Best Public Schools in Beaufort County, South Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 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
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	718	77	9.3	73.1%	179 (24.9%)	51 (7.1%)	469 (65.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	22.8	498^th of 638 public elementary schools	21.9%		35.1	420^th of 644 public elementary schools	34.8%	78	35.4	40.7	39.6				39.5	35.4	30.6								$17,035	$1,062	$1,373	$2,435	$12,447	$2,153	$14,600
Bluffton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 H.E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8500	714	68	10.5	57.7%	295 (41.3%)	80 (11.2%)	283 (39.6%)	21 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	67.1	205^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.9%		65.8	215^th of 644 public elementary schools	66.6%	10	52.0	62.0	60.6				59.6	62.9	53.8								$16,510	$740	$1,303	$2,043	$12,154	$2,313	$14,467
H. E. McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	250 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8700	892	71	12.5	51.7%	454 (50.9%)	87 (9.8%)	286 (32.1%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.5%)	62	112^th of 325 public middle schools	65.5%		64.6	100^th of 325 public middle schools	69.2%	12				54.3	52.9	51.5				42.2	39.0	32.8	100.0				$14,781	$488	$1,260	$1,748	$10,522	$2,511	$13,034
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	165 Pembroke Drive	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 689-0400	327	34	9.6	56.6%	75 (22.9%)	39 (11.9%)	197 (60.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)																	$19,721	$1,256	$1,348	$2,603	$14,472	$2,645	$17,118
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bus Drive	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 342-4380	528	52	10.2	64.2%	168 (31.8%)	95 (18.0%)	239 (45.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	42.7	366^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.6%		34.3	426^th of 644 public elementary schools	33.9%	60	56.4	50.4	44.4				51.0	38.3	42.8								$17,754	$1,203	$1,186	$2,388	$13,335	$2,031	$15,366
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	30 School Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 342-4100	723	79	9.1	57.7%	237 (32.8%)	60 (8.3%)	395 (54.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	51.6	299^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.1%		53.5	289^th of 644 public elementary schools	55.1%	10	53.1	52.2	54.9				52.4	38.2	54.4								$18,441	$1,301	$1,117	$2,418	$13,531	$2,491	$16,022
Bluffton High	Public	9-12	12 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8800	1,384	98	14.1	54.9%	516 (37.3%)	164 (11.8%)	635 (45.9%)	21 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.4%)	74.6	38^th of 235 public high schools	83.8%		79.2	28^th of 237 public high schools	88.2%	10													82.5	86.4	73.2	88.5	$13,365	$457	$1,029	$1,486	$9,818	$2,061	$11,879
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	1,317	100	13.1	54.1%	522 (39.6%)	135 (10.3%)	612 (46.5%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.6%)	56.5	86^th of 235 public high schools	63.4%		62.3	69^th of 237 public high schools	70.9%	17													73.9	69.5	61.8	84.8	$13,642	$491	$913	$1,404	$10,041	$2,197	$12,238
Hilton Head Island Middle	Public	6-8	55 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4500	831	71	11.7	57.6%	269 (32.4%)	108 (13.0%)	404 (48.6%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	57.2	123^rd of 325 public middle schools	62.2%		55.3	126^th of 325 public middle schools	61.2%	3				48.2	53.2	49.6				38.1	43.6	28.0	100.0				$15,567	$747	$1,126	$1,873	$11,229	$2,464	$13,693
Red Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Box Elder Street	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 707-0600	643	56	11.4	60.7%	270 (42.0%)	60 (9.3%)	274 (42.6%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	73.9	160^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.5	133^rd of 644 public elementary schools	79.3%	27	58.5	68.0	64.2				63.9	62.8	55.5								$17,745	$1,639	$1,197	$2,836	$12,917	$1,992	$14,909
Pritchardville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9447 Evan Way	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 707-0500	939	83	11.3	49.0%	496 (52.8%)	78 (8.3%)	297 (31.6%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.8%)	85.1	84^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.8%		75.6	150^th of 644 public elementary schools	76.7%	66	65.1	71.5	72.7				68.4	70.1	69.7								$11,637	$600	$1,096	$1,696	$8,442	$1,499	$9,941
Bluffton Middle	Public	6-8	30 New Mustang Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 707-0700	917	66	14.0	61.6%	354 (38.6%)	104 (11.3%)	415 (45.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	68.7	80^th of 325 public middle schools	75.4%		65.7	96^th of 325 public middle schools	70.5%	16				62.8	57.9	52.2				55.7	37.7	28.0	100.0				$13,710	$500	$1,259	$1,759	$9,454	$2,496	$11,950
