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Enrollment
1,239
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000166
Whitesville Elementary
324 Gaillard Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · (843) 899-8880 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,239 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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
16.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · 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 | 111 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 206 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 191 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 181 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 192 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 185 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (206) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (185).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
59.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.9pp 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 38 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 42.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whitesville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #452 of 635 ▼ 73 | #17 of 27 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #332 of 635 ▲ 32 | #10 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,239 | #7 of 709 | #1 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #616 of 656 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #95 of 656 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #358 of 395 | #11 of 13 |
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
1,239
+348 (+39%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,239 | 74 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,096 | 67.4 | 16.3:1 | 66% (722) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 57.2 | 18.0:1 | 62% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 891 | 55 | 16.2:1 | 55% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 1,271 | 71 | 17.9:1 | 59% (749) |
| 2015-16 | 1,091 | 66 | 16.5:1 | 61% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 56% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 58% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 34 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitesville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,271 to 1,239); teachers up 4% (71 to 74).
About Whitesville Elementary
Whitesville Elementary sits in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 1,239 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 136% above average.
Berkeley 01 has 39,543 students in 47 schools, and Whitesville Elementary is one of those schools.
Whitesville Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Berkeley County's population at about 62%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Whitesville Elementary operates with 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.7:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 16.7:1 here.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Whitesville Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Berkeley County (population about 246,802), the median household income is $84,358, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Whitesville Elementary is one of 49 public schools in the county.
Foxbank Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Whitesville Elementary holds 5 other public schools.
Whitesville Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,239, a 39% gain from 891 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Whitesville Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Berkeley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,802
Census ACS
Median income
$84,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
40,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley 01
- Stratford HighHigh · 2,605 students
- Cane Bay HighHigh · 2,412 students
- Berkeley HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Goose Creek HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 1,477 students
- Cane Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,464 students
Other schools in Moncks Corner
- Berkeley HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 1,477 students
- Foxbank ElementaryElementary · 1,126 students
- Henry E. Bonner ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Moncks Corner ElementaryElementary · 670 students
- Berkeley ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Other Whitesville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Whitesville Elementary. Whitesville Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Whitesville Elementary SchoolWhitesville, KY · 363 students
- Whitesville Elementary SchoolWhitesville, WV · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Foxbank Elementary3.6 mi · 1,126
- Berkeley Elementary3.8 mi · 658
- Berkeley High3.8 mi · 2,047
- Berkeley Preparatory Academy4.5 mi · 764
- Berkeley Middle4.6 mi · 1,477
- Cane Bay Elementary5.1 mi · 1,161
Frequently asked questions
About Whitesville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Whitesville Elementary?
Whitesville Elementary enrolls approximately 1,239 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Whitesville Elementary serve?
Whitesville Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitesville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitesville Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Whitesville Elementary?
Student demographics at Whitesville Elementary are roughly 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Whitesville Elementary in?
Whitesville Elementary is part of Berkeley 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.