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Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000199
A. C. Corcoran Elementary
8585 Vistavia Road, North Charleston, SC 29406 · (843) 764-2218 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
SC avg 59.7% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
23.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 19.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where A. C. Corcoran Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #602 of 635 ▲ 5 | #43 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #632 of 635 ▼ 16 | #47 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #132 of 709 | #13 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #500 of 656 | #35 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #193 of 656 | #8 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #78 of 187 | #12 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
743
+51 (+7%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 743 | 49.4 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 45.4 | 15.8:1 | 100% (716) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 51.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (767) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 100% (692) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 44.9 | 14.7:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 67% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 77% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 66% (367) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 32 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. C. Corcoran Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (661 to 743); teachers up 10% (44.9 to 49.4).
About A. C. Corcoran Elementary
Located in North Charleston, South Carolina, A. C. Corcoran Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 743 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 526.
Charleston 01 includes 81 schools. Together they enroll 52,009 students.
Black students make up 49% of enrollment at A. C. Corcoran Elementary, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% White. In Charleston County overall, about 23% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here.
A. C. Corcoran Elementary holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
The school is in Charleston County, where the median household earns about $88,494 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A. C. Corcoran Elementary shares Charleston County with 97 other public schools.
Deer Park Middle is about 0.7 miles from A. C. Corcoran Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 743 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 692.
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Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
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Frequently asked questions
About A. C. Corcoran ElementaryHow large is A. C. Corcoran Elementary?
A. C. Corcoran Elementary enrolls approximately 743 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does A. C. Corcoran Elementary serve?
A. C. Corcoran Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at A. C. Corcoran Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at A. C. Corcoran Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A. C. Corcoran Elementary?
At A. C. Corcoran Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 34% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees A. C. Corcoran Elementary?
A. C. Corcoran Elementary is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.