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What tradition at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts should never be changed?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000942
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts
10 Bus Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 · (843) 342-4380 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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
9.9:1
50 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%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
55.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
44.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 43.6% |
% 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 School for the Creative Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #380 of 635 ▼ 20 | #13 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #389 of 635 ▼ 37 | #13 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #360 of 709 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #30 of 656 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #180 of 656 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #58 of 395 | #3 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
496
-98 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 496 | 50 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 51.5 | 10.3:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 52 | 10.7:1 | 62% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 50 | 11.9:1 | 69% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 57.3 | 11.9:1 | 58% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 56% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 50% (357) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (681 to 496); teachers down 13% (57.3 to 50).
About Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is an elementary school in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and it is part of Beaufort 01. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 496 students.
Beaufort 01 runs Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts along with 31 other schools, enrolling 21,050 students in total.
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. Other students are 30% White, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Beaufort County residents are about 12% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 50 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. That is lower than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts a C+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is located in Beaufort County, where the median household income is $86,573, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts, Beaufort County has 34 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Hilton Head Island Elementary, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment decrease, from 594 in 2020-21 to 496 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 9.9:1.
Community posts for Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Hilton Head Island Early Childhood CenterElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Hilton Head Island Elementary0.1 mi · 702
- Hilton Head Island High0.2 mi · 1,265
- Hilton Head Island Middle0.4 mi · 778
- Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 301
- Michael C. Riley Elementary7.2 mi · 704
- Red Cedar Elementary8.1 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsHow many students attend Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts?
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts serve?
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is approximately 9.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts?
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts reports a student body of 30% White, 49% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts in?
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is part of Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.