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	729	74	9.8	100.0%	96 (13.2%)	331 (45.4%)	236 (32.4%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	13.7	562^nd of 638 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.3	553^rd of 644 public elementary schools	14.1%	9	28.2	39.0	35.1	34.4	31.7	34.4	25.6	19.5	18.9	16.8	18.4	17.4					$18,979	$1,410	$1,615	$3,025	$13,244	$2,710	$15,954
Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	388	28	13.7	18.6%	268 (69.1%)	61 (15.7%)	44 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)	45.5	65.0	44.0	62.5	54.9	62.5	18.2	30.0	24.0	25.0	25.9	20.8	43.5			96.0	$10,404	$1,312	$335	$1,646	$6,651	$2,107	$8,758
Riverview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	81 Savannah Highway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 379-0133	698	52	13.3	43.8%	405 (58.0%)	159 (22.8%)	80 (11.5%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	74.5	155^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.7%		75.2	154^th of 644 public elementary schools	76.1%	1	63.3	65.1	57.6	82.2	78.8	74.3	68.3	65.0	37.6	59.5	59.1	62.8	100.0				$14,720	$427	$924	$1,352	$10,527	$2,841	$13,368
Beaufort Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5700	371	42	8.8	100.0%	134 (36.1%)	155 (41.8%)	48 (12.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	51.5	146^th of 325 public middle schools	55.1%		40.6	186^th of 325 public middle schools	42.8%	40				61.3	49.6	48.5				35.6	24.5	24.2					$20,941	$1,220	$1,660	$2,880	$14,272	$3,789	$18,060
Beaufort High	Public, Magnet	9-12	84 Sea Island Parkway	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 302-2000	1,188	86	13.8	56.6%	486 (40.9%)	479 (40.3%)	134 (11.3%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.2%)	46.5	117^th of 235 public high schools	50.2%		51.6	103^rd of 237 public high schools	56.5%	14													57.5	56.5	60.5	87.2	$14,950	$649	$1,167	$1,816	$10,761	$2,373	$13,134
Battery Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Blue Dolphin Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5500	829	75	11.1	71.9%	176 (21.2%)	363 (43.8%)	231 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.9%)	9.1	219^th of 235 public high schools	6.8%		18.6	193^rd of 237 public high schools	18.6%	26													42.7	35.8	36.3	71.2	$16,610	$661	$1,141	$1,802	$11,732	$3,075	$14,807
Coosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Middle Road	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-6100	449	39	11.5	47.2%	279 (62.1%)	75 (16.7%)	51 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.9%)	92.3	36^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.4%		90.7	51^st of 644 public elementary schools	92.1%	15	77.9	77.4	89.8				78.0	71.0	69.4								$16,009	$697	$1,196	$1,893	$11,909	$2,207	$14,116
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Mossy Oaks Road	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-2900	365	40	9.1	100.0%	108 (29.6%)	144 (39.5%)	53 (14.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (14.2%)	43.3	362^nd of 638 public elementary schools	43.3%		40.8	382^nd of 644 public elementary schools	40.7%	20	55.4	50.0	36.0				50.0	50.0	40.0								$21,353	$1,495	$2,008	$3,503	$15,475	$2,375	$17,850
Port Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1214 Paris Avenue	Port Royal	29935	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-0834	192	23	8.5	100.0%	54 (28.1%)	73 (38.0%)	45 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.4%)	26.8	468^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.6%		50.7	309^th of 644 public elementary schools	52.0%	159	50.0	45.1	42.0				46.6	25.9	16.1								$28,473	$1,958	$1,680	$3,638	$20,932	$3,904	$24,836
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Morrall Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3400	427	47	9.0	100.0%	35 (8.2%)	189 (44.3%)	172 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	11.5	583^rd of 638 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.1	612^th of 644 public elementary schools	5.0%	29	20.0	39.6	28.4				10.8	39.7	15.0								$18,122	$1,627	$1,657	$3,284	$12,607	$2,231	$14,838
Beaufort Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 Prince Street	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2600	376	47	8.0	100.0%	110 (29.3%)	199 (52.9%)	36 (9.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	47.2	342^nd of 638 public elementary schools	46.4%		58.7	253^rd of 644 public elementary schools	60.7%	89	50.0	60.3	61.7				40.0	37.7	40.0								$27,505	$2,709	$1,508	$4,216	$19,997	$3,292	$23,288
Broad River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Broad River Road	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-8400	460	49	9.3	100.0%	87 (18.9%)	182 (39.6%)	127 (27.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.2%)	32.7	430^th of 638 public elementary schools	32.6%		45.3	345^th of 644 public elementary schools	46.4%	85	44.2	45.9	42.6				44.2	42.7	33.3								$18,098	$1,483	$1,621	$3,103	$12,839	$2,156	$14,995
