Hanahan Elementary

Summary:

Hanahan Elementary is a public elementary school in Hanahan, South Carolina, serving 923 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Hanahan Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with 38.14% White, 20.04% African American, 31.09% Hispanic, 2.49% Asian, and 8.23% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages. Hanahan Elementary's statewide ranking has declined from 66th out of 639 South Carolina elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 420th out of 638 in 2023-2024. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for multi-racial students but lower rankings for female, African American, Hispanic, and white students.

Hanahan Elementary faces several challenges, including a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 52.52% in 2020-2021 to 66.52% in 2022-2023. The school's spending per student has fluctuated, with a decrease from $9,356 in 2019-2020 to $5,835 in 2020-2021, which may have contributed to the school's lower academic performance during that time. While Hanahan Elementary's performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the Berkeley 01 district, such as Goose Creek Elementary and Mount Holly Elementary, it outperforms some schools in the Charleston 01 district, such as A.C. Corcoran Elementary, Matilda F. Dunston Elementary, and Pinehurst Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4000 Railroad Avenue
       Hanahan, SC  29410


(843) 553-3290

District: Berkeley 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
420th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,431 Help


Students who attend Hanahan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hanahan Middle
High:    Hanahan High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  923

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.1%
Hispanic:
31.1%
African American:
20.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hanahan Elementary ranks worse than 65.8% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 12th 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 34.25. (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 Hanahan Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Berkeley 01 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hanahan Elementary is $11,431. 15 elementary schools in the Berkeley 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hanahan Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanahan Elementary 420th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Hanahan Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
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 Hanahan Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 80.51 93rd 542 82.8%
2004 82.62 66th 550 88.0%
2005 73.76 126th 557 77.4%
2006 79.06 84th 559 85.0%
2007 83.38 56th 566 90.1%
2008 81.54 69th 577 88.0%
2009 75.41 124th 580 78.6%
2010 84.54 60th 589 89.8%
2011 74.05 134th 597 77.6%
2012 74.08 131st 594 77.9%
2013 81.92 75th 599 87.5%
2014 78.12 107th 630 83.0%
2015 73.67 109th 638 82.9%
2016 82.46 88th 619 85.8%
2017 86.20 66th 639 89.7%
2018 83.14 91st 624 85.4%
2019 69.81 184th 643 71.4%
2021 54.41 272nd 622 56.3%
2022 45.65 337th 625 46.1%
2023 47.40 331st 644 48.6%
2024 34.25 420th 638 34.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 89.86 1st 10 90.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.68 19th 82 76.8%
2019 43.89 64th 104 38.5%
2021 24.30 70th 84 16.7%
2022 25.71 63rd 84 25.0%
2023 35.89 45th 72 37.5%
2024 29.96 55th 79 30.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.87 26th 588 95.6%
2019 85.48 52nd 600 91.3%
2021 62.86 200th 580 65.5%
2022 52.59 289th 600 51.8%
2023 60.31 225th 608 63.0%
2024 45.70 326th 599 45.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.09 77th 570 86.5%
2019 71.19 158th 588 73.1%
2021 47.20 281st 554 49.3%
2022 40.36 346th 573 39.6%
2023 39.41 350th 580 39.7%
2024 24.13 442nd 565 21.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.95 36th 161 77.6%
2019 74.82 35th 189 81.5%
2023 40.11 103rd 174 40.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 68.07 51st 147 65.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.46 115th 571 79.9%
2019 64.07 215th 590 63.6%
2021 55.74 240th 561 57.2%
2022 47.54 303rd 579 47.7%
2023 51.75 272nd 582 53.3%
2024 42.08 334th 568 41.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.01 16th 412 96.1%
2019 86.41 28th 421 93.3%
2021 66.98 77th 350 78.0%
2022 54.80 158th 393 59.8%
2023 47.46 198th 394 49.7%
2024 28.62 290th 369 21.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.22 40th 104 61.5%
2019 49.66 65th 116 44.0%
2021 25.55 69th 86 19.8%
2022 19.08 99th 115 13.9%
2023 29.20 84th 115 27.0%
2024 30.15 75th 115 34.8%
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Rank History for White students at Hanahan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.37 87th 457 81.0%
2019 65.60 164th 472 65.3%
2021 65.29 139th 439 68.3%
2022 54.02 233rd 455 48.8%
2023 48.21 257th 463 44.5%
2024 18.21 387th 441 12.2%
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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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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a teacher
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Open Quote I am appalled to say that I am a former employee of Hanahan Elementary School. The school has gotten so massive that the administration has no idea what is going on within the classroom walls.

There is a major lack of communication, which causes confusion among teachers when it comes to basics such as dismissal times, homework requirements, grading policies, and student rewards. Some teachers believe they are required to assign a worksheet for homework each night, while others never assign written homework.

Instead of asking for clarity, the teachers have resorted to gossiping amongst themselves as to what they believe the policies are. It is terrible feeling when even the most tenured educators are afraid to confront the administration for these answers.

