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Drayton Hall Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3138 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Phone
(843) 852-0678
District
Charleston 01
County
CHARLESTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
632
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.1% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Drayton Hall Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
73%
53%
70%
53%
76%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
52%
74%
57%
70%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
72%
50%
77%
55%
67%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 94 14.9%
Kindergarten 92 14.6%
Grade 1 99 15.7%
Grade 2 92 14.6%
Grade 3 70 11.1%
Grade 4 97 15.3%
Grade 5 88 13.9%
Total 632 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.4% 52.3% 50.8%
Black 13.9% 31.9% 33.4%
Hispanic 7.5% 13.9% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 1.6% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.7% 59.9% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 59.1% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 0.8% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 409,840 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 446.4 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 171,795 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.1% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.1% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,259 $362,454,000 36.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,047 $52,265,779 5.3%
Staff $1,022 $51,031,000 5.2%
General Administration $54 $2,688,000 0.3%
School Administration $1,004 $50,107,000 5.1%
Operation $1,522 $76,002,000 7.7%
Transportation $723 $36,097,221 3.7%
Other $627 $31,291,000 3.2%
Total Support $5,998 $299,482,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,469 $323,000,000 32.8%
Total Expenditures $19,727 $984,936,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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