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If you could change one rule at Belle Hall Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001438
Belle Hall Elementary
385 Egypt Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 · (843) 849-2841 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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
17.3:1
38 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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
34%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
95.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
92.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.7% | 92.8% |
| 2023-24 | 91.8% | 91.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Belle Hall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.8% | #2 of 635 ▼ 1 | #1 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.7% | #2 of 635 ▼ 1 | #1 of 49 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #189 of 709 | #16 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #633 of 656 | #47 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #565 of 656 | #34 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #192 of 395 | #15 of 26 |
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
649
+30 (+5%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 649 | 37.5 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 39.5 | 16.6:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 40.5 | 16.4:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 44 | 14.1:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 46.7 | 16.1:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 14% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 13% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Hall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (752 to 649); teachers down 20% (46.7 to 37.5).
About Belle Hall Elementary
In Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, Belle Hall Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 649 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in South Carolina is roughly 526 students; this school is 23% larger than that.
Belle Hall Elementary is one school in an 81-school district, Charleston 01, which enrolls 52,009 students.
White students are the large majority at Belle Hall Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Charleston County overall, about 66% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Belle Hall Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Its 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Belle Hall Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Charleston County show that median household income is about $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 98 public schools in Charleston County, with a combined enrollment of about 55,933.
The next-closest public school is Lucy Garrett Beckham High, about 1.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Belle Hall Elementary had 619 students in 2020-21 and 649 in 2024-25, a 5% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.1:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Belle Hall Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Mt. Pleasant
- Lucy Garrett Beckham HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Thomas C. Cario MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- Jennie Moore ElementaryElementary · 993 students
- Carolina Park ElementaryElementary · 931 students
- James B. Edwards ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Mamie P. Whitesides ElementaryElementary · 767 students
Nearby schools
- Lucy Garrett Beckham High1.6 mi · 1,757
- James B. Edwards Elementary2.0 mi · 767
- Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary2.9 mi · 767
- Daniel Island School3.1 mi · 1,151
- East Cooper Montessori Charter3.4 mi · 433
- Laing Middle3.5 mi · 986
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Hall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Belle Hall Elementary?
Belle Hall Elementary enrolls approximately 649 students in grades PK-05.
Is Belle Hall Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belle Hall Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Hall Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle Hall Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Belle Hall Elementary?
Belle Hall Elementary reports a student body of 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Belle Hall Elementary public or private?
Belle Hall Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.