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What's the one class at Pritchardville Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
887
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111001549
Pritchardville Elementary
9447 Evan Way, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 707-0500 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL887 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
11.3:1
79 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 | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
61%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
72.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.5pp 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 down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 69.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pritchardville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #99 of 635 ▼ 10 | #3 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #149 of 635 ▼ 38 | #4 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #49 of 709 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #90 of 656 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #252 of 656 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #110 of 187 | #4 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
887
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+71% since 2010-11, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 887 | 78.5 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 83 | 11.3:1 | 49% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 1,005 | 71.5 | 14.1:1 | 23% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 67 | 13.2:1 | 28% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 56.5 | 14.5:1 | 32% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 44% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 3 | 173.0:1 | 45% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pritchardville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (819 to 887); teachers up 39% (56.5 to 78.5).
About Pritchardville Elementary
Pritchardville Elementary sits in Bluffton, South Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. There are 887 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students, which makes this school 69% above average.
A total of 32 schools make up Beaufort 01, with 21,050 students enrolled.
About 51% of the student body at Pritchardville Elementary is White. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Beaufort County, the White share is about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Pritchardville Elementary, there are about 11.3 students; the school has 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is lower.
Pritchardville Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Beaufort County, home to about 195,289 people, median household income comes to about $86,573, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,968, Pritchardville Elementary among them.
May River High is about 1.9 miles from Pritchardville Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools.
Pritchardville Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 887, close to the 881 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.2:1 to 11.3:1.
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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
- H. E. McCracken MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Bluffton ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Nearby schools
- May River High1.9 mi · 1,731
- River Ridge Academy2.6 mi · 1,134
- H. E. McCracken Middle4.2 mi · 846
- Bluffton High4.4 mi · 1,375
- Bluffton Elementary4.4 mi · 709
- Bluffton Middle5.6 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About Pritchardville ElementaryHow large is Pritchardville Elementary?
Pritchardville Elementary enrolls approximately 887 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pritchardville Elementary serve?
Pritchardville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pritchardville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pritchardville Elementary is approximately 11.3:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pritchardville Elementary?
At Pritchardville Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pritchardville Elementary public or private?
Pritchardville 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.