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Pinehurst Elementary

7753 Northside Drive, North Charleston, SC 29420 · (843) 824-8728 · Charleston County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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

Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 115520%
Grade 217423%
Grade 312617%
Grade 416021%
Grade 514319%

This year's 1st grade class (155) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (143).

Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
304%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
59979%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
11115%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
101%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
39953%
Female
35947%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
30.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.1%34.7%
2023-2425.1%26.0%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Pinehurst Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Charleston County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.7%#488 of 635
▲ 58
#33 of 49
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.1%#625 of 635
▼ 8
#45 of 49
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
758#121 of 709#12 of 57
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#106 of 656#11 of 47
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.2%#558 of 656#31 of 47
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.2%#364 of 395#22 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 2024-25
Enrollment
758
+35 (+5%) vs 2020
+86% since 2010-11, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257586611.5:1N/A
2023-246906810.2:1100% (690)
2022-236565711.5:1100% (656)
2020-217235712.7:1100% (723)
2017-187755314.6:1100% (775)
2015-166494215.4:192% (598)
2010-114072203.5:184% (341)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinehurst Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (775 to 758); teachers up 25% (53 to 66).

About Pinehurst Elementary

Among the schools in North Charleston, South Carolina, is Pinehurst Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 758 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.

The Charleston 01 system has 81 schools and 52,009 students.

Federal enrollment data show Pinehurst Elementary is 79% Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Black and 4% White. The county population is about 7% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.

Teacher count: 66 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.5:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.

Pinehurst Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of South Carolina public elementary schools.

Charleston County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charleston County's 98 public schools enroll about 55,933 students and include Pinehurst Elementary.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Northwoods Middle, is the closest to Pinehurst Elementary. Pinehurst Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Pinehurst Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 758 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.7:1 to 11.5:1.

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Charleston County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Pinehurst Elementary
District
Charleston 01
Address
7753 Northside Drive, North Charleston, SC 29420
Phone
(843) 824-8728
County
Charleston County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
758
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
450144001562
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Pinehurst Elementary schools

5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Pinehurst Elementary. Pinehurst Elementary is the largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pinehurst Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Pinehurst Elementary?
Pinehurst Elementary enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Pinehurst Elementary serve?
Pinehurst Elementary serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinehurst Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinehurst Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinehurst Elementary?
At Pinehurst Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 79% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinehurst Elementary?
Pinehurst Elementary is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
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