Summary:
The 29450 zip code in South Carolina has only one public elementary school, Cainhoy Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Berkeley 01 school district. While the district is ranked 36 out of 75 in the state, Cainhoy Elementary is a consistently low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past few years and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Cainhoy Elementary struggles academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, only 37.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient in ELA, compared to 61.6% in the district and 63.5% statewide. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are particularly concerning, with only 16.7% of 4th graders and 20% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which likely contributes to the poor academic performance.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $19,603 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17:1, the academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests a need for targeted interventions and a comprehensive review of resource allocation and utilization to address the specific learning needs of the student population, which is 100% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
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