Lambs Elementary

Lambs Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in North Charleston, South Carolina, overseen by Charleston 01, with 580 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Charleston 01 runs 81 schools in total, collectively educating 52,009 students. Lambs Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lambs Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 35% Black, 16% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lambs Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Lambs Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Charleston County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Lambs Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 42%: 409 students in 2018 compared to 580 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 28% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lambs Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.