Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Summary:

Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy is a public elementary school in Hemingway, South Carolina, serving 288 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Georgetown 01 school district.

Despite having 100% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic disadvantage, Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments. The school has a more racially diverse student population than surrounding schools, with 40.97% of students being African American. Over the past several years, the school has steadily improved its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating, moving from a 2-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 4-star rating in the current school year (2023-2024). This strong academic performance, particularly among the school's African American student population, is a noteworthy achievement and suggests that the school's STREAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) focus and targeted instructional strategies are effectively supporting student learning and success.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Hemingway Elementary and Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy stands out as a high-performing institution, particularly in contrast to schools with similar demographic profiles. This trajectory indicates that the school is continuously striving to enhance the educational experience and outcomes for its diverse student body.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 127 Schoolhouse Road
       Hemingway, SC  29554


(843) 558-9417

District: Georgetown 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
180th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,909 Help


Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy
    Georgetown Middle
High:    Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  290

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.4%
African American:
42.4%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy ranks better than 71.8% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Georgetown 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.44. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.4%), African American (42.4%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy is 11.4, which is the 5th best among 8 elementary schools in the Georgetown 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy employs 25.4 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy is $15,909, which is the 4th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Georgetown 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy 180th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Georgetown 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Georgetown 01 44th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 47.41 313th 542 42.3%
2004 61.05 221st 550 59.8%
2005 68.94 167th 557 70.0%
2006 54.46 284th 559 49.2%
2007 71.21 150th 566 73.5%
2008 65.54 199th 577 65.5%
2009 51.01 305th 580 47.4%
2010 40.73 385th 589 34.6%
2011 58.42 264th 597 55.8%
2012 58.35 271st 594 54.4%
2013 70.98 156th 599 74.0%
2014 54.88 306th 630 51.4%
2015 54.09 271st 638 57.5%
2016 60.85 240th 619 61.2%
2017 61.52 230th 639 64.0%
2018 43.20 347th 624 44.4%
2019 39.08 403rd 643 37.3%
2021 52.06 294th 622 52.7%
2022 55.98 267th 625 57.3%
2023 73.21 167th 644 74.1%
2024 70.44 180th 638 71.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.17 313th 588 46.8%
2019 37.55 395th 600 34.2%
2021 65.57 181st 580 68.8%
2022 69.22 163rd 600 72.8%
2023 76.03 122nd 608 79.9%
2024 74.84 123rd 599 79.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.46 374th 570 34.4%
2019 40.45 367th 588 37.6%
2021 31.81 373rd 554 32.7%
2022 41.94 334th 573 41.7%
2023 79.51 105th 580 81.9%
2024 47.21 303rd 565 46.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.43 311th 571 45.5%
2019 35.27 391st 590 33.7%
2021 58.46 222nd 561 60.4%
2022 59.85 234th 579 59.6%
2023 65.64 192nd 582 67.0%
2024 73.72 137th 568 75.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.15 233rd 412 43.4%
2019 46.63 231st 421 45.1%
2022 87.27 28th 393 92.9%
2023 57.62 136th 394 65.5%
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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.72 306th 457 33.0%
2019 31.51 341st 472 27.8%
2021 30.96 318th 439 27.6%
2022 40.16 295th 455 35.2%
2023 73.47 112th 463 75.8%
2024 60.28 189th 441 57.1%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 177 290 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1989 162 297 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1990 169 279 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1991 150 279 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1992 150 267 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1993 148 254 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1994 138 272 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1995 145 257 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1996 145 257 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1997 138 239 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1998 161 236 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1999 149 230 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2000 164 242 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2001 173 280 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2002 172 273 3 9 0 n/a n/a 2 459
2003 172 273 3 9 0 n/a n/a 2 459
2004 186 252 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 447
2005 160 235 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 408
2006 155 235 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2007 167 224 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 401
2008 180 217 0 4 4 n/a n/a 0 405
2009 176 194 0 1 4 n/a n/a 0 375
2010 179 184 0 2 3 n/a n/a 0 368
2011 201 165 0 4 1 0 0 0 371
2012 171 159 0 3 1 0 0 0 334
2013 187 162 0 5 2 0 0 0 356
2014 172 175 0 8 1 0 0 0 356
2015 183 164 0 9 1 0 0 0 357
2016 203 148 1 10 1 0 0 0 363
2017 211 152 2 8 1 0 0 0 374
2018 209 152 2 9 0 0 0 0 372
2019 201 148 2 9 0 0 0 0 360
2020 184 151 2 8 0 0 0 0 345
2021 164 117 2 7 0 0 2 0 292
2022 166 112 2 9 0 0 5 0 294
2023 156 118 1 6 0 0 7 0 288
2024 149 123 1 8 0 0 9 0 290

