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Ridgeland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ridgeland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ridgeland, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 745 students. The school is part of the Jasper 01 School District, which is ranked 71 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgeland Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of South Carolina elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 33.9% to 36.4%, compared to the state average of 61.8% to 63.5%. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 31.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Despite spending slightly more per student than the state average, Ridgeland Elementary's performance is consistently lower than the nearby Hardeeville Elementary, which is also part of the Jasper 01 School District.

In contrast, schools in the neighboring Beaufort 01 School District, such as River Ridge Academy, Riverview Charter School, and Okatie Elementary, significantly outperform Ridgeland Elementary, ranking in the top 20-25% of South Carolina elementary schools. To address these challenges, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions, improving student attendance, and exploring opportunities to collaborate with higher-performing schools in the region.

775

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Jaguar Trail
Ridgeland, SC 29936

(843) 489-8845

District: Jasper 01

Students who attend Ridgeland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

African American:

36.6%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

South Carolina avg56%

580^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Jasper 01

71^st 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
2025	13.1	580 of 640	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	573 of 638	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	611 of 644	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	610 of 625	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	566 of 622	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	592 of 643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	585 of 624	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	620 of 639	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	618 of 619	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	633 of 638	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	627 of 630	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	595 of 599	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	593 of 594	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	595 of 597	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	578 of 589	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	564 of 580	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	570 of 577	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	541 of 566	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	543 of 559	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	494 of 557	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	519 of 550	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.6	506 of 542	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	258 of 381	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	205 of 369	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	331 of 394	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	361 of 393	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	294 of 350	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	350 of 421	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	324 of 412	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.8	181 of 189	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	159 of 161	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	85 of 104	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	70 of 79	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	63 of 72	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	72 of 84	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	60 of 84	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	544 of 581	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	492 of 565	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	543 of 580	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	545 of 573	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	517 of 554	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	553 of 588	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	528 of 570	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	137 of 156	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	514 of 613	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	482 of 599	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	549 of 608	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	584 of 600	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	529 of 580	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	543 of 600	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	543 of 588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	517 of 586	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	538 of 568	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	555 of 582	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	572 of 579	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	517 of 561	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	547 of 590	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	535 of 571	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)32nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-27 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

Science22%-27 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
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		60 (7.7%)	284 (36.6%)	409 (52.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	13.1	580^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.3	573^rd of 638 public elementary schools	10.2%	7	36.0	33.9	36.4				33.9	29.8	41.2				22.0
Heartwood Community School	Public, Charter	K-2	8575 East Argent Parkway	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 547-8124	87	15	5.8		20 (23.0%)	41 (47.1%)	17 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)								(n/a)																$27,993	$60	$63	$122	$179	$27,692	$27,870
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		30 (7.2%)	189 (45.4%)	166 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	9.7	604^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.5	583^rd of 638 public elementary schools	8.6%	21	35.4	35.9	36.9				21.5	34.3	28.1				20.9			$25,040	$1,999	$739	$2,738	$19,051	$3,250	$22,302
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		40 (5.8%)	172 (24.9%)	468 (67.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3.7	637^th of 640 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.9	627^th of 638 public elementary schools	1.7%	10	23.6	19.7	29.3				14.4	12.8	25.5				15.3
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		360 (55.6%)	52 (8.0%)	192 (29.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	79.1	125^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.5%		79.7	124^th of 638 public elementary schools	80.6%	1	76.1	70.0	74.4				78.1	59.2	70.0				59.1			$17,061	$546	$376	$921	$13,779	$2,360	$16,140
Whale Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Stuart Point Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-1000	409	47	8.7		16 (3.9%)	289 (70.7%)	75 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	24.3	496^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.5%		11	587^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.0%	91	41.7	59.6	32.8				45.0	48.9	28.5				34.0			$26,592	$1,931	$875	$2,806	$18,854	$4,932	$23,786
Broad River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Broad River Road	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-8400	467	46	10.1		86 (18.4%)	172 (36.8%)	134 (28.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.8%)	32.4	433^rd of 640 public elementary schools	32.3%		32.7	430^th of 638 public elementary schools	32.6%	3	51.5	54.0	63.0				52.8	32.9	33.4				32.5			$20,751	$1,859	$806	$2,665	$14,866	$3,221	$18,086
Fennell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Yemassee Highway	Yemassee	29945	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5591	140	11	12.5		19 (13.6%)	98 (70.0%)	13 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)								(n/a)																$20,064	$1,615	$1,324	$2,938	$13,856	$3,269	$17,125
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	43 W. K. Alston Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2500	785	71	11.0		108 (13.8%)	358 (45.6%)	248 (31.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	19.6	532^nd of 640 public elementary schools	16.9%		13.7	562^nd of 638 public elementary schools	11.9%	30	55.1	37.5	45.7	40.6	39.2	43.8	44.9	27.1	34.8	16.1	17.0	13.1	20.9	32.2		$19,315	$1,285	$518	$1,803	$14,691	$2,821	$17,512
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		655 (57.8%)	74 (6.5%)	303 (26.7%)	38 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	80	114^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.2%		80.3	119^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.3%	5	73.5	79.8	71.8	66.7	68.4	61.7	76.8	66.0	60.5	44.0	40.0	46.1	60.4	66.0	100.0	$14,899	$353	$378	$731	$11,884	$2,284	$14,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeland Elementary

Is Ridgeland Elementary a good school?

Ridgeland Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeland Elementary?

Students at Ridgeland Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 37% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ridgeland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence

What district is Ridgeland Elementary in?

Jasper 01

How many students attend Ridgeland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Ridgeland Elementary.

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