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Enrollment
923
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000822
Goose Creek Elementary
200 Foster Creek Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445 · (843) 820-8008 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL923 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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
14.9:1
62 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 | 80 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
70%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
37.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 20.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Goose Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #545 of 635 ▲ 57 | #20 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #586 of 635 ▼ 2 | #26 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 923 | #44 of 709 | #9 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #490 of 656 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #69 of 656 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #167 of 187 | #7 of 8 |
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
923
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 949
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 923 | 62 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 928 | 59.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (928) |
| 2022-23 | 945 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 100% (945) |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 67 | 13.6:1 | 69% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 68 | 13.3:1 | 100% (906) |
| 2015-16 | 1,114 | 71 | 15.7:1 | 78% (870) |
| 2010-11 | 949 | 55 | 17.3:1 | 77% (728) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goose Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (906 to 923); teachers down 9% (68 to 62).
About Goose Creek Elementary
Goose Creek Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Goose Creek, South Carolina. There are 923 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 75% bigger than the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The district for Goose Creek Elementary is Berkeley 01, with 47 schools and 39,543 students.
The student body at Goose Creek Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 43%. Other groups make up 29% Black, 16% White, and 9% multiracial. Berkeley County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Goose Creek Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 62 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.
Goose Creek Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the wider Berkeley County area, the median household earns about $84,358 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Goose Creek Elementary shares Berkeley County with 48 other public schools.
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Goose Creek Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 911 to 923, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Goose Creek Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Mevers School of ExcellenceElementary · 772 students
Nearby schools
- Howe Hall AIMS Elementary0.5 mi · 418
- GREEN Charter School Lowcountry0.9 mi · 301
- Goose Creek High0.9 mi · 1,973
- Mount Holly Elementary1.1 mi · 548
- Deer Park Middle1.2 mi · 315
- Sedgefield Middle1.2 mi · 950
Frequently asked questions
About Goose Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Goose Creek Elementary?
Goose Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 923 students in grades PK-05.
Is Goose Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Goose Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Goose Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Goose Creek Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goose Creek Elementary?
At Goose Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 43% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Goose Creek Elementary public or private?
Goose Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berkeley 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.