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Cottageville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cottageville Elementary is a public elementary school serving 475 students in grades PK-5 in Cottageville, South Carolina. The school is part of the Colleton 01 school district, which is ranked 72 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cottageville Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 442 and 603 out of around 600-650 schools. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below the state average. This is largely due to very high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, including students with disabilities.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Colleton 01 district perform similarly to Cottageville Elementary, with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism. However, schools in the Dorchester 02 and Dorchester 04 districts, which are further away, generally outperform Cottageville Elementary across multiple metrics. Addressing the root causes of these issues will be critical for improving outcomes at Cottageville Elementary.

425

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,630

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

648 Peirce Road
Cottageville, SC 29435

(843) 782-4528

District: Colleton 01

Students who attend Cottageville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colleton County Middle
High:	Colleton County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

African American:

31.3%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (31% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg56%

601^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Colleton 01

72^nd of 75Colleton 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	10.0	601 of 640	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	603 of 638	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	577 of 644	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	531 of 625	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	501 of 622	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	548 of 643	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	576 of 624	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	511 of 639	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	442 of 619	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	495 of 638	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	472 of 630	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.1	362 of 599	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	327 of 594	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	353 of 597	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	372 of 589	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.9	390 of 580	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.4	451 of 577	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	428 of 566	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.1	407 of 559	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	500 of 557	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	438 of 550	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.6	353 of 542	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	323 of 381	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	222 of 394	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	333 of 393	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	324 of 350	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	323 of 421	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	406 of 412	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	14.1	111 of 122	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	162 of 189	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	151 of 161	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	507 of 581	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	530 of 565	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	518 of 580	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	491 of 573	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	442 of 554	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	511 of 588	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	514 of 570	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	559 of 613	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	567 of 599	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	541 of 608	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	516 of 600	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	449 of 580	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	495 of 600	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	550 of 588	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	553 of 586	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	539 of 568	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	538 of 582	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	496 of 579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	491 of 561	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	509 of 590	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	550 of 571	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	455 of 460	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	439 of 441	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	460 of 463	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	440 of 455	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	426 of 439	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	464 of 472	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	455 of 457	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)9th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-22 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

Science20%-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)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Cottageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Peirce Road	Cottageville	29435	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4528	425	34	12.5		200 (47.1%)	133 (31.3%)	37 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.8%)	10	601^st of 640 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.9	603^rd of 638 public elementary schools	5.5%	2	39.3	40.9	42.6	27.9	27.3	21.3	19.7	$15,630	$2,365	$1,935	$4,300	$8,716	$2,614	$11,330
Northside Elementary	Public	1-5	1929 Industrial Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0015	428	29	14.7		164 (38.3%)	217 (50.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	19.3	534^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.7	559^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.4%	25	41.7	44.5	50.0	37.3	29.7	39.8	25.3	$15,966	$2,650	$1,839	$4,489	$8,872	$2,605	$11,477
Black Street Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	256 Smith Street	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4516	358	25	14.3		114 (31.8%)	171 (47.8%)	35 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)								(n/a)								$26,046	$3,652	$2,022	$5,674	$17,414	$2,957	$20,371
Sand Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gnarly Oak Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5201	1,169	73	16.0		782 (66.9%)	156 (13.3%)	112 (9.6%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.2%)	81.4	105^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.6%		85.1	86^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.5%	19	78.1	78.5	76.9	81.5	60.5	58.9	58.0	$10,283	$302	$751	$1,053	$7,820	$1,410	$9,230
Forest Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	633 Hiers Corner Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4512	472	38	12.4		167 (35.4%)	231 (48.9%)	44 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	21.6	516^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.5	537^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.8%	21	40.0	48.9	57.5	22.3	37.7	22.3	38.7	$16,533	$2,580	$2,027	$4,608	$9,513	$2,412	$11,925
Clay Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	387 South Railroad Avenue	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 851-7386	174	15	11.6		45 (25.9%)	76 (43.7%)	23 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.2%)	8.2	615^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.9%		24.1	488^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.5%	127	34.4		42.0	17.2		22.6		$19,500	$1,949	$1,330	$3,279	$13,134	$3,087	$16,221
Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,079	71	15.1		718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	90.4	46^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.8%		87.4	74^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.4%	28	78.3	83.0	91.4	64.5	81.7	71.2	80.7	$11,305	$495	$752	$1,247	$8,651	$1,408	$10,059
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	833	62	13.4		431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%		57.8	265^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.5%	59	60.6	55.2	72.2	49.7	40.3	53.1	35.1	$14,027	$592	$915	$1,507	$10,565	$1,955	$12,520
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1		531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%		82.6	100^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.3%	35	79.1	84.8	75.4	77.2	69.6	68.7	64.6	$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	248	27	9.1		83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	11.3	591^st of 640 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.4	568^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.0%	23	36.3	46.6	21.9	21.2	31.1	0.0	33.3	$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottageville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cottageville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cottageville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colleton County Middle
High : Colleton County High

What is the racial makeup of Cottageville Elementary?

Students at Cottageville Elementary are 47% White, 31% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Cottageville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Cottageville Elementary.

Is Cottageville Elementary a good school?

Cottageville Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Cottageville Elementary in?

Colleton 01

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