Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000226
Sanders-Clyde Elementary
805 Morrison Drive, Charleston, SC 29403 · (843) 724-7783 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
9.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 102 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
45.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 27.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sanders-Clyde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #409 of 635 ▲ 118 | #28 of 49 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #514 of 635 ▲ 28 | #33 of 49 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #518 of 709 | #36 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #20 of 656 | #4 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #638 of 656 | #45 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #393 of 395 | #26 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 2024-25Enrollment
369
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 369 | 40 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 44 | 8.0:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 42 | 9.3:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 39 | 9.8:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 37 | 10.0:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 47 | 9.3:1 | 89% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 90% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 99% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanders-Clyde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (370 to 369); teachers up 8% (37 to 40).
About Sanders-Clyde Elementary
Sanders-Clyde Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Charleston, South Carolina. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 369 students. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 30% lower.
Charleston 01, which runs Sanders-Clyde Elementary, has 81 schools and 52,009 students.
About 88% of the student body at Sanders-Clyde Elementary is Black. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% White. County-wide, 23% of Charleston County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.2:1. That is 4.1 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for Sanders-Clyde Elementary is C-. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census Bureau estimates for Charleston County show that the median household income is $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Sanders-Clyde Elementary is one of 98 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is James Simons Montessori, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 15 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Sanders-Clyde Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sanders-Clyde ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sanders-Clyde Elementary?
Sanders-Clyde Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sanders-Clyde Elementary serve?
Sanders-Clyde Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sanders-Clyde Elementary have?
Sanders-Clyde Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
How diverse is Sanders-Clyde Elementary?
Sanders-Clyde Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 88% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Sanders-Clyde Elementary public or private?
Sanders-Clyde Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.