Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001352
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle
8900 Highway 17 North, McClellanville, SC 29458 · (843) 723-0863 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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
9.0:1
19 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 | 25 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
32%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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +17.6pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 25.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where St. James Santee Elementary-Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #423 of 635 ▲ 125 | #29 of 49 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #560 of 635 ▲ 59 | #38 of 49 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #675 of 709 | #52 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #24 of 395 | #5 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
167
-45 (-21%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 167 | 18.5 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 19.5 | 8.7:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 19.5 | 9.3:1 | 100% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 100% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 22.1 | 11.6:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 82% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 74% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 86% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 36 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. James Santee Elementary-Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (256 to 167); teachers down 16% (22.1 to 18.5).
About St. James Santee Elementary-Middle
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is an elementary school with a street address in McClellanville, South Carolina. A total of 167 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is one school in Charleston 01, a system of 81 schools with 52,009 students.
Federal enrollment data show St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is 81% Black. It is also 11% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Charleston County's residents are about 23% Black, 59 points below the school's share. St. James Santee Elementary-Middle's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades St. James Santee Elementary-Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Charleston County, the median household income is $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Charleston County is home to 98 public schools and about 55,933 public school students.
Nearest public school: Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School, about 4.3 miles away.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, St. James Santee Elementary-Middle's enrollment declined 21%, to 167. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.8 to 9.0 over 4 years.
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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 St. James Santee Elementary-MiddleHow many students attend St. James Santee Elementary-Middle?
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does St. James Santee Elementary-Middle serve?
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. James Santee Elementary-Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is approximately 9.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. James Santee Elementary-Middle?
At St. James Santee Elementary-Middle, the student body is approximately 11% White, 5% Hispanic, 81% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is St. James Santee Elementary-Middle in?
St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is part of Charleston 01.
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