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What's the one class at Hilton Head Island Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000943
Hilton Head Island Elementary
30 School Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 · (843) 342-4100 · Beaufort County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
9.1:1
77 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (132) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
60%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Beaufort 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 48.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hilton Head Island Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #255 of 635 ▲ 52 | #9 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #341 of 635 ▼ 33 | #11 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #156 of 709 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #18 of 656 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #287 of 656 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #67 of 395 | #4 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
702
-67 (-9%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 702 | 77 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 79 | 9.2:1 | 58% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 71 | 10.0:1 | 56% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 77 | 10.0:1 | 62% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 944 | 77 | 12.3:1 | 52% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 72 | 13.4:1 | 60% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 45% (357) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilton Head Island Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (944 to 702); teachers unchanged (77 to 77).
About Hilton Head Island Elementary
Among the schools in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is Hilton Head Island Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 702 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 1 through 5. That compares with an average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The Beaufort 01 system has 32 schools and 21,050 students.
At Hilton Head Island Elementary, 53% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 33% White, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Beaufort County is about 12% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The school had 77 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. The school's 9.1:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Hilton Head Island Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Beaufort County, the median household earns about $86,573 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Hilton Head Island Elementary shares Beaufort County with 34 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts, is the closest to Hilton Head Island Elementary. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Hilton Head Island Elementary.
Federal data place Hilton Head Island Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 702, down from 769 in 2020-21.
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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 Hilton Head Island
- Hilton Head Island HighHigh · 1,265 students
- Hilton Head Island MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsElementary · 496 students
- Hilton Head Island Early Childhood CenterElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts0.1 mi · 496
- Hilton Head Island High0.2 mi · 1,265
- Hilton Head Island Middle0.3 mi · 778
- Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 301
- Michael C. Riley Elementary7.3 mi · 704
- Red Cedar Elementary8.2 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Hilton Head Island ElementaryHow large is Hilton Head Island Elementary?
Hilton Head Island Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 01-05.
Is Hilton Head Island Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hilton Head Island Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Hilton Head Island Elementary?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Hilton Head Island Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hilton Head Island Elementary?
Student demographics at Hilton Head Island Elementary are roughly 33% White, 53% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hilton Head Island Elementary in?
Hilton Head Island Elementary is part of Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.