Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000197
Chicora Elementary
3100 Carner Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405 · (843) 746-2210 · Charleston County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest 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
9.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (58) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
32%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
32.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 24.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chicora Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #572 of 635 ▼ 7 | #40 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #617 of 635 ▼ 30 | #43 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #581 of 709 | #42 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #25 of 656 | #6 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #578 of 656 | #37 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.8% | #5 of 395 | #1 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
316
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 316 | 33.3 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 31.2 | 10.2:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 33 | 9.7:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 41 | 8.1:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 44.6 | 12.6:1 | 100% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 40 | 12.0:1 | 78% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 95% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 95% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicora Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (562 to 316); teachers down 25% (44.6 to 33.3).
About Chicora Elementary
Chicora Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in North Charleston, South Carolina. A total of 316 students attend the school, which covers grades 1 through 5. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 40% lower.
The district, Charleston 01, operates 81 schools serving 52,009 students.
Chicora Elementary's enrollment is 80% Black. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic. Charleston County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.5:1, with 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Chicora Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Charleston County, the median household income is $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 98 public schools in Charleston County, enrolling about 55,933 students in all.
The closest public school to Chicora Elementary is Military Magnet Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Chicora Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 332 in 2020-21 to 316 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.1:1 to 9.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Chicora Elementary. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Chicora ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chicora Elementary?
Chicora Elementary enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Chicora Elementary serve?
Chicora Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chicora Elementary?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Chicora Elementary.
How diverse is Chicora Elementary?
Chicora Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 80% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chicora Elementary?
Chicora Elementary is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
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