Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000205
Minnie Hughes Elementary
8548 Willtown Road, Yonges Island, SC 29404 · (843) 889-2976 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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
10.7:1
16 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 | 39 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
20%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
45.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 26.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Minnie Hughes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #607 of 635 ▼ 65 | #44 of 49 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #516 of 635 ▲ 56 | #34 of 49 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #672 of 709 | #51 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #146 of 395 | #11 of 26 |
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
174
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 174 | 16.3 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 17.5 | 10.6:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 16.8 | 11.1:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 100% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 88% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 86% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 95% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minnie Hughes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (211 to 174); teachers down 4% (17 to 16.3).
About Minnie Hughes Elementary
Minnie Hughes Elementary is the name of a very small elementary school in Yonges Island, South Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 174 students enrolled. That is 67% below the average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Federal data list 81 schools in Charleston 01, with 52,009 students enrolled.
The share of students at Minnie Hughes Elementary who are Black is 89%. Smaller groups are 6% White and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 23% of Charleston County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minnie Hughes Elementary is 10.7:1, based on 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is higher.
Minnie Hughes Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Charleston County, home to about 420,264 people, the median household earns about $88,494 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Charleston County number 98, with about 55,933 students.
Minnie Hughes Elementary is about 6.8 miles from Baptist Hill High, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 3% across 4 years, from 169 in 2020-21 to 174 in 2024-25.
People who know Minnie Hughes Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Minnie Hughes ElementaryHow many students attend Minnie Hughes Elementary?
Minnie Hughes Elementary enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-05.
Is Minnie Hughes Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Minnie Hughes Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Minnie Hughes Elementary have?
Minnie Hughes Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Minnie Hughes Elementary?
Student demographics at Minnie Hughes Elementary are roughly 6% White, 3% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Minnie Hughes Elementary public or private?
Minnie Hughes Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charleston 01.
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