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Carolina Park Elementary

Public Grades K-5

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carolina Park Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, serving 981 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charleston 01 School District, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carolina Park Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with 80-90% proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across grades 3-5 - significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school's exceptional academic performance is likely supported by its relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, which are both above the district and state levels. Nearby schools like Mt. Pleasant Academy, Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary, and Belle Hall Elementary also demonstrate strong academic achievement, ranking among the top elementary schools in South Carolina.

While Carolina Park Elementary serves a student population with a relatively high socioeconomic status, as evidenced by its low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's success cannot be solely attributed to this factor. The school's ability to effectively allocate resources and maintain a favorable student-teacher ratio are likely key contributors to its consistently high performance, which sets it apart from many of the nearby schools in the Charleston 01 School District.

931

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,975

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3650 Park Avenue Boulevard
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

(843) 856-8060

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Carolina Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas C. Cario Middle
High:	Wando High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

African American:

5.2%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (84% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

21^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From top 7% (2019) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 43Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

23^rd 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
2025	95.1	21 of 640	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	15 of 638	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	19 of 644	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	21 of 625	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	24 of 622	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	43 of 643	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	20 of 581	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	21 of 565	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	27 of 580	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	22 of 573	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	12 of 554	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	33 of 588	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	70.8	22 of 105	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	23 of 109	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	24 of 147	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	23 of 613	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	7 of 599	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	7 of 608	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	105 of 580	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	294 of 600	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	15 of 586	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	14 of 568	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	16 of 582	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	23 of 579	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	37 of 561	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	57 of 590	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	27 of 460	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	25 of 441	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	36 of 463	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	38 of 455	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	44 of 439	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	60 of 472	87.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)79th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+23 vs state

Science84%+35 vs state

Mathematics82%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
Carolina Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3650 Park Avenue Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-8060	931	56	16.6		768 (82.5%)	48 (5.2%)	45 (4.8%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	95.1	21^st of 640 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.6	15^th of 638 public elementary schools	97.6%	6	81.5	89.8	86.2				81.0	86.0	79.2				84.1			$15,975	$3,052	$1,236	$4,289	$9,497	$2,189	$11,686
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		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
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		535 (83.1%)	13 (2.0%)	49 (7.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	96.8	9^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.1	9^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.6%		85.7	93.1	94.9				82.3	85.7	87.0				82.0			$16,475	$3,162	$1,334	$4,496	$9,500	$2,478	$11,979
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		759 (76.4%)	103 (10.4%)	55 (5.5%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	92.1	36^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.4%		92.5	34^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.7%	2	81.0	80.4	89.4				80.5	78.1	82.5				67.0			$26,087	$3,590	$1,421	$5,011	$17,596	$3,480	$21,076
Philip Simmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2095 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2580	535	33	16.4		407 (76.1%)	70 (13.1%)	27 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	81	108^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.1%		84.5	89^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.1%	19	83.0	74.5					78.3	59.8					54.9			$13,766	$681	$526	$1,207	$10,670	$1,890	$12,559
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		521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	98.7	3^rd of 640 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.8	2^nd of 638 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	95.1	96.4	95.8				95.1	92.7	90.5				85.3			$17,585	$3,232	$1,248	$4,480	$10,910	$2,195	$13,105
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		654 (85.3%)	37 (4.8%)	38 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	96	16^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.5	18^th of 638 public elementary schools	97.2%	2	90.0	87.6	94.0				89.3	79.6	83.7				72.6			$17,714	$3,690	$1,252	$4,942	$10,424	$2,349	$12,773
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		621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	88.6	58^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.9%		84.2	95^th of 638 public elementary schools	85.1%	37	77.2	79.8	84.1				70.3	75.0	69.2				71.0			$18,901	$3,093	$1,237	$4,330	$12,082	$2,489	$14,571
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		375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	87.6	64^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.0%		89.3	61^st of 638 public elementary schools	90.4%	3	88.0	86.5	93.5	91.7	91.4	96.8	58.6	65.3	58.7	60.5	77.1	64.5	75.0	75.0
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		1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	97.4	7^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.2	7^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.9%		92.1	96.2	91.1	84.6	89.9	86.8	91.4	84.6	75.3	78.6	67.4	67.8	86.1	80.3	100.0	$12,857	$487	$637	$1,124	$9,902	$1,832	$11,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Carolina Park Elementary?

Students at Carolina Park Elementary are 82% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Carolina Park Elementary a good school?

Yes! Carolina Park Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Carolina Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carolina Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas C. Cario Middle
High : Wando High

What district is Carolina Park Elementary in?

Charleston 01

How many students attend Carolina Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 931 students attended Carolina Park Elementary.

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