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What's one thing Marrington Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117001161
Marrington Elementary
101 Gearing Street, Goose Creek, SC 29445 · (843) 572-3373 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
15.0:1
30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
60%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
77.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 56.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Marrington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #222 of 635 ▼ 11 | #5 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #93 of 635 ▼ 14 | #5 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #414 of 709 | #24 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #493 of 656 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #279 of 656 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #59 of 395 | #2 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
449
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 30.5 | 14.7:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 36% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 35.7 | 17.3:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 58% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 53% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 36 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marrington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (616 to 449); teachers down 16% (35.7 to 30).
About Marrington Elementary
Marrington Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Goose Creek, South Carolina, (ZIP code 29445). The latest federal count shows 449 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for Marrington Elementary is Berkeley 01, with 47 schools and 39,543 students.
At 58%, White students outnumber all other groups at Marrington Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 17% Black, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Marrington Elementary comes in at 60%.
Marrington Elementary counts 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.0 students for each one. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is lower than this school's figure.
The allk12 Grade for Marrington Elementary is A-. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Federal survey data for Berkeley County show that median household income is about $84,358, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Marrington Elementary is among the 49 public schools in Berkeley County.
The school nearest to Marrington Elementary is Marrington Middle School of the Arts, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Marrington Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Marrington Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Marrington Elementary saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Marrington Middle School of the Arts0.1 mi · 432
- Bowen's Corner Elementary2.2 mi · 766
- Sedgefield Middle2.2 mi · 950
- Mount Holly Elementary2.3 mi · 548
- Goose Creek High2.4 mi · 1,973
- Howe Hall AIMS Elementary3.2 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Marrington ElementaryHow large is Marrington Elementary?
Marrington Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marrington Elementary serve?
Marrington Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Marrington Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Marrington Elementary.
How diverse is Marrington Elementary?
Marrington Elementary reports a student body of 58% White, 11% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Marrington Elementary public or private?
Marrington 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.