College Park Elementary

Summary:

College Park Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ladson, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 833 students. The school is part of the Berkeley 01 school district, which is ranked 37 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $12,133, College Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 376 and 591 out of 619-644 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for Hispanic, White, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups. This trend has worsened over time, with the school's statewide ranking declining from 376 out of 639 schools in 2016-2017 to 551 out of 638 schools in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Westview Elementary and Sangaree Intermediate, which serve similar student populations in terms of racial demographics and socioeconomic status, have higher academic performance and rankings compared to College Park Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics and poverty levels, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the differences in academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 100 Davidson Drive
       Ladson, SC  29456


(843) 797-2711

District: Berkeley 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
551st of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,133 Help


Students who attend College Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    College Park Middle
High:    Stratford High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  819

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.0%
White:
26.6%
African American:
22.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details College Park Elementary ranks worse than 86.4% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 20th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Berkeley 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.44. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at College Park Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38%), White (26.6%), African American (22.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at College Park Elementary is 15, which is the 6th best among 23 elementary schools in the Berkeley 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at College Park Elementary is $12,133, which is the 12th highest among 23 elementary schools in the Berkeley 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

College Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks College Park Elementary 551st of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See College Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:
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White students:


Berkeley 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkeley 01 37th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for College Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 63.82 199th 542 63.3%
2004 55.19 268th 550 51.3%
2005 52.40 296th 557 46.9%
2006 43.01 362nd 559 35.2%
2007 48.88 324th 566 42.8%
2008 46.62 346th 577 40.0%
2009 37.18 407th 580 29.8%
2010 27.51 482nd 589 18.2%
2011 42.00 392nd 597 34.3%
2012 42.83 382nd 594 35.7%
2013 48.86 341st 599 43.1%
2014 41.65 403rd 630 36.0%
2015 41.15 378th 638 40.8%
2016 35.79 408th 619 34.1%
2017 41.65 376th 639 41.2%
2018 37.54 386th 624 38.1%
2019 26.13 486th 643 24.4%
2021 17.10 511th 622 17.8%
2022 9.08 591st 625 5.4%
2023 13.73 570th 644 11.5%
2024 15.44 551st 638 13.6%
See the entire list of South Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.68 53rd 82 35.4%
2019 16.54 92nd 104 11.5%
2021 13.39 80th 84 4.8%
2022 10.71 81st 84 3.6%
2023 14.39 66th 72 8.3%
2024 19.26 65th 79 17.7%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.76 309th 588 47.4%
2019 31.17 437th 600 27.2%
2021 20.52 476th 580 17.9%
2022 8.88 578th 600 3.7%
2023 15.41 548th 608 9.9%
2024 17.05 527th 599 12.0%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.82 370th 570 35.1%
2019 20.92 481st 588 18.2%
2021 12.85 492nd 554 11.2%
2022 8.91 543rd 573 5.2%
2023 15.82 513th 580 11.6%
2024 15.17 501st 565 11.3%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.71 122nd 161 24.2%
2019 40.36 104th 189 45.0%
2021 36.88 76th 122 37.7%
2022 5.59 151st 151 0.0%
2023 14.79 162nd 174 6.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.09 368th 571 35.6%
2019 29.43 425th 590 28.0%
2021 19.28 450th 561 19.8%
2022 9.05 547th 579 5.5%
2023 10.73 535th 582 8.1%
2024 14.19 499th 568 12.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.23 218th 412 47.1%
2019 36.53 295th 421 29.9%
2021 45.08 185th 350 47.1%
2022 15.04 373rd 393 5.1%
2023 33.58 279th 394 29.2%
2024 44.99 196th 369 46.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.41 71st 104 31.7%
2019 21.51 94th 116 19.0%
2021 13.63 81st 86 5.8%
2022 10.66 111th 115 3.5%
2023 11.60 110th 115 4.3%
2024 19.17 99th 115 13.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at College Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.95 318th 457 30.4%
2019 24.54 383rd 472 18.9%
2021 9.89 414th 439 5.7%
2022 2.05 452nd 455 0.7%
2023 9.46 437th 463 5.6%
2024 5.34 429th 441 2.7%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for College Park Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 954 176 12 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1143
1989 1004 183 11 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1201
1990 1049 186 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1245
1991 1134 198 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1332
1992 1201 222 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1423
1993 763 142 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 905
1994 752 133 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 885
1995 606 128 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 751
1996 606 128 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 751
1997 580 158 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 758
1998 558 174 12 15 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1999 562 172 12 14 0 n/a n/a 0 760
2000 581 181 22 26 0 n/a n/a 0 810
2001 545 185 24 30 0 n/a n/a 0 784
2002 614 202 29 53 0 n/a n/a 0 898
2003 614 202 29 53 0 n/a n/a 0 898
2004 629 196 35 60 0 n/a n/a 1 921
2005 591 219 29 78 0 n/a n/a 1 918
2006 505 235 25 77 0 n/a n/a 2 844
2007 483 226 21 91 2 n/a n/a 0 823
2008 443 228 29 86 2 n/a n/a 0 788
2009 472 211 22 107 4 n/a n/a 0 816
2010 547 291 25 170 7 n/a n/a 3 1043
2011 546 241 22 176 4 2 69 0 1060
2012 515 221 26 201 5 0 70 0 1038
2013 540 210 21 220 5 0 68 0 1064
2014 571 235 24 254 3 0 73 0 1160
2015 524 252 19 258 7 1 101 0 1162
2016 439 245 14 273 4 0 80 0 1055
2017 432 263 8 285 5 0 94 0 1087
2018 388 258 7 280 3 0 92 0 1028
2019 346 244 7 309 2 0 90 0 998
2020 307 205 9 307 0 1 88 0 917
2021 247 203 5 305 1 1 90 0 852
2022 237 191 6 330 1 1 87 0 853
2023 215 172 11 351 1 0 83 0 833
2024 218 184 8 311 9 0 89 0 819

