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Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111001630
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
43 W. K. Alston Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906 · (843) 322-2500 · Beaufort County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
71 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
42.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
19.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
785
+77 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.1:1
% White
14%
was 20%
% Hispanic
32%
was 20%
% Black
46%
was 53%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy is an average-sized K-5 school in Beaufort, South Carolina, operated by Beaufort 01. The school works with 785 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Robert Smalls Leadership Academy sits 49% larger than that benchmark.
Beaufort 01 runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 21,050 students. Robert Smalls Leadership Academy is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Robert Smalls Leadership Academy records that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
Looking at school resources, Robert Smalls Leadership Academy shows 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Robert Smalls Leadership Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Beaufort County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,573 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Robert Smalls Leadership Academy is one of 35 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students).
Nearest neighbor: Battery Creek High, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Smalls Leadership Academy.
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy has ticked up 11%, going from 708 students in 2018 to 785 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 20% to 32%.
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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 Beaufort
- Bridges Preparatory SchoolCombined · 1,472 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Battery Creek HighHigh · 809 students
- Riverview Charter SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Broad River ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Coosa ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Battery Creek High0.8 mi · 809
- Bridges Preparatory School1.0 mi · 1,472
- Broad River Elementary1.1 mi · 467
- Riverview Charter School2.7 mi · 694
- Mossy Oaks Elementary3.1 mi · 327
- Beaufort Middle3.1 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyHow large is Robert Smalls Leadership Academy?
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 785 students in grades PK-08.
Is Robert Smalls Leadership Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy?
At Robert Smalls Leadership Academy, the student body is approximately 14% White, 32% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Smalls Leadership Academy?
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy is overseen by Beaufort 01 in Beaufort County.
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