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Best kept secret at Sullivan's Island Elementary?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000234
Sullivan's Island Elementary
2014 Mike Perkis Place, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482 · (843) 883-3118 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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
14.2:1
35 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
17%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
91.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
87.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.2% | 87.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.7% | 81.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sullivan's Island Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #6 of 635 ▲ 6 | #2 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.2% | #10 of 635 ▲ 2 | #4 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #359 of 709 | #26 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #417 of 656 | #28 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #651 of 656 | #47 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #162 of 187 | #19 of 21 |
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
497
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 34.8 | 13.7:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 36.3 | 13.4:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan's Island Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (486 to 497); teachers down 4% (36.3 to 35).
About Sullivan's Island Elementary
Sullivan's Island Elementary is an elementary school in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, and it is part of Charleston 01. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 497 students in 2024-25.
Charleston 01 has 52,009 students in 81 schools, and Sullivan's Island Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of students at Sullivan's Island Elementary who are White is 91%. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 66% of Charleston County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
A staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.
Sullivan's Island Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
For the population of Charleston County, median household income comes to about $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 counts 98 public schools with about 55,933 students.
Sullivan's Island Elementary's nearest public school is Mt. Pleasant Academy (about 2.0 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Sullivan's Island Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 497 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.2:1 to 14.2:1.
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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
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
Nearby schools
- Mt. Pleasant Academy2.0 mi · 630
- East Cooper Montessori Charter2.7 mi · 433
- Moultrie Middle2.9 mi · 1,130
- Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary3.5 mi · 767
- James B. Edwards Elementary4.2 mi · 767
- Lucy Garrett Beckham High4.6 mi · 1,757
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan's Island ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sullivan's Island Elementary?
Sullivan's Island Elementary enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sullivan's Island Elementary serve?
Sullivan's Island Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sullivan's Island Elementary have?
Sullivan's Island Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Sullivan's Island Elementary?
Student demographics at Sullivan's Island Elementary are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sullivan's Island Elementary in?
Sullivan's Island Elementary is part of Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.