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How has Moncks Corner Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000082
Moncks Corner Elementary
777 Stony Landing Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · (843) 899-8870 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
18.6:1
36 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 | 57 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
63%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
43.0%
SC avg 59.7% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 31.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Moncks Corner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #601 of 635 ▼ 107 | #25 of 27 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #541 of 635 ▼ 139 | #23 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #176 of 709 | #16 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #644 of 656 | #24 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #202 of 656 | #15 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #121 of 187 | #5 of 8 |
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
670
+62 (+10%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 670 | 36 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 35.9 | 18.4:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 32.3 | 18.5:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 63% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 36 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 69% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 67% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 62% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moncks Corner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (629 to 670); teachers unchanged (36 to 36).
About Moncks Corner Elementary
Moncks Corner Elementary is a public elementary school run by Berkeley 01 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. A total of 670 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 27% higher.
Berkeley 01 is the district for Moncks Corner Elementary. It has 47 schools and 39,543 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Moncks Corner Elementary is Black (49%). Other groups make up 34% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 23% Black among all Berkeley County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Moncks Corner Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Moncks Corner Elementary was 18.6:1. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
allk12 grades Moncks Corner Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Berkeley County (population about 246,802), median household income is about $84,358, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Moncks Corner Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Berkeley County, which together enroll about 40,966 students.
The closest public school to Moncks Corner Elementary is Berkeley Middle, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3.
NCES assigns Moncks Corner Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Moncks Corner Elementary saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.3:1 in 2020-21, and 18.6:1 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 Moncks Corner
- Berkeley HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 1,477 students
- Whitesville ElementaryElementary · 1,239 students
- Foxbank ElementaryElementary · 1,126 students
- Henry E. Bonner ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Berkeley ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Berkeley Middle1.0 mi · 1,477
- Berkeley High2.7 mi · 2,047
- Berkeley Elementary4.5 mi · 658
- Whitesville Elementary5.2 mi · 1,239
- Henry E. Bonner Elementary6.8 mi · 808
- Macedonia Middle6.9 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Moncks Corner ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Moncks Corner Elementary?
Moncks Corner Elementary enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Moncks Corner Elementary serve?
Moncks Corner Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Moncks Corner Elementary have?
Moncks Corner Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moncks Corner Elementary?
At Moncks Corner Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 6% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Moncks Corner Elementary?
Moncks Corner Elementary is overseen by Berkeley 01 in Berkeley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.