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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000270
Coosa Elementary
45 Middle Road, Beaufort, SC 29907 · (843) 322-6100 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.0:1
36 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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
57%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
80.0%
SC avg 59.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 73.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Coosa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #83 of 635 ▼ 34 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #63 of 635 ▼ 35 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #393 of 709 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #253 of 656 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #353 of 656 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #217 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
467
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
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 | 467 | 36 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 47% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 39% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 30% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coosa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (531 to 467); teachers up 6% (34 to 36).
About Coosa Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Beaufort, South Carolina, Coosa Elementary is part of Beaufort 01. It teaches 467 students in pre-K through 5.
Beaufort 01 counts 32 schools and 21,050 students, including Coosa Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Coosa Elementary is White: 62%. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Coosa Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Beaufort County, home to about 195,289 people, the median household earns about $86,573 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Beaufort County number 35, with about 22,968 students.
Sea Islands Heritage Academy is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 467 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 453.
This page is set up for the Coosa Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Beaufort
- Bridges Preparatory SchoolCombined · 1,472 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Battery Creek HighHigh · 809 students
- Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyElementary · 785 students
- Riverview Charter SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Broad River ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Sea Islands Heritage Academy0.6 mi · 38
- Beaufort Elementary2.3 mi · 375
- Lady's Island Middle2.4 mi · 338
- Beaufort High2.5 mi · 1,104
- Lady's Island Elementary4.0 mi · 241
- Beaufort Middle4.2 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Coosa ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Coosa Elementary?
Coosa Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Coosa Elementary serve?
Coosa Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coosa Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Coosa Elementary.
How diverse is Coosa Elementary?
Coosa Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Coosa Elementary?
Coosa Elementary is overseen by Beaufort 01 in Beaufort County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.