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Belle Hall Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Belle Hall Elementary in Mount Pleasant, SC, is a PK-5 school serving 649 students in the Charleston 01 district, and it has earned a reputation as one of the very best elementary schools in the state.

Belle Hall currently ranks #3 out of 649 elementary schools in South Carolina, placing it in the 100th percentile with a 5-star rating—a distinction it has held for ten straight years. The academic results are striking: in 2025-2026, ELA proficiency rates range from 94.7% to 96.2% across grades 3-5, while math proficiency sits between 87.4% and 94.4%. These numbers are roughly 30-40 percentage points above state averages in every subject and grade level. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism remarkably low at 7.6%, compared to 20.5% for the district and 22.3% statewide. What's especially impressive is the consistency—unlike many schools that see big drops between grade levels, Belle Hall's proficiency rates barely budge from 3rd to 5th grade, suggesting a well-aligned curriculum and effective teaching across the board.

When you compare Belle Hall to nearby schools, the differences are clear. It outperforms Mt. Pleasant Academy (#8) in every subject and grade level, with particularly large gaps in 5th grade math (91.4% vs. 82.4%) and 5th grade ELA (96.2% vs. 87.1%). It also leads Charles Pinckney Elementary (#15) and Daniel Island School (#10) across the board. Notably, Belle Hall achieves these results while spending less per student ($17,585) than many peers—Sanders-Clyde Elementary spends $39,483 per student yet ranks #488. The school also serves students well across all subgroups, with low-income students ranking in the 94th percentile statewide. For parents, Belle Hall represents a rare combination of elite academics, strong attendance culture, and efficient resource use—a school that delivers exceptional results year after year.

649

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,585

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

385 Egypt Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 849-2841

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Belle Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Laing Middle
High:	Lucy Garrett Beckham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

African American:

9.7%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (92% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charleston 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

3^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.3	3 of 661	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	3 of 639	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	2 of 643	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 644	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	5 of 625	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	20 of 622	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	15 of 643	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	31 of 624	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	29 of 639	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	18 of 619	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	17 of 638	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	32 of 630	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.2	15 of 599	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	33 of 594	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	25 of 597	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	23 of 589	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	23 of 580	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	5 of 577	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	14 of 566	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	10 of 559	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	89.7	14 of 557	97.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	36 of 550	93.5%	★★★★★
2003	87.3	27 of 542	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	3 of 599	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	2 of 580	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	3 of 568	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	3 of 580	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	5 of 573	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	25 of 554	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	16 of 588	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	39 of 570	93.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	90 of 196	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	14 of 101	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	2 of 105	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.1	7 of 109	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	73.8	27 of 147	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	25 of 634	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	4 of 612	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	10 of 608	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	4 of 600	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	55.4	249 of 588	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	3 of 591	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	3 of 585	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	2 of 571	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	3 of 582	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	11 of 579	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	22 of 561	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	19 of 590	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	24 of 571	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	5 of 463	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	5 of 459	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	2 of 446	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	3 of 463	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	20 of 439	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	23 of 472	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	12 of 457	97.4%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts95%+31 vs state

Mathematics91%+37 vs state

Science87%+36 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
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
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
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
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
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
Charles Pinckney Elementary	Public	3-5	3300 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4585	644	37	17.2	13.6%	535 (83.1%)	13 (2.0%)	49 (7.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	96.3	14^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.8	9^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.6%	5	88.5	88.2	92.3				89.5	84.8	85.3				79.9		$16,475	$3,162	$1,334	$4,496	$9,500	$2,478	$11,979
Philip Simmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2095 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2580	535	33	16.4	33.2%	407 (76.1%)	70 (13.1%)	27 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	81.4	115^th of 661 public elementary schools	82.6%		81	108^th of 639 public elementary schools	83.1%	7	89.5	86.1	67.6				86.0	74.6	46.7				64.6		$13,766	$681	$526	$1,207	$10,670	$1,890	$12,559
Laurel Hill Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	3100 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2200	691	45	15.5	17.1%	555 (80.3%)	27 (3.9%)	53 (7.7%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)								(n/a)															$20,601	$4,041	$1,268	$5,310	$12,370	$2,921	$15,292
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Belle Hall Elementary

What district is Belle Hall Elementary in?

Charleston 01

What is the racial makeup of Belle Hall Elementary?

Students at Belle Hall Elementary are 80% White, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Belle Hall Elementary a good school?

Yes! Belle Hall Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Belle Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Belle Hall Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Belle Hall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Belle Hall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laing Middle
High : Lucy Garrett Beckham High

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