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What's something Angel Oak Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
828
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000231
Angel Oak Elementary
6134 Chisolm Road, Johns Island, SC 29455 · (843) 559-6412 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
14.5:1
57 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 | 54 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
57%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
67.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 53.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Angel Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #179 of 635 ▲ 67 | #19 of 49 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #213 of 635 ▲ 2 | #21 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #71 of 709 | #7 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #451 of 656 | #32 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #359 of 656 | #18 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +88.6% | #3 of 187 | #1 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
828
+188 (+29%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 828 | 57 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 51.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 50.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (772) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 74% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 83% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 80% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Angel Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 89% (439 to 828); teachers up 58% (36 to 57).
About Angel Oak Elementary
Angel Oak Elementary is an elementary school located in Johns Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 828 students enrolled. Elementary schools in South Carolina have about 526 students on average; enrollment here is 57% higher.
Charleston 01 has 81 schools and 52,009 students, and Angel Oak Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Angel Oak Elementary is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.5:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Angel Oak Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Charleston County, median household income comes to about $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 98, with about 55,933 students.
Angel Oak Elementary's closest public school neighbor is St. Johns High, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Angel Oak Elementary holds 3 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 828, from 640 in 2020-21.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charleston 01
- Wando HighHigh · 2,588 students
- R. B. Stall HighHigh · 2,135 students
- West Ashley HighHigh · 2,069 students
- Lucy Garrett Beckham HighHigh · 1,757 students
- James Island Charter HighHigh · 1,612 students
- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtMiddle · 1,299 students
Other schools in Johns Island
- Haut Gap MiddleMiddle · 412 students
- St. Johns HighHigh · 390 students
- Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- St. Johns High0.3 mi · 390
- Haut Gap Middle1.5 mi · 412
- Mt. Zion Elementary4.7 mi · 295
- Oakland Elementary5.8 mi · 556
- Stono Park Elementary6.4 mi · 337
- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art6.5 mi · 1,299
Frequently asked questions
About Angel Oak ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Angel Oak Elementary?
Angel Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 828 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Angel Oak Elementary serve?
Angel Oak Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Angel Oak Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Angel Oak Elementary.
How diverse is Angel Oak Elementary?
Angel Oak Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Angel Oak Elementary in?
Angel Oak Elementary is part of Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.