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 467 26.2 17.8 n/a
1989 459 28.6 16.0 n/a
1990 448 25.6 17.5 n/a
1991 429 24.5 17.5 66.7
1992 418 23.4 17.8 62.2
1993 402 25.1 16.0 69.7
1994 410 26.0 15.8 69.8
1995 402 30.0 13.4 69.9
1996 402 30.0 13.4 69.9
1997 378 29.0 13.0 66.9
1998 401 28.0 14.3 69.6
1999 383 31.0 12.4 70
2000 414 30.0 13.8 76.8
2001 462 35.0 13.2 75.1
2002 459 32.0 14.3 76.4
2003 459 32.0 14.3 76.4
2004 447 33.0 13.5 83.2
2005 408 31.0 13.2 81.9
2006 401 30.0 13.4 80.3
2007 401 42.0 9.5 75.6
2008 405 27.0 15.0 78.5
2009 375 26.0 14.4 76.5
2010 368 25.0 14.7 79.1
2011 371 26.0 14.2 75.5
2012 334 25.0 13.3 78.7
2013 356 26.4 13.4 79.2
2014 356 26.0 13.6 80.9
2015 357 28.0 12.7 83.5
2016 363 25.0 14.5 100
2017 374 26.0 14.3 100
2018 372 27.0 13.7 100
2019 360 25.0 14.4 100
2020 345 25.0 13.8 100
2021 292 23.0 12.6 100
2022 294 23.5 12.5 100
2023 288 21.0 13.7 100
2024 290 25.4 11.4 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 467 26.2 17.8 n/a
1989 459 28.6 16.0 n/a
1990 448 25.6 17.5 n/a
1991 429 24.5 17.5 66.7
1992 418 23.4 17.8 62.2
1993 402 25.1 16.0 69.7
1994 410 26.0 15.8 69.8
1995 402 30.0 13.4 69.9
1996 402 30.0 13.4 69.9
1997 378 29.0 13.0 66.9
1998 401 28.0 14.3 69.6
1999 383 31.0 12.4 70
2000 414 30.0 13.8 76.8
2001 462 35.0 13.2 75.1
2002 459 32.0 14.3 76.4
2003 459 32.0 14.3 76.4
2004 447 33.0 13.5 83.2
2005 408 31.0 13.2 81.9
2006 401 30.0 13.4 80.3
2007 401 42.0 9.5 75.6
2008 405 27.0 15.0 78.5
2009 375 26.0 14.4 76.5
2010 368 25.0 14.7 79.1
2011 371 26.0 14.2 75.5
2012 334 25.0 13.3 78.7
2013 356 26.4 13.4 79.2
2014 356 26.0 13.6 80.9
2015 357 28.0 12.7 83.5
2016 363 25.0 14.5 100
2017 374 26.0 14.3 100
2018 372 27.0 13.7 100
2019 360 25.0 14.4 100
2020 345 25.0 13.8 100
2021 292 23.0 12.6 100
2022 294 23.5 12.5 100
2023 288 21.0 13.7 100
2024 290 25.4 11.4 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $927 (7.9%) $427 (3.6%) $1,354 (11.5%) $9,237 (78.3%) $1,207 (10.2%) $10,445 (88.5%) $11,798
2020 $894 (7.9%) $526 (4.7%) $1,420 (12.6%) $9,061 (80.5%) $779 (6.9%) $9,840 (87.4%) $11,260
2021 $1,179 (7.4%) $541 (3.4%) $1,719 (10.8%) $12,558 (79.0%) $1,618 (10.2%) $14,176 (89.2%) $15,895
2022 $1,569 (10.0%) $1,546 (9.9%) $3,114 (19.9%) $11,303 (72.1%) $1,258 (8.0%) $12,560 (80.1%) $15,675
2023 $2,318 (14.6%) $1,104 (6.9%) $3,422 (21.5%) $11,025 (69.3%) $1,462 (9.2%) $12,487 (78.5%) $15,909

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 403rd of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 167th of 644 Elementary schools
 36.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)5055.1
 5.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgetown 01)47.445.7
 1.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)6255.1
 6.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgetown 01)54.445
 9.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)44.364.4
 20.1%
   4th Grade Science (Georgetown 01)40.935.9
 5%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)44.367.4
 23.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgetown 01)4649.9
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)37.771.1
 33.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Georgetown 01)41.840.1
 1.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)2661.4
 35.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgetown 01)31.646.4
 14.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy)4254.5
 12.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Georgetown 01)32.936.9
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students360288
 20%
African American148118
 20.3%
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic96
 33.3%
Pacific Islander00
White201156
 22.4%
Two or More Races07
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy are 51% White, 42% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy ranks 180th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 290 students attended Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy.


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