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Joseph R. Pye Elementary

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Joseph R. Pye Elementary ranks 155 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Joseph R. Pye Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ladson, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 835 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms both the Dorchester 02 school district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Joseph R. Pye Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 70.8% to 74.6%, compared to 66.2% to 69.2% for the Dorchester 02 district and 61.8% to 62.5% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 56.8% to 71.7%, outpacing the district (51.8% to 57.8%) and the state (48.1% to 56.3%). The school's performance in Science for 4th grade was also strong, with a 53.5% proficiency rate compared to 52.9% for the district and 49.1% for the state.

Joseph R. Pye Elementary has consistently high rankings for its performance among various student subgroups, including African American students, White students, and students with disabilities. For example, the school ranked 63rd out of 381 South Carolina elementary schools for its African American student performance in ELA, and 125th out of 460 schools for its White student performance. The school also ranked 37th out of 143 South Carolina elementary schools for its performance with students with disabilities in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 28.5% in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, which is a noteworthy improvement.

775

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,007

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9701 Patriot Boulevard
Ladson, SC 29456

(843) 695-2979

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend Joseph R. Pye Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oakbrook Middle
	Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High:	Fort Dorchester High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

African American:

28.6%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg56%

155^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Dorchester 02

19^th of 75Dorchester 02 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	75.9	155 of 640	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	92 of 638	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	204 of 644	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	238 of 625	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	160 of 622	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	211 of 643	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	169 of 624	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	186 of 639	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	152 of 619	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	62.5	202 of 638	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.6	231 of 630	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	63 of 381	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	26 of 369	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	66 of 394	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	145 of 393	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.0	26 of 350	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	58 of 421	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	50 of 412	87.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	37 of 143	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	45 of 189	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	178 of 581	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	112 of 565	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	194 of 580	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	227 of 573	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	140 of 554	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	210 of 588	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	163 of 570	71.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	67.0	43 of 105	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	51 of 156	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	202 of 613	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.3	71 of 599	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	160 of 608	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	308 of 600	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	209 of 580	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	228 of 600	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	149 of 588	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	122 of 586	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	61 of 568	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	197 of 582	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	244 of 579	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	174 of 561	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	217 of 590	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	174 of 571	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	125 of 460	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	69 of 441	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	206 of 463	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	241 of 455	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	185 of 439	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	266 of 472	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	225 of 457	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2024)74th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)59th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+10 vs state

Mathematics65%+12 vs state

Science54%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Stool many issues with the lack of faculty wanting to handle "out of control students" which really impacts good hard working learning children. We have both witnessed it first hand, if the pare ts don't wa t to discipline their children to enable to learn then faculty please give those kids warnings, conference with parents and so on. We as well pay taxes and will not tolerate this behavior by the classmates nor the school letting a few "rotten eggs" disrupt the majorities education, Thank you! Close Quote

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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
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9701 Patriot Boulevard	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2979	775	55	14.0		319 (41.2%)	222 (28.6%)	111 (14.3%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.9%)	75.9	155^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.8%		84.3	92^nd of 638 public elementary schools	85.6%	63	72.5	70.8	74.6	65.7	71.7	56.8	53.5	$13,007	$760	$806	$1,566	$9,780	$1,662	$11,441
Oakbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Old Fort Drive	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 821-1165	649	43	15.0		199 (30.7%)	291 (44.8%)	90 (13.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.3%)	39.6	384^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.0%		40.7	377^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.9%	7	58.8	63.2	57.0	34.6	44.2	45.0	38.9	$14,038	$823	$910	$1,733	$10,600	$1,706	$12,305
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 William Moultrie Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 760-9820	622	54	11.6		114 (18.3%)	271 (43.6%)	154 (24.8%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.2%)	37.7	394^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.4	379^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.6%	15	45.5	60.2	59.3	40.9	42.7	45.9	40.7	$15,236	$938	$939	$1,877	$11,602	$1,757	$13,359
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Old Glory Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 832-5550	801	57	13.9		330 (41.2%)	217 (27.1%)	131 (16.4%)	52 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.6%)	74.3	164^th of 640 public elementary schools	74.4%		77.3	142^nd of 638 public elementary schools	77.7%	22	73.5	75.2	73.2	66.5	64.8	47.8	57.6	$14,047	$763	$834	$1,597	$11,031	$1,420	$12,450
Ladson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3321 Ladson Road	Ladson	29456	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2225	907	63	14.3		139 (15.3%)	427 (47.1%)	283 (31.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	8.1	616^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.8%		10.2	597^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.4%	19	33.8	35.9	39.4	29.8	22.3	25.2	19.8	$19,704	$4,216	$1,808	$6,024	$10,897	$2,783	$13,680
Pepperhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Creola Road	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5905	453	34	13.4		25 (5.5%)	214 (47.2%)	185 (40.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	6	629^th of 640 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.6	570^th of 638 public elementary schools	10.7%	59	28.8	40.9	31.8	16.3	25.3	23.8	12.7	$24,397	$5,692	$2,064	$7,756	$13,563	$3,078	$16,641
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	791	54	14.7		332 (42.0%)	242 (30.6%)	110 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (12.3%)	62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.9	200^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.7%	41	70.8	68.0	61.7	60.8	55.7	43.4	55.7	$12,121	$583	$950	$1,534	$9,021	$1,567	$10,588
Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8640 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2460	653	45	14.4		135 (20.7%)	213 (32.6%)	204 (31.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (11.8%)	26.1	479^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.2%		35.3	410^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.7%	69	48.5	57.0	50.0	33.4	35.0	25.0	44.0	$14,279	$627	$919	$1,546	$11,274	$1,459	$12,733
A. C. Corcoran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8585 Vistavia Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2218	743	49	15.0		58 (7.8%)	361 (48.6%)	251 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	65 (8.7%)	5.1	633^rd of 640 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.6	620^th of 638 public elementary schools	2.8%	13	22.1	22.6	28.1	23.9	34.3	12.6	14.7	$20,324	$4,489	$1,620	$6,109	$11,586	$2,629	$14,215
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	758	66	11.4		30 (4.0%)	111 (14.6%)	599 (79.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	11.3	590^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.8%		9.2	608^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.7%	18	29.3	32.7	28.0	43.9	30.8	30.6	19.2	$20,017	$6,304	$1,759	$8,063	$9,469	$2,484	$11,953

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph R. Pye Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Joseph R. Pye Elementary?

Students at Joseph R. Pye Elementary are 41% White, 29% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Joseph R. Pye Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph R. Pye Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oakbrook Middle
Middle : Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High : Fort Dorchester High

Is Joseph R. Pye Elementary a good school?

Joseph R. Pye Elementary ranks 155^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Joseph R. Pye Elementary in?

Dorchester 02

How many students attend Joseph R. Pye Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Joseph R. Pye Elementary.

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