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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000819
Okatie Elementary
53 Cherry Point Road, Bluffton, SC 29909 · (843) 322-7700 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
13.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
73.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 64.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Okatie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #94 of 635 ▲ 23 | #2 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #137 of 635 ▼ 33 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #191 of 709 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #305 of 656 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #307 of 656 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #119 of 187 | #6 of 6 |
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
648
+85 (+15%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 648 | 48.7 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 54 | 11.1:1 | 50% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 26% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 36% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 34% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okatie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (606 to 648); teachers up 13% (43 to 48.7).
About Okatie Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Bluffton, South Carolina, Okatie Elementary is part of Beaufort 01. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 648 students. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Beaufort 01 is responsible for 32 schools, Okatie Elementary included, with 21,050 students in all.
A majority of students at Okatie Elementary, 56%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. By the diversity index, Okatie Elementary comes in at 59%.
With 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Okatie Elementary was 13.3:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Okatie Elementary receives an A-. 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 Beaufort County show that median household income is about $86,573, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 35 public schools operate in Beaufort County, serving about 22,968 students.
The next-closest public school is Heartwood Community School, about 2.8 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Okatie Elementary.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 648 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 563. Students per teacher rose from 12.0 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Okatie Elementary can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,289
Census ACS
Median income
$86,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
22,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort 01
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Hilton Head Island HighHigh · 1,265 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
Other schools in Bluffton
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
- Pritchardville ElementaryElementary · 887 students
- H. E. McCracken MiddleMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Heartwood Community School2.8 mi · 87
- River Ridge Academy3.7 mi · 1,134
- Bluffton High5.2 mi · 1,375
- H. E. McCracken Middle5.5 mi · 846
- Bluffton Elementary5.5 mi · 709
- Bluffton Middle5.6 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About Okatie ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Okatie Elementary?
Okatie Elementary enrolls approximately 648 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Okatie Elementary serve?
Okatie Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Okatie Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Okatie Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okatie Elementary?
At Okatie Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Okatie Elementary public or private?
Okatie Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.