Goose Creek Elementary

Goose Creek Elementary is an elementary-level community of sprawling scale in Goose Creek, South Carolina, overseen by Berkeley 01, hosting 923 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 75% above the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Goose Creek Elementary is one of 47 schools operated by Berkeley 01, a district that works with 39,543 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Goose Creek Elementary records that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 16% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Goose Creek Elementary has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Berkeley County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,358 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Berkeley County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students), Goose Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Goose Creek Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Goose Creek Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 906 students in 2018 to 923 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 30% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Goose Creek Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.