I would not recommend this school to prospective teachers or to parents of prospective students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hanahan Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 648 197 13 26 3 n/a n/a 0 887
2001 694 219 22 34 4 n/a n/a 0 973
2002 710 215 28 45 3 n/a n/a 0 1001
2003 710 215 28 45 3 n/a n/a 0 1001
2004 742 227 26 62 3 n/a n/a 0 1060
2005 794 245 36 87 1 n/a n/a 0 1163
2006 655 207 26 83 1 n/a n/a 0 972
2007 566 206 29 94 0 n/a n/a 0 895
2008 603 190 30 110 0 n/a n/a 14 947
2009 633 192 33 126 2 n/a n/a 15 1001
2010 600 195 51 122 2 n/a n/a 15 985
2011 602 188 42 124 2 5 40 0 1003
2012 618 174 42 144 1 5 41 0 1025
2013 608 175 54 156 2 2 42 0 1039
2014 626 196 54 179 3 2 51 0 1111
2015 664 189 61 198 0 3 56 0 1171
2016 693 202 63 187 2 1 68 0 1216
2017 692 275 61 224 2 1 79 0 1334
2018 654 259 41 234 1 1 90 0 1280
2019 467 279 38 274 1 0 88 0 1147
2020 450 252 36 312 1 0 104 0 1155
2021 393 234 30 282 0 0 91 0 1030
2022 369 237 26 306 1 0 88 0 1027
2023 352 185 23 287 0 0 76 0 923

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 Hanahan Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 887 52.6 16.9 37.7
2001 973 54.6 17.8 37.2
2002 1001 62.5 16.0 37
2003 1001 62.5 16.0 37
2004 1060 58.0 18.3 42.8
2005 1163 65.0 17.9 42.7
2006 972 62.0 15.7 42.1
2007 895 71.0 12.6 39.6
2008 947 52.0 18.2 44.8
2009 1001 57.0 17.6 50
2010 985 54.0 18.2 41.3
2011 1003 51.5 19.4 52.2
2012 1025 54.0 18.9 51.4
2013 1039 57.0 18.2 54.5
2014 1111 59.0 18.8 50.4
2015 1171 64.0 18.2 52.5
2016 1216 68.0 17.8 53.9
2017 1334 71.0 18.7 53.8
2018 1280 72.0 17.7 53.8
2019 1147 61.0 18.8 61.4
2020 1155 62.0 18.6 59.4
2021 1030 64.0 16.0 52.5
2022 1027 64.2 15.9 56.6
2023 923 60.2 15.3 66.5

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 Hanahan Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 887 52.6 16.9 37.7
2001 973 54.6 17.8 37.2
2002 1001 62.5 16.0 37
2003 1001 62.5 16.0 37
2004 1060 58.0 18.3 42.8
2005 1163 65.0 17.9 42.7
2006 972 62.0 15.7 42.1
2007 895 71.0 12.6 39.6
2008 947 52.0 18.2 44.8
2009 1001 57.0 17.6 50
2010 985 54.0 18.2 41.3
2011 1003 51.5 19.4 52.2
2012 1025 54.0 18.9 51.4
2013 1039 57.0 18.2 54.5
2014 1111 59.0 18.8 50.4
2015 1171 64.0 18.2 52.5
2016 1216 68.0 17.8 53.9
2017 1334 71.0 18.7 53.8
2018 1280 72.0 17.7 53.8
2019 1147 61.0 18.8 61.4
2020 1155 62.0 18.6 59.4
2021 1030 64.0 16.0 52.5
2022 1027 64.2 15.9 56.6
2023 923 60.2 15.3 66.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hanahan 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 $418 (5.2%) $371 (4.6%) $789 (9.8%) $6,072 (75.7%) $1,160 (14.5%) $7,232 (90.2%) $8,021
2020 $220 (2.4%) $43 (0.5%) $262 (2.8%) $7,674 (82.0%) $1,420 (15.2%) $9,093 (97.2%) $9,356
2021 $252 (4.3%) $205 (3.5%) $457 (7.8%) $5,208 (89.3%) $169 (2.9%) $5,378 (92.2%) $5,835
2022 $595 (6.0%) $705 (7.1%) $1,300 (13.1%) $7,265 (73.4%) $1,332 (13.5%) $8,597 (86.9%) $9,897
2023 $780 (6.8%) $854 (7.5%) $1,633 (14.3%) $8,255 (72.2%) $1,543 (13.5%) $9,798 (85.7%) $11,431

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hanahan Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 184th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 331st of 644 Elementary schools
 22.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hanahan Elementary)5853.7
 4.3%
   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 (Hanahan Elementary)60.549
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01)52.946.5
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Hanahan Elementary)62.153.1
 9%
   4th Grade Science (Berkeley 01)53.640.2
 13.4%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hanahan Elementary)55.563.9
 8.4%
   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 (Hanahan Elementary)54.943.5
 11.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley 01)46.437.9
 8.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hanahan Elementary)50.641.7
 8.9%
   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 (Hanahan Elementary)47.720.8
 26.9%
   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 Students1147923
 19.5%
African American279185
 33.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian3823
 39.5%
Hispanic274287
 4.7%
Pacific Islander00
White467352
 24.6%
Two or More Races8876
 13.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.4%66.5%
 5.1%


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Hanahan Elementary ranks 420th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 923 students attended Hanahan Elementary.

Students who attend Hanahan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanahan Middle
High : Hanahan High

Students at Hanahan Elementary are 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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