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Hardeeville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hardeeville Elementary serves approximately 691 students in grades PK-5 in Hardeeville, SC, as part of the Jasper 01 school district, and is currently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state.

Hardeeville Elementary is facing a serious academic emergency. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 645th out of 649 elementary schools in South Carolina, earning zero stars. Test scores are dramatically below state averages across every subject and grade level. For example, only 21.3% of 3rd graders are proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 64.1% statewide, and just 15% of 4th graders are proficient in math versus 52.3% across the state. This represents a gap of roughly 40-50 percentage points. The school also struggles with a chronic absenteeism crisis—38.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, nearly double the state average of 22.3%. This means almost 4 in 10 students are missing enough school to seriously impact their learning. While the school serves a 100% low-income population, it receives less funding per student ($12,009) and has a higher student-teacher ratio (20.9) than many nearby schools, which likely contributes to the challenges.

The contrast with nearby schools is stark. Just a few miles away in Beaufort 01, River Ridge Academy ranks in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, and 85.4% of its 3rd graders are proficient in ELA—a 64-point gap compared to Hardeeville. Even Ridgeland Elementary, the other elementary school in the same district, outperforms Hardeeville in every subject, ranking in the 8th percentile versus Hardeeville's 1st. While the school has shown some relative strength with certain student groups, the overall trend is declining. Hardeeville ranked in the 14th percentile in 2018-2019 but has fallen to the 1st percentile today. For parents, this means the school is in urgent need of targeted support and intervention to reverse its downward trajectory.

691

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Hurricane Alley
Hardeeville, SC 29927

(843) 310-1888

District: Jasper 01

Students who attend Hardeeville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

African American:

24.9%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (22% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

South Carolina avg58%

657^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Jasper 01

73^rd of 75Jasper 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	3.7	657 of 661	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	636 of 639	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	632 of 643	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	635 of 644	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	616 of 625	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	605 of 622	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	555 of 643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	594 of 624	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	609 of 619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	629 of 638	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	621 of 630	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	582 of 599	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	583 of 594	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	594 of 597	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	568 of 589	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	541 of 580	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	559 of 577	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	545 of 566	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.6	551 of 559	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	549 of 557	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.4	548 of 550	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.1	534 of 542	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	346 of 384	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	328 of 380	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	318 of 369	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	332 of 394	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	348 of 393	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	219 of 350	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	218 of 421	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	344 of 412	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	100 of 104	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	68 of 79	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	76 of 84	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	596 of 599	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	580 of 580	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	564 of 568	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	571 of 580	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	557 of 573	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	528 of 554	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	457 of 588	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	535 of 570	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	158 of 159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	156 of 156	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	114 of 115	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	114 of 115	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	81 of 116	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	625 of 634	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	596 of 612	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	576 of 602	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	594 of 608	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	592 of 600	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	543 of 580	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	467 of 600	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	561 of 588	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	586 of 591	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	579 of 585	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	550 of 571	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	564 of 582	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	565 of 579	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	551 of 561	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	550 of 590	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	545 of 571	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)10th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-39 vs state

Mathematics20%-34 vs state

Science18%-34 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
Hardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 310-1888	691	33	20.9	100.0%	40 (5.8%)	172 (24.9%)	468 (67.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3.7	657^th of 661 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.7	636^th of 639 public elementary schools	0.5%	21	21.3	26.8	29.2				19.2	15.0	26.7				17.8
Heartwood Community School	Public, Charter	K-3	100 Discovery Lane	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 547-8124	87	15	5.8	53.2%	20 (23.0%)	41 (47.1%)	17 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)								(n/a)	60.0						52.0								$27,993	$60	$63	$122	$179	$27,692	$27,870
Okatie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Cherry Point Road	Bluffton	29909	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-7700	648	49	13.3	50.1%	360 (55.6%)	52 (8.0%)	192 (29.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	72.9	170^th of 661 public elementary schools	74.3%		79.1	125^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.4%	45	83.8	73.5	55.6				78.8	68.4	51.3				66.4		$17,061	$546	$376	$921	$13,779	$2,360	$16,140
River Ridge Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 River Ridge Drive	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 836-4600	1,134	85	13.3	42.1%	655 (57.8%)	74 (6.5%)	303 (26.7%)	38 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	89.6	53^rd of 661 public elementary schools	92.0%		80	114^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.2%	61	85.4	81.8	82.2	68.1	69.6	71.3	87.6	70.7	71.4	61.4	50.4	67.2	74.6	74.8	$14,899	$353	$378	$731	$11,884	$2,284	$14,168
Pritchardville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9447 Evan Way	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 707-0500	887	79	11.2	49.0%	455 (51.3%)	66 (7.4%)	300 (33.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.3%)	75.6	151^st of 661 public elementary schools	77.2%		78.9	128^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.0%	23	74.6	69.7	75.6				77.4	58.0	61.1				58.7		$14,671	$537	$450	$987	$11,630	$2,053	$13,683
Bluffton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 H.E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8500	709	68	10.4	57.7%	270 (38.1%)	69 (9.7%)	310 (43.7%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	65.4	218^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.0%		65.8	220^th of 639 public elementary schools	65.6%	2	62.6	69.4	64.9				65.8	61.1	55.3				60.2		$19,492	$938	$521	$1,460	$15,033	$2,999	$18,032
Red Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Box Elder Street	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 707-0600	636	59	10.7	60.7%	270 (42.5%)	57 (9.0%)	275 (43.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	77.1	140^th of 661 public elementary schools	78.8%		79.5	119^th of 639 public elementary schools	81.4%	21	66.7	80.0	74.4				68.6	64.9	61.0				66.0		$19,657	$1,505	$567	$2,072	$15,273	$2,312	$17,585
Ridgeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 489-8845	775	43	18.0	100.0%	60 (7.7%)	284 (36.6%)	409 (52.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	12.6	608^th of 661 public elementary schools	8.0%		13.1	579^th of 639 public elementary schools	9.4%	29	36.8	40.4	39.2				39.7	23.2	37.2				22.3
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Burnt Church Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 706-8300	704	74	9.5	73.1%	168 (23.9%)	54 (7.7%)	461 (65.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	27.9	474^th of 661 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.7	514^th of 639 public elementary schools	19.6%	40	43.3	48.4	45.7				45.2	48.4	40.6				45.1		$21,179	$953	$585	$1,538	$16,383	$3,258	$19,641
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Morrall Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3400	416	47	8.8	100.0%	30 (7.2%)	189 (45.4%)	166 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	14.9	590^th of 661 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.7	603^rd of 639 public elementary schools	5.6%	13	50.9	42.1	40.8				30.9	36.8	21.1				35.1		$25,040	$1,999	$739	$2,738	$19,051	$3,250	$22,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardeeville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hardeeville Elementary?

Students at Hardeeville Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% White.

How many students attend Hardeeville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended Hardeeville Elementary.

Is Hardeeville Elementary a good school?

Hardeeville Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hardeeville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hardeeville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence

What district is Hardeeville Elementary in?

Jasper 01

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