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Hardeeville Junior /Senior High

Public Grades 6-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 22% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Hardeeville Junior/Senior High serves 696 students in grades 6-12 in Hardeeville, SC, as part of the Jasper 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Hardeeville's graduation rate stands at 88.8%—beating the state average by 2.1 points and outpacing the district average by nearly 13 points. This rate has climbed steadily over three years, and the dropout rate has fallen to just 0.5%, far below state and district averages. The school also shows genuine strengths with specific student groups: it ranked in the 85th percentile statewide for African American student performance and has historically posted strong results with English Language Learners, ranking 2nd in the state in 2023-2024. In math, while middle school proficiency lags state averages by roughly 25 points, Algebra 1 students actually outperform nearby Bluffton High (65.7% vs. 59.3% proficiency). Compared to Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence, the district's other school, Hardeeville holds a 21.8-point graduation rate advantage and better ELA proficiency in grades 7 and 8.

However, there are serious concerns. Chronic absenteeism has nearly tripled in two years, jumping from 12.8% to 36.2%—well above the state average of 22.3% and nearly double the rate at Hilton Head Island High. This spike coincides with a sharp overall ranking decline from the 48th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 22nd percentile today. Performance among low-income students has dropped 50 percentile points over the same period, and the gender gap is widening, with male students now ranking in the 12th percentile versus the 29th for females. The school's overall ranking places it in the bottom quarter of South Carolina schools, and its district ranks 72nd out of 75 statewide. While the school clearly excels at keeping students on track to graduate and serves several subgroups exceptionally well, the absenteeism crisis and declining test scores suggest that getting students to show up consistently is the critical first step toward reversing the recent downward trend.

696

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Hurricane Alley
Hardeeville, SC 29927

(843) 310-1898

District: Jasper 01

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.2%

African American:

31.0%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

310^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 18% (2023) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

193^rd of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 28% (2023) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	310 of 341	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	288 of 321	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	276 of 322	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	266 of 325	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	122 of 258	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	75 of 251	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	81 of 246	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	114 of 253	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	94 of 113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	68 of 104	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	65 of 95	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	295 of 310	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	284 of 295	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	248 of 293	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	230 of 299	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	153 of 159	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	147 of 156	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	126 of 144	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	117 of 141	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	220 of 325	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	206 of 308	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	174 of 304	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	201 of 313	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	255 of 310	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	249 of 298	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	259 of 292	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	272 of 303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	177 of 240	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	126 of 243	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	171 of 237	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	62 of 200	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.2	30 of 196	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	25 of 197	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	91 of 199	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	2 of 71	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	56.8	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	163 of 229	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	149 of 229	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	109 of 231	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	153 of 223	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	105 of 124	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	105 of 122	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	63 of 122	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	88 of 119	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	149 of 241	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.9	58 of 230	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	28 of 235	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	84 of 226	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	206 of 233	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	183 of 228	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	132 of 234	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

High school

African American (2026)69th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 272%-12 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 266%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 249%-11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution45%-17 vs state

English Language Arts39%-19 vs state

Science32%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Public	6-12	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 310-1898	696	43	16.3	100.0%	23 (3.3%)	216 (31.0%)	447 (64.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	26	193^rd of 248 public high schools	22.2%		27.3	177^th of 240 public high schools	26.3%	16	28.5	45.7	43.6	14.4	20.6	15.6	32.1	65.7	49.5	45.1	72.2
Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence	Public	10-12	80 Lowcountry Drive	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Beaufort 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 987-8107	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
May River High	Public	9-12	601 New Riverside Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 836-4900	1,731	112	15.5	45.3%	918 (53.0%)	151 (8.7%)	552 (31.9%)	29 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.3%)	62.8	90^th of 248 public high schools	63.7%		51.9	103^rd of 240 public high schools	57.1%	13									64.2	65.0	85.3	$13,762	$544	$284	$828	$10,413	$2,520	$12,934
Bluffton High	Public	9-12	12 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8800	1,375	92	14.9	54.9%	475 (34.5%)	168 (12.2%)	661 (48.1%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	71.5	62^nd of 248 public high schools	75.0%		63	70^th of 240 public high schools	70.8%	8								59.3	74.0	73.0	84.5	$14,631	$529	$329	$858	$11,321	$2,452	$13,773
Ridgeland High	Public	9-12	5 Correctional Road	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3252	4	4	1.0		2 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Public	6-12	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 489-8844	739	57	12.9	100.0%	40 (5.4%)	345 (46.7%)	340 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	26.2	192^nd of 248 public high schools	22.6%		28.7	175^th of 240 public high schools	27.1%	17	32.9	28.0	34.7	22.7	11.2	18.3	29.9		49.6	35.5	77.6
Battery Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Blue Dolphin Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5500	809	71	11.4	71.9%	149 (18.4%)	375 (46.4%)	226 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	11.5	231^st of 248 public high schools	6.9%		7.8	228^th of 240 public high schools	5.0%	3									37.8	41.7	65.8	$17,142	$507	$405	$912	$12,669	$3,561	$16,230
Hilton Head Island High	Public	9-12	70 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4800	1,265	96	13.1	54.1%	487 (38.5%)	149 (11.8%)	572 (45.2%)	19 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	62.4	94^th of 248 public high schools	62.1%		54.4	91^st of 240 public high schools	62.1%	3									60.6	74.5	83.1	$15,480	$592	$265	$857	$12,102	$2,520	$14,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardeeville Junior /Senior High

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Students at Hardeeville Junior /Senior High are 64% Hispanic, 31% African American, 3% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Hardeeville Junior /Senior High.

What district is Hardeeville Junior /Senior High in?

Jasper 01

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