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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Boulder Bluff Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
659
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000155
Boulder Bluff Elementary
400 Judy Drive, Goose Creek, SC 29445 · (843) 553-1223 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · 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 | 60 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
55.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
36.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 36.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Boulder Bluff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #470 of 635 ▼ 28 | #18 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #391 of 635 ▲ 15 | #16 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #182 of 709 | #17 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #559 of 656 | #12 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #11 of 656 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #212 of 395 | #9 of 13 |
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
659
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 659 | 42.1 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 42.8 | 15.5:1 | 100% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 61% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 100% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 74% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 71% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 62% (418) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boulder Bluff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (752 to 659); teachers down 16% (50 to 42.1).
About Boulder Bluff Elementary
Boulder Bluff Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The school reports 659 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
Boulder Bluff Elementary is one school in a 47-school district, Berkeley 01, which enrolls 39,543 students.
The most common group at Boulder Bluff Elementary is Black students, at 37%. It is also 31% White, 17% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. Berkeley County's residents are about 23% Black, 14 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Boulder Bluff Elementary operates with 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.7:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 15.7:1 here.
allk12 grades Boulder Bluff Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Berkeley County, the median household income is $84,358, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Boulder Bluff Elementary, Berkeley County has 48 other public schools.
Mevers School of Excellence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Boulder Bluff Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 659, starting from 643. Students per teacher rose from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
The Boulder Bluff Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Berkeley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,802
Census ACS
Median income
$84,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
40,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley 01
- Stratford HighHigh · 2,605 students
- Cane Bay HighHigh · 2,412 students
- Berkeley HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Goose Creek HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 1,477 students
- Cane Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,464 students
Other schools in Goose Creek
- Stratford HighHigh · 2,605 students
- Goose Creek HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Sedgefield MiddleMiddle · 950 students
- Devon Forest ElementaryElementary · 925 students
- Goose Creek ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 840 students
Nearby schools
- Mevers School of Excellence1.6 mi · 772
- Westview Primary1.7 mi · 688
- Westview Middle1.8 mi · 840
- Westview Elementary1.8 mi · 504
- Devon Forest Elementary3.0 mi · 925
- Howe Hall AIMS Elementary3.0 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Boulder Bluff ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Boulder Bluff Elementary?
Boulder Bluff Elementary enrolls approximately 659 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Boulder Bluff Elementary serve?
Boulder Bluff Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Boulder Bluff Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Boulder Bluff Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Boulder Bluff Elementary?
Student demographics at Boulder Bluff Elementary are roughly 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Boulder Bluff Elementary in?
Boulder Bluff Elementary is part of Berkeley 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.