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What do students at Springfield Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000229
Springfield Elementary
2130 Pinehurst Avenue, Charleston, SC 29414 · (843) 763-1538 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
49 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
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
58.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down 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
679
-3 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.8:1
% White
34%
was 36%
% Hispanic
18%
was 7%
% Black
36%
was 50%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Springfield Elementary
Located at 2130 Pinehurst Avenue, in Charleston, South Carolina, Springfield Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school that teaches 679 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Charleston 01. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Springfield Elementary sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.
Charleston 01 runs 81 schools in total, collectively educating 52,009 students. Springfield Elementary is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Springfield Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 34% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
Across the wider county, Charleston County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,494, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Springfield Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Montessori Community School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Springfield Elementary operates from a high-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Springfield Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 682 (now 679). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 50% to 36%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Springfield Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charleston 01
- Wando HighHigh · 2,588 students
- R. B. Stall HighHigh · 2,135 students
- West Ashley HighHigh · 2,069 students
- Lucy Garrett Beckham HighHigh · 1,757 students
- James Island Charter HighHigh · 1,612 students
- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtMiddle · 1,299 students
Other schools in Charleston
- West Ashley HighHigh · 2,069 students
- James Island Charter HighHigh · 1,612 students
- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtMiddle · 1,299 students
- Orange Grove Charter SchoolElementary · 1,170 students
- Daniel Island SchoolElementary · 1,151 students
- Camp Road MiddleMiddle · 901 students
Nearby schools
- Montessori Community School0.1 mi · 280
- Drayton Hall Elementary1.4 mi · 640
- West Ashley High1.5 mi · 2,069
- W. B. Goodwin Elementary1.8 mi · 423
- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art1.8 mi · 1,299
- Movement School Bridge View2.5 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Springfield Elementary?
Springfield Elementary enrolls approximately 679 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Springfield Elementary serve?
Springfield Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springfield Elementary?
At Springfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 18% Hispanic, 36% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Springfield Elementary public or private?
Springfield 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.