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James B. Edwards Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

James B. Edwards Elementary is a highly rated public school in Mount Pleasant, SC, serving 767 students in grades PK-5 within the Charleston 01 school district.

James B. Edwards is an excellent school that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in South Carolina, currently sitting in the 94th percentile statewide. The school has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade, moving from the low-80s percentile range to its current top-tier status. One of its most impressive stats is the incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.7%, compared to the district average of 20.5% and state average of 22.3%—a sign that students are engaged and families are highly involved. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.4, which is better than several nearby high-performing schools like Mt. Pleasant Academy (16.5) and Belle Hall Elementary (17.3). Additionally, James B. Edwards achieves its strong results with relatively efficient spending at $18,901 per student, notably lower than some Charleston city schools that spend $26,000–$39,000 per student for far lower outcomes.

While James B. Edwards is a top-tier school, it faces stiff competition from several neighbors in the Mount Pleasant area. Schools like Belle Hall Elementary (100th percentile), Sullivan's Island Elementary (99th), and Mt. Pleasant Academy (99th) all rank slightly higher. For example, in 5th-grade ELA, James B. Edwards had 78.9% proficiency compared to Belle Hall's 96.2%. One area worth noting is a consistent dip in math proficiency as grade levels increase—3rd grade shows 85.8% proficiency, dropping to 67.7% by 5th grade. The school has also made impressive strides in supporting students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, with their subgroup ranking jumping from the 34th to 75th percentile in just two years, showing a strong commitment to closing achievement gaps.

767

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,901

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

885 Von Kolnitz Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 849-2805

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend James B. Edwards Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moultrie Middle
High:	Lucy Garrett Beckham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

African American:

7.0%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (80% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

36^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	91.7	36 of 661	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	58 of 639	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	96 of 643	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	52 of 644	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	50 of 625	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	55 of 622	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	114 of 643	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	136 of 624	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	112 of 639	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	78 of 619	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	73 of 638	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	125 of 630	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	138 of 599	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	89 of 594	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	79 of 597	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	86.7	42 of 589	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	65 of 580	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	86.5	34 of 577	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	39 of 566	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	40 of 559	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	82.6	67 of 557	88.0%	★★★★☆
2004	86.4	47 of 550	91.5%	★★★★★
2003	87.1	31 of 542	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	43 of 599	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	44 of 580	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	89 of 568	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	58 of 580	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	61 of 573	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	67 of 554	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	157 of 588	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	177 of 570	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	70 of 196	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	20 of 82	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	23 of 105	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	13 of 109	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	62 of 147	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	154 of 634	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	190 of 612	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	401 of 602	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.7	193 of 608	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	267 of 600	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.3	104 of 580	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	37.0	403 of 600	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	368 of 588	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	31 of 591	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	71 of 585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	87 of 571	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	52 of 582	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	41 of 579	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	42 of 561	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	92 of 590	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	121 of 571	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	60 of 463	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	81 of 459	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	113 of 446	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	58 of 463	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	41 of 455	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	39 of 439	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.5	134 of 472	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	138 of 457	69.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts85%+20 vs state

Science80%+28 vs state

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

James B Edwards is a wonderful school.I'm so pleased to have my children as a part of the James B Edwards school family. They really learn a lot,and the staff there are wonderful.KEEP UP THE WONDERFUL WORK! 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
James B. Edwards Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	885 Von Kolnitz Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2805	767	53	14.4	23.6%	621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	91.7	36^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.6	58^th of 639 public elementary schools	90.9%	22	86.7	89.9	78.9				85.8	74.8	67.7				79.8		$18,901	$3,093	$1,237	$4,330	$12,082	$2,489	$14,571
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2838	767	48	16.0	20.3%	654 (85.3%)	37 (4.8%)	38 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	96.2	17^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.4%		96	16^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.5%	1	89.2	90.8	90.3				89.2	82.4	79.0				83.0		$17,714	$3,690	$1,252	$4,942	$10,424	$2,349	$12,773
East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	433	30	14.3	20.3%	375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	94.2	25^th of 661 public elementary schools	96.2%		87.6	64^th of 639 public elementary schools	90.0%	39	86.8	89.1	89.6	84.4	88.6	91.4	86.8	71.0	75.0	65.6	79.5	80.0	80.0	87.5
Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	649	38	17.3	18.1%	521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	98.3	3^rd of 661 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.7	3^rd of 639 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.5	94.7	96.2				94.4	87.4	91.4				87.4		$17,585	$3,232	$1,248	$4,480	$10,910	$2,195	$13,105
Mt. Pleasant Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Center Street	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2826	630	38	16.5	16.7%	539 (85.6%)	34 (5.4%)	27 (4.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	97.1	8^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.3	14^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.8%	6	90.0	93.0	87.1				90.0	93.0	82.4				91.0		$17,083	$3,001	$1,208	$4,210	$10,908	$1,965	$12,873
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
Sullivan's Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2014 Mike Perkis Place	Sullivans Island	29482	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 883-3118	497	35	14.2	10.6%	452 (90.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	97.3	6^th of 661 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	6^th of 639 public elementary schools	99.1%		94.7	89.3	90.3				93.4	85.4	87.5				85.4		$18,897	$3,141	$1,245	$4,387	$11,870	$2,641	$14,511
Jennie Moore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2725 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2815	993	65	15.3	21.4%	759 (76.4%)	103 (10.4%)	55 (5.5%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	92.8	32^nd of 661 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.1	36^th of 639 public elementary schools	94.4%	4	84.7	85.2	84.6				86.6	74.2	77.3				75.3		$26,087	$3,590	$1,421	$5,011	$17,596	$3,480	$21,076
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James B. Edwards Elementary

How many students attend James B. Edwards Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended James B. Edwards Elementary.

Is James B. Edwards Elementary a good school?

Yes. James B. Edwards Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is James B. Edwards Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What is the racial makeup of James B. Edwards Elementary?

Students at James B. Edwards Elementary are 81% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of James B. Edwards Elementary attend?

Students who attend James B. Edwards Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moultrie Middle
High : Lucy Garrett Beckham High

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