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at College Park Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1143 60.5 18.8 n/a
1989 1201 62.5 19.2 n/a
1990 1245 62.9 19.7 n/a
1991 1332 68.2 19.5 17.3
1992 1423 72.6 19.6 19.8
1993 905 49.0 18.5 20.6
1994 885 48.0 18.4 23.1
1995 751 39.5 19.0 29.4
1996 751 39.5 19.0 29.4
1997 758 40.0 19.0 34.3
1998 759 43.5 17.4 36.2
1999 760 48.0 15.8 40.4
2000 810 50.0 16.2 38.5
2001 784 49.0 16.0 43.1
2002 898 50.0 18.0 48.6
2003 898 50.0 18.0 48.6
2004 921 51.0 18.1 48.3
2005 918 53.0 17.3 53.1
2006 844 51.5 16.4 52
2007 823 76.0 10.8 51.8
2008 788 48.0 16.4 57.1
2009 816 49.5 16.5 63.4
2010 1043 59.0 17.6 72
2011 1060 60.0 17.6 69.9
2012 1038 60.0 17.3 69.7
2013 1064 63.0 16.8 74.9
2014 1160 66.0 17.5 69.8
2015 1162 74.0 15.7 68.8
2016 1055 61.0 17.2 78.8
2017 1087 68.0 15.9 100
2018 1028 68.5 15.0 100
2019 998 62.0 16.0 100
2020 917 63.5 14.4 100
2021 852 62.2 13.6 100
2022 853 58.5 14.5 100
2023 833 58.4 14.2 100
2024 819 54.4 15.0 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio College Park Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1143 60.5 18.8 n/a
1989 1201 62.5 19.2 n/a
1990 1245 62.9 19.7 n/a
1991 1332 68.2 19.5 17.3
1992 1423 72.6 19.6 19.8
1993 905 49.0 18.5 20.6
1994 885 48.0 18.4 23.1
1995 751 39.5 19.0 29.4
1996 751 39.5 19.0 29.4
1997 758 40.0 19.0 34.3
1998 759 43.5 17.4 36.2
1999 760 48.0 15.8 40.4
2000 810 50.0 16.2 38.5
2001 784 49.0 16.0 43.1
2002 898 50.0 18.0 48.6
2003 898 50.0 18.0 48.6
2004 921 51.0 18.1 48.3
2005 918 53.0 17.3 53.1
2006 844 51.5 16.4 52
2007 823 76.0 10.8 51.8
2008 788 48.0 16.4 57.1
2009 816 49.5 16.5 63.4
2010 1043 59.0 17.6 72
2011 1060 60.0 17.6 69.9
2012 1038 60.0 17.3 69.7
2013 1064 63.0 16.8 74.9
2014 1160 66.0 17.5 69.8
2015 1162 74.0 15.7 68.8
2016 1055 61.0 17.2 78.8
2017 1087 68.0 15.9 100
2018 1028 68.5 15.0 100
2019 998 62.0 16.0 100
2020 917 63.5 14.4 100
2021 852 62.2 13.6 100
2022 853 58.5 14.5 100
2023 833 58.4 14.2 100
2024 819 54.4 15.0 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for College Park Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $887 (9.4%) $501 (5.3%) $1,388 (14.8%) $6,789 (72.2%) $1,224 (13.0%) $8,013 (85.2%) $9,400
2020 $526 (4.9%) $174 (1.6%) $700 (6.5%) $8,623 (79.6%) $1,511 (13.9%) $10,134 (93.5%) $10,835
2021 $746 (9.6%) $342 (4.4%) $1,087 (14.0%) $6,416 (82.6%) $264 (3.4%) $6,679 (86.0%) $7,766
2022 $1,037 (9.4%) $731 (6.6%) $1,768 (15.9%) $7,926 (71.5%) $1,394 (12.6%) $9,321 (84.1%) $11,089
2023 $1,083 (8.9%) $956 (7.9%) $2,038 (16.8%) $8,476 (69.9%) $1,618 (13.3%) $10,094 (83.2%) $12,133

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on College Park Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 486th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 570th of 644 Elementary schools
 12.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (College Park Elementary)36.839.3
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01)50.951.9
 1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (College Park Elementary)37.524.7
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01)52.946.5
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (College Park Elementary)42.727.7
 15%
   4th Grade Science (Berkeley 01)53.640.2
 13.4%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (College Park Elementary)37.136.5
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01)52.553.9
 1.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (College Park Elementary)39.818.2
 21.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01)46.437.9
 8.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (College Park Elementary)28.132.3
 4.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley 01)44.848.7
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (College Park Elementary)26.513
 13.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01)42.833
 9.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students998833
 16.5%
African American244172
 29.5%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian711
 57.1%
Hispanic309351
 13.6%
Pacific Islander00
White346215
 37.9%
Two or More Races9083
 7.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about College Park Elementary

College Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Students at College Park Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 27% White, 22% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 819 students attended College Park Elementary.

Students who attend College Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : College Park Middle
High : Stratford High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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