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Harbor View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Harbor View Elementary, located at 1576 Harbor View Road in Charleston, SC, serves 621 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Charleston 01 district. This school is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 10% of elementary schools statewide for the past decade, and currently holds a 5-star rating with a 93rd percentile rank (46th out of 649 schools).

Academically, Harbor View students significantly outperform their peers across the board. In English Language Arts, proficiency rates range from 78.3% in 3rd grade to 87.5% in 5th grade, compared to state averages in the low-to-mid 60s. Math proficiency is similarly strong, with 75-77% of students meeting standards versus roughly 50-59% statewide. The school's 4th-grade science proficiency of 80.7% is particularly impressive, outpacing the state by 29 percentage points. This success extends to all student groups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who perform in the top 12% of schools statewide. One area for potential improvement is the school's performance with its Gifted and Talented students, which has dipped in recent years. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 9.4%, far below the district's 20.5% and state's 22.3% rates, indicating strong family engagement and a positive school culture.

What makes Harbor View's achievements even more notable is its efficiency. The school spends $16,949 per student, roughly half of what several nearby struggling schools spend. For example, Mitchell Elementary spends $36,173 per student and ranks in the bottom 3% of the state, while Sanders-Clyde Elementary spends $39,483 and ranks in the bottom 25%. Even with a higher student-teacher ratio of 14.6, Harbor View achieves top-50 results. While Stiles Point Elementary ranks slightly higher (4th in the state), Harbor View's combination of exceptional academics, low absenteeism, and efficient resource use makes it a model of educational excellence in the Charleston area.

621

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,949

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1576 Harbor View Road
Charleston, SC 29412

(843) 762-2749

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Harbor View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Camp Road Middle
High:	James Island Charter High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

African American:

11.4%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (79% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of South Carolina elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

47^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	90.4	47 of 661	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	41 of 639	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	59 of 643	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	67 of 644	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	45 of 625	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	60 of 622	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	55 of 643	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	50 of 624	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	19 of 639	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	39 of 619	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	32 of 638	95.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.4	24 of 630	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	53 of 599	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	54 of 594	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	78 of 597	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	90.6	19 of 589	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	21 of 580	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	24 of 577	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	86.3	36 of 566	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.1	23 of 559	95.9%	★★★★★
2005	86.2	39 of 557	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	89.9	18 of 550	96.7%	★★★★★
2003	84.9	50 of 542	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	40 of 599	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	51 of 580	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	70 of 568	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	95 of 580	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	54 of 573	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	62 of 554	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	44 of 588	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	87 of 570	84.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	37 of 196	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	54 of 105	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	30 of 147	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	79 of 634	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	85 of 612	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	128 of 602	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	87 of 608	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	34 of 600	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	128 of 580	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	101 of 600	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	97 of 588	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	57 of 591	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	34 of 585	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	40 of 571	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	38 of 582	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	32 of 579	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	52 of 561	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	60 of 590	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.8	28 of 571	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	48 of 463	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	47 of 459	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	49 of 446	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	79 of 463	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	36 of 455	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	41 of 439	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	67 of 472	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	67 of 457	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts83%+18 vs state

Science81%+29 vs state

Mathematics75%+22 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, October 7, 2017

Excellent academically and children well supervised. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 6, 2017

HVES has an outstanding Principal, Vice Principal, and Teaching staff. We would not choose any other school for our kids. Close Quote

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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
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
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	29.6%	283 (81.6%)	28 (8.1%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	79.1	130^th of 661 public elementary schools	80.3%		78.9	127^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.1%	3	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
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
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
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	15.4%	772 (89.1%)	34 (3.9%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	97.4	5^th of 661 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.2	15^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.7%	10	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
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 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
Stono Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Huntley Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1507	337	25	13.4	100.0%	56 (16.6%)	232 (68.8%)	23 (6.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	22.2	522^nd of 661 public elementary schools	21.0%		16.8	550^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.9%	28	45.4	43.9	50.0				45.5	31.7	41.2				36.6		$28,562	$6,379	$1,956	$8,335	$15,932	$4,295	$20,227
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harbor View Elementary

Is Harbor View Elementary a good school?

Yes. Harbor View Elementary ranks in the top 7.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harbor View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harbor View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Camp Road Middle
High : James Island Charter High

How many students attend Harbor View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Harbor View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harbor View Elementary?

Students at Harbor View Elementary are 78% White, 11% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Harbor View Elementary in?

Charleston 01

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