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What's the most underrated thing about Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000047
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
121 Morrall Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906 · (843) 466-3400 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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
8.8:1
47 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 | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
62%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
36.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 21.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #555 of 635 ▲ 42 | #18 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #595 of 635 ▼ 9 | #19 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #468 of 709 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #13 of 656 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #224 of 656 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #96 of 187 | #2 of 6 |
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
416
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 416 | 47 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 47 | 9.1:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 41 | 10.4:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 85% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 72% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (380 to 416); teachers up 34% (35 to 47).
About Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Beaufort, South Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 416 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary reports to Beaufort 01, which has 32 schools and 21,050 students.
The most common group at Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary is Black students, at 45%. It is also 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% White. Beaufort County's residents are about 16% Black, 30 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 47 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary is D. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across Beaufort County, the median household income is $86,573, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Beaufort County is home to 35 public schools and about 22,968 public school students.
Battery Creek High is located about 3.2 miles from Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary. The five-mile area around Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary holds 4 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary's enrollment climbed 8%, to 416. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.7 to 8.8 over 4 years.
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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 Beaufort
- Bridges Preparatory SchoolCombined · 1,472 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Battery Creek HighHigh · 809 students
- Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyElementary · 785 students
- Riverview Charter SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Broad River ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Battery Creek High3.2 mi · 809
- Broad River Elementary3.2 mi · 467
- Robert Smalls Leadership Academy3.9 mi · 785
- Bridges Preparatory School4.0 mi · 1,472
- Whale Branch Early College High5.1 mi · 390
- Riverview Charter School5.6 mi · 694
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph S. Shanklin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary?
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary serve?
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary have?
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary are roughly 7% White, 40% Hispanic, 45% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary public or private?
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.