Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000210
Memminger Elementary
20 Beaufain Street, Charleston, SC 29401 · (843) 724-7778 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 216% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
50.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +15.7pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 34.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memminger Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #393 of 635 ▲ 64 | #27 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #438 of 635 ▲ 99 | #29 of 49 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #425 of 709 | #30 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #128 of 656 | #12 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #333 of 656 | #14 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.4% | #25 of 187 | #6 of 21 |
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
438
+126 (+40%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 438 | 37 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 38 | 10.2:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 37 | 8.4:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 25 | 11.9:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 29 | 11.2:1 | 91% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 90% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memminger Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (321 to 438); teachers up 42% (26 to 37).
About Memminger Elementary
Memminger Elementary is a public elementary school run by Charleston 01 in Charleston, South Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 438 students in pre-K through 5.
Across its 81 schools, Charleston 01 enrolls 52,009 students. Memminger Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 50% of students at Memminger Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Memminger Elementary, 37 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.8:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 11.8:1 here.
Memminger Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Charleston County residents, the median household income is $88,494, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Memminger Elementary, Charleston County has 97 other public schools.
Buist Academy is the public school closest to Memminger Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Memminger Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment has grown by 126 students since 2020-21, to 438. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 8.4:1 to 11.8:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Memminger ElementaryHow many students attend Memminger Elementary?
Memminger Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-05.
Is Memminger Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memminger Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Memminger Elementary have?
Memminger Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Memminger Elementary?
Memminger Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 3% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Memminger Elementary in?
Memminger Elementary is part of Charleston 01.
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