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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Howe Hall AIMS Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117001159
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
115 Howe Hall Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445 · (843) 820-3899 · Berkeley County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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
16.7:1
25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
53%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
94.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
73.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.1% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 55.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Howe Hall AIMS Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #59 of 635 ▲ 162 | #2 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.1% | #4 of 635 ▲ 18 | #1 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #461 of 709 | #27 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #615 of 656 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #415 of 656 | #23 of 28 |
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
418
0 (0%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,233
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 24.5 | 17.1:1 | 21% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 70% (467) |
| 1990-91 | 1,233 | 62 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Hall AIMS Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (418 to 418); teachers up 2% (24.5 to 25).
About Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Goose Creek, South Carolina. It reported 418 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students, which makes this school 21% below average.
Berkeley 01 operates 47 schools. Combined enrollment is 39,543 students.
At Howe Hall AIMS Elementary, 66% of students are White. The school is also 13% multiracial, 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Berkeley County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Howe Hall AIMS Elementary is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Howe Hall AIMS Elementary lands at A, ahead of 92% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the wider Berkeley County area, the median household earns about $84,358 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 49, with about 40,966 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Goose Creek Elementary, is the closest to Howe Hall AIMS Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Howe Hall AIMS Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (418) and 2024-25 (418).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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
- Goose Creek ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 840 students
Nearby schools
- Goose Creek Elementary0.5 mi · 923
- Mount Holly Elementary0.8 mi · 548
- Goose Creek High0.8 mi · 1,973
- Sedgefield Middle1.0 mi · 950
- GREEN Charter School Lowcountry1.4 mi · 301
- Deer Park Middle1.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Howe Hall AIMS ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Howe Hall AIMS Elementary?
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
Is Howe Hall AIMS Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Howe Hall AIMS Elementary have?
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Howe Hall AIMS Elementary?
Student demographics at Howe Hall AIMS Elementary are roughly 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Howe Hall AIMS Elementary public or private?
Howe Hall AIMS 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.