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How has Bluffton Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000418
Bluffton Elementary
160 H.E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 706-8500 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
B+
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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
10.4:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 64 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
65.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 65 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 58.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bluffton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #183 of 635 ▼ 9 | #6 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #252 of 635 ▼ 19 | #7 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #149 of 709 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #45 of 656 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #162 of 656 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #107 of 187 | #3 of 6 |
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
709
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 709 | 68 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 68 | 10.5:1 | 58% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 64 | 10.9:1 | 31% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 63 | 11.9:1 | 36% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 54.8 | 11.9:1 | 46% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 52 | 11.5:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 40% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 46% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (653 to 709); teachers up 24% (54.8 to 68).
About Bluffton Elementary
Bluffton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Bluffton, South Carolina, one of the schools in Beaufort 01. It educates 709 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
District-wide, Beaufort 01 has 32 schools and 21,050 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Bluffton Elementary, 44% of enrollment. Other groups include 38% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Beaufort County residents are about 12% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bluffton Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The count of teachers at Bluffton Elementary is 68 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.4:1. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
allk12 grades Bluffton Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Beaufort County show that median household income is about $86,573, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Bluffton Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Beaufort County, which together enroll about 22,968 students.
The closest public school, H. E. McCracken Middle, is about 0.2 miles from Bluffton Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Bluffton Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 709 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 753. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (11.9:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bluffton Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,289
Census ACS
Median income
$86,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
22,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort 01
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Hilton Head Island HighHigh · 1,265 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
Other schools in Bluffton
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
- Pritchardville ElementaryElementary · 887 students
- H. E. McCracken MiddleMiddle · 846 students
Other Bluffton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bluffton Elementary. Bluffton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Bluffton Elementary SchoolBluffton, OH · 534 students
Nearby schools
- H. E. McCracken Middle0.2 mi · 846
- Bluffton High0.3 mi · 1,375
- Bluffton Middle1.3 mi · 921
- Red Cedar Elementary1.8 mi · 636
- Michael C. Riley Elementary2.6 mi · 704
- River Ridge Academy3.1 mi · 1,134
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffton ElementaryHow many students attend Bluffton Elementary?
Bluffton Elementary enrolls approximately 709 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bluffton Elementary serve?
Bluffton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluffton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bluffton Elementary is approximately 10.4:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluffton Elementary?
At Bluffton Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 44% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bluffton Elementary public or private?
Bluffton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.