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What's one thing Carolina Park Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
931
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001690
Carolina Park Elementary
3650 Park Avenue Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 · (843) 856-8060 · Charleston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL931 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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
16.6:1
56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 192 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (192).
Student demographics
31%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
85.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
81.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 81.9% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 78.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Carolina Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #19 of 635 ▲ 6 | #6 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #31 of 635 ▼ 16 | #10 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 931 | #39 of 709 | #4 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #611 of 656 | #43 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #584 of 656 | #39 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.4% | #19 of 187 | #5 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
931
+55 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 931 | 56 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 981 | 53 | 18.5:1 | 14% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 53 | 18.4:1 | 13% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 876 | 55 | 15.9:1 | 8% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 36.4 | 18.2:1 | 12% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carolina Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (663 to 931); teachers up 54% (36.4 to 56).
About Carolina Park Elementary
Carolina Park Elementary serves students in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, as a high-enrollment elementary school. It serves 931 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Charleston 01 counts 81 schools and 52,009 students, including Carolina Park Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Carolina Park Elementary is 82% White. After that, the student body is 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Charleston County, the White share is about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Carolina Park Elementary's 56 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.6:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Carolina Park Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Charleston County show that the median household income is $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 98 public schools in Charleston County, enrolling about 55,933 students in all.
The shortest distance from Carolina Park Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Wando High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 931, a 6% gain from 876 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Carolina Park Elementary, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- James B. Edwards ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Mamie P. Whitesides ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Laurel Hill PrimaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Wando High0.4 mi · 2,588
- Oceanside Collegiate Academy0.7 mi · 623
- Oceanside Collegiate Academy0.7 mi · 653
- Laurel Hill Primary1.6 mi · 691
- Thomas C. Cario Middle1.7 mi · 1,105
- Charles Pinckney Elementary1.8 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Carolina Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carolina Park Elementary?
Carolina Park Elementary enrolls approximately 931 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carolina Park Elementary serve?
Carolina Park Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Carolina Park Elementary have?
Carolina Park Elementary employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carolina Park Elementary?
At Carolina Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carolina Park Elementary?
Carolina Park Elementary is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.