Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 450390101588
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School
1101 Old Cemetery Road, McClellanville, SC 29458 · (843) 887-3323 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 42% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -24.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 70.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #367 of 635 ▼ 281 | #25 of 49 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #273 of 635 ▼ 85 | #25 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #667 of 709 | #50 of 57 |
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
181
-26 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 181 | 13.5 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 14.9 | 12.5:1 | 4% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 16.8 | 11.4:1 | 9% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 13% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 14.5 | 13.2:1 | 18% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 46% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (191 to 181); teachers down 7% (14.5 to 13.5).
About Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in McClellanville, South Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 181 students. That puts enrollment 66% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
SC Public Charter School District has 21,383 students spread across 43 schools.
Of every 100 students at Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School, about 92 are White. The school is also 7% Black. That is higher than the 66% White share among all Charleston County residents. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School is 13.4:1, based on 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Charleston County, home to about 420,264 people, the median household earns about $88,494 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Charleston County number 98, with about 55,933 students.
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is about 4.3 miles from Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 207 to 181.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter SchoolHow many students attend Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School?
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School serve?
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School have?
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School?
Student demographics at Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School are roughly 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School public or private?
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SC Public Charter School District.
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