Lady's Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	73 Chowan Creek Bluff	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2240	250	28	8.9	100.0%	59 (23.6%)	114 (45.6%)	54 (21.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	54.3	288^th of 638 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.6	273^rd of 644 public elementary schools	57.6%	15	40.0	51.3	52.8				74.3	51.3	50.0								$23,295	$1,707	$1,829	$3,536	$17,124	$2,635	$19,759
Whale Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Stuart Point Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-1000	400	50	8.0	100.0%	16 (4.0%)	294 (73.5%)	62 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	11	587^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.0%		4	641^st of 644 public elementary schools	0.5%	54	34.0	31.9	24.4				36.0	23.6	19.1								$29,678	$2,480	$4,252	$6,732	$18,916	$4,030	$22,946
Okatie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Cherry Point Road	Bluffton	29909	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-7700	599	54	11.0	50.1%	340 (56.8%)	59 (9.8%)	158 (26.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	79.7	124^th of 638 public elementary schools	80.6%		87.8	78^th of 644 public elementary schools	87.9%	46	62.3	76.2	75.9				58.2	60.3	79.5								$15,297	$600	$1,062	$1,662	$11,728	$1,907	$13,635
Whale Branch Middle	Public	6-8	2009 Trask Parkway	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3000	226	34	6.6	100.0%	15 (6.6%)	164 (72.6%)	32 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	15.4	283^rd of 325 public middle schools	12.9%		12.5	294^th of 325 public middle schools	9.5%	11				22.9	38.8	25.0				10.3	18.8	7.9					$23,930	$1,822	$3,211	$5,033	$14,897	$4,001	$18,898
Whale Branch Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	169 Detour Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 466-2700	450	46	9.6	100.0%	32 (7.1%)	362 (80.4%)	45 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	50.2	99^th of 235 public high schools	57.9%		47.1	113^th of 237 public high schools	52.3%	14													87.4	64.7	43.8	84.4	$20,324	$1,429	$1,366	$2,795	$13,558	$3,971	$17,529
Lady's Island Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	30 Cougar Drive	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-3167	418	50	8.3	100.0%	122 (29.2%)	209 (50.0%)	54 (12.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	43.7	170^th of 325 public middle schools	47.7%		28	233^rd of 325 public middle schools	28.3%	63				52.1	43.3	48.5				35.4	21.8	22.6					$18,910	$1,576	$1,620	$3,196	$12,053	$3,661	$15,714
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	1,138	89	12.7	42.1%	648 (56.9%)	79 (6.9%)	309 (27.2%)	35 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.7%)	80.3	119^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.3%		76.1	141^st of 644 public elementary schools	78.1%	22	69.4	66.6	60.3	74.4	64.3	65.4	70.7	58.5	56.4	60.9	50.4	45.1	98.2				$14,076	$464	$1,157	$1,621	$10,414	$2,042	$12,456
May River High	Public	9-12	601 New Riverside Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 836-4900	1,665	110	15.2	45.3%	884 (53.1%)	173 (10.4%)	513 (30.8%)	26 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (3.9%)	73.8	40^th of 235 public high schools	83.0%		75.3	38^th of 237 public high schools	84.0%	2													74.0	78.8	71.5	91.5	$12,277	$424	$1,081	$1,505	$8,782	$1,991	$10,772
St. Helena Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1025 Sea Island Parkway	Saint Helena Island	29920	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 838-0300	326	42	7.7	100.0%	19 (5.8%)	250 (76.7%)	42 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	14	561^st of 638 public elementary schools	12.1%		15.9	554^th of 644 public elementary schools	14.0%	7	29.8	33.4	23.0				31.9	37.3	22.9								$22,055	$2,506	$1,702	$4,208	$14,579	$3,268	$17,847

Best Public Schools in Beaufort County, SC

Coosa Elementary

Pritchardville Elementary

River Ridge Academy

Okatie Elementary

Bluffton High

Riverview Charter School

Red Cedar Elementary

May River High

Bluffton Middle

Bluffton Elementary

H. E. McCracken Middle

Hilton Head Island Middle

Hilton Head Island High

Lady's Island Elementary

Hilton Head Island Elementary

Beaufort Middle

Whale Branch Early College High

Beaufort Elementary

Beaufort High

Lady's Island Middle

Mossy Oaks Elementary

Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts

Broad River Elementary

Port Royal Elementary

Michael C. Riley Elementary

Whale Branch Middle

St. Helena Elementary

Robert Smalls Leadership Academy

Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary

Whale Branch Elementary

Battery Creek High

Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center

Lowcountry Montessori School

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