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What tradition at William Memorial Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER 04·NCES 450000200444
Williams Memorial Elementary
290 South Metts Street, St. George, SC 29477 · (843) 563-3231 · Dorchester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
13.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · 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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
54.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 53.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Williams Memorial Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #366 of 635 ▼ 112 | #12 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #406 of 635 ▼ 36 | #15 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #290 of 709 | #16 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #282 of 656 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #201 of 656 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #76 of 395 | #3 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
553
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 553 | 42 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 100% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 100% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 100% (735) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 80% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 78% (562) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 78% (567) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Memorial Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (735 to 553); teachers down 18% (51 to 42).
About Williams Memorial Elementary
St. George, South Carolina, is home to Williams Memorial Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 553 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Williams Memorial Elementary is a school in Dorchester 04. The district has 7 schools and 2,566 students.
The biggest share of students at Williams Memorial Elementary, 44%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 41% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Dorchester County's population at about 25%. The diversity index for Williams Memorial Elementary is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Memorial Elementary is 13.2:1, based on 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Williams Memorial Elementary outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Dorchester County, where median household income comes to about $78,198, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Dorchester County has 35 public schools with about 29,832 students, including Williams Memorial Elementary.
St. George Middle is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles.
Federal data place Williams Memorial Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 22 students, from 575 to 553. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.7:1 to 13.2:1.
The allk12 page for Williams Memorial Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,201
Census ACS
Median income
$78,198
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
29,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester 04
- Woodland HighHigh · 680 students
- Woodland Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- St. George MiddleMiddle · 292 students
- Harleyville ElementaryElementary · 248 students
- Clay Hill ElementaryElementary · 174 students
- Harleyville-Ridgeville MiddleMiddle · 164 students
Nearby schools
- St. George Middle1.1 mi · 292
- Woodland High5.7 mi · 680
- Woodland Middle School6.2 mi · 455
- Harleyville Elementary12.3 mi · 248
- Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle12.3 mi · 164
- Lockett Elementary12.4 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Memorial ElementaryHow large is Williams Memorial Elementary?
Williams Memorial Elementary enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Williams Memorial Elementary serve?
Williams Memorial Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Williams Memorial Elementary?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Williams Memorial Elementary.
How diverse is Williams Memorial Elementary?
Williams Memorial Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 5% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Williams Memorial Elementary public or private?
Williams Memorial Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dorchester 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.