Mount Holly Elementary

Mount Holly Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Goose Creek, South Carolina, run under Berkeley 01, with 548 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Berkeley 01, which oversees 47 schools and 39,543 students, Mount Holly Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mount Holly Elementary shows that 29% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mount Holly Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Mount Holly Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Berkeley County shows median household earnings sit near $84,358, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Berkeley County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students), of which Mount Holly Elementary is one.

Sedgefield Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 808 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 36% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.