Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29909

Summary:

The 29909 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Okatie Elementary, which serves students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. This school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past three years, with a current ranking of 125 out of 640 schools in the state.

Okatie Elementary's academic performance is impressive, with students significantly outperforming the Beaufort 01 district and the state of South Carolina on the SC READY assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's 4th-grade students also outscored their peers at the district and state levels on the Science assessment. With a student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and per-student spending of $15,694, Okatie Elementary appears to be effectively utilizing its resources to support student achievement.

While Okatie Elementary serves a diverse student population, with 50.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's strong academic performance suggests it is providing a quality education to all of its students. The only area that could be improved is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which is an issue that the school and district may want to address to further enhance student outcomes.

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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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 29909

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bluffton	0.63 mi	10	54^th
Ridgeland	7.05 mi	6	211^th
Hilton Head Island	8.34 mi	5	89^th
Hardeeville	11.12 mi	4	147^th
Beaufort	11.21 mi	16	94^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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