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If you could change one rule at Mount Holly Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000003
Mount Holly Elementary
225 Garwood Drive, Goose Creek, SC 29445 · (843) 820-4090 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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
15.2:1
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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
75%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
54.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 31.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mount Holly Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #388 of 635 ▲ 99 | #12 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #394 of 635 ▲ 65 | #17 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #297 of 709 | #20 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #518 of 656 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #1 of 656 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #36 of 395 | #1 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
548
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 38.8 | 14.8:1 | 100% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 64% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 100% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 81% (678) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 79% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 56% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Holly Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (808 to 548); teachers down 25% (48 to 36).
About Mount Holly Elementary
Mount Holly Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Goose Creek, South Carolina. School enrollment was 548 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Across its 47 schools, Berkeley 01 enrolls 39,543 students. Mount Holly Elementary is one of those schools.
At Mount Holly Elementary, the largest share of students is Black, at 29%. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 36 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 15.2:1 here.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Mount Holly Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Federal survey data for Berkeley County show that the median household income is $84,358, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Berkeley County is home to 49 public schools and about 40,966 public school students.
Sedgefield Middle is the public school closest to Mount Holly Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES assigns Mount Holly Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mount Holly Elementary's enrollment declined from 564 in 2020-21 to 548 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mount Holly Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Mount Holly Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mount Holly Elementary. Mount Holly Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Mount Holly ElementaryRock Hill, SC · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Sedgefield Middle0.1 mi · 950
- Goose Creek High0.3 mi · 1,973
- Howe Hall AIMS Elementary0.8 mi · 418
- Goose Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 923
- GREEN Charter School Lowcountry1.9 mi · 301
- Deer Park Middle2.2 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Holly ElementaryHow large is Mount Holly Elementary?
Mount Holly Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mount Holly Elementary serve?
Mount Holly Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Holly Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Holly Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mount Holly Elementary?
Student demographics at Mount Holly Elementary are roughly 26% White, 28% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Mount Holly Elementary in?
Mount Holly Elementary is part of Berkeley 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.