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What's the most underrated thing about Red Cedar Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111001538
Red Cedar Elementary
10 Box Elder Street, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 707-0600 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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
10.8:1
59 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
62%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
71.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 72 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 61.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Red Cedar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #107 of 635 ▲ 46 | #4 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #162 of 635 ▲ 16 | #5 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #205 of 709 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #59 of 656 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #229 of 656 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #307 of 395 | #11 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
636
+64 (+11%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 636 | 59 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 56 | 11.5:1 | 61% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 56 | 10.7:1 | 42% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 57 | 10.0:1 | 51% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 54 | 12.4:1 | 61% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 72% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 58% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Cedar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (671 to 636); teachers up 9% (54 to 59).
About Red Cedar Elementary
Red Cedar Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Bluffton, South Carolina, (ZIP code 29910). The school reports 636 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
Enrollment across the 32 schools in Beaufort 01 totals 21,050 students.
The most common group at Red Cedar Elementary is Hispanic students, at 43%. Other groups include 42% White, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Red Cedar Elementary counts 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Red Cedar 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.
In the county around the school, Beaufort County, the median household income is $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 Beaufort County, enrolling about 22,968 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Bluffton Middle is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Red Cedar Elementary has 6 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Red Cedar Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment grew 11% from its 2020-21 level of 572.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Red Cedar Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Bluffton Middle0.6 mi · 921
- Michael C. Riley Elementary1.5 mi · 704
- Bluffton High1.8 mi · 1,375
- Bluffton Elementary1.8 mi · 709
- H. E. McCracken Middle2.0 mi · 846
- River Ridge Academy4.6 mi · 1,134
Frequently asked questions
About Red Cedar ElementaryHow many students attend Red Cedar Elementary?
Red Cedar Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
Is Red Cedar Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Cedar Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Red Cedar Elementary have?
Red Cedar Elementary employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Red Cedar Elementary?
Student demographics at Red Cedar Elementary are roughly 42% White, 43% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Red Cedar Elementary public or private?
Red Cedar 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.