 501-7911	301	25	12.0		63 (20.9%)	189 (62.8%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	15.7	572^nd of 649 public elementary schools	11.9%		20.1	530^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.2%	42	58.4	58.3	43.2	33.3	58.4	54.2	41.7	20.8	18.9	5.3	4.2	12.5	33.3	20.5	$10,284	$1,259	$329	$1,588	$5,321	$3,374	$8,696
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
Hanahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Mabeline Rd	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-3290	957	59	16.1		385 (40.2%)	157 (16.4%)	293 (30.6%)	25 (2.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (9.1%)	38.4	402^nd of 649 public elementary schools	38.1%		31.9	437^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.7%	35	56.8	56.8	55.5				51.4	52.5	34.2				45.3		$12,407	$920	$961	$1,881	$8,858	$1,667	$10,526
Hunley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Michigan Avenue	North Charleston	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5914	487	38	12.8		40 (8.2%)	170 (34.9%)	241 (49.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	17	557^th of 649 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.1	511^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.2%	46	39.6	42.6	43.4				48.2	31.2	31.7				32.8		$24,637	$5,133	$2,131	$7,265	$13,375	$3,997	$17,372
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		135 (20.7%)	213 (32.6%)	204 (31.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (11.8%)	17.2	554^th of 649 public elementary schools	14.6%		26.1	479^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.2%	75	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pepperhill Elementary

Is Pepperhill Elementary a good school?

Pepperhill Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Pepperhill Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What schools do graduates of Pepperhill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pepperhill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwoods Middle
High : R. B. Stall High

What is the racial makeup of Pepperhill Elementary?

Students at Pepperhill Elementary are 47% African American, 41% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% White.

How many students attend Pepperhill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Pepperhill Elementary.

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