Stono Park Elementary

Summary:

Stono Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving 399 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charleston 01 School District, which is ranked 24th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Stono Park Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of African American students (72.93%) compared to nearby schools, which tend to have a more diverse student population. However, the school consistently underperforms academically, with only 28.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59% for the district and 53.8% for the state. Stono Park Elementary has been ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools for the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year, placing it at 514 out of 638 elementary schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite a significant increase in spending per student, from $9,945 in 2019-2020 to $22,015 in 2022-2023, Stono Park Elementary's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement. This raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for a more comprehensive approach to school improvement. Nearby schools, such as Charleston Development Academy, Mitchell Elementary, and Orange Grove Charter School, demonstrate a wide range of academic performance and student demographics, highlighting the importance of considering the unique context and needs of each school when developing strategies for improvement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 314 Huntley Drive
       Charleston, SC  29407


(843) 763-1507

District: Charleston 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
514th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,015 Help


Students who attend Stono Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art
High:    West Ashley High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  399

Racial breakdown:

African American:
72.9%
White:
14.5%
Hispanic:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Stono Park Elementary ranks worse than 80.6% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 29th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Charleston 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.9. (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 Stono Park Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Charleston 01 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stono Park Elementary is $22,015, which is the 14th highest among 44 elementary schools in the Charleston 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stono Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Stono Park Elementary 514th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Stono Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Charleston 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Charleston 01 24th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stono Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Stono Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 65.42 192nd 542 64.6%
2004 81.40 74th 550 86.5%
2005 64.56 212th 557 61.9%
2006 69.05 163rd 559 70.8%
2007 54.21 278th 566 50.9%
2008 66.32 193rd 577 66.6%
2009 61.86 229th 580 60.5%
2010 61.16 227th 589 61.5%
2011 71.18 160th 597 73.2%
2012 66.34 199th 594 66.5%
2013 75.00 130th 599 78.3%
2014 62.80 239th 630 62.1%
2015 44.34 356th 638 44.2%
2016 48.94 321st 619 48.1%
2017 52.26 300th 639 53.1%
2018 15.26 554th 624 11.2%
2019 14.48 571st 643 11.2%
2021 20.26 493rd 622 20.7%
2022 24.59 468th 625 25.1%
2023 31.88 439th 644 31.8%
2024 20.90 514th 638 19.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stono Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.06 498th 588 15.3%
2019 20.25 514th 600 14.3%
2021 29.96 419th 580 27.8%
2022 30.33 434th 600 27.7%
2023 39.82 380th 608 37.5%
2024 23.64 478th 599 20.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Stono Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.74 549th 570 3.7%
2019 14.09 522nd 588 11.2%
2021 23.28 431st 554 22.2%
2022 34.37 388th 573 32.3%
2023 30.95 407th 580 29.8%
2024 27.63 419th 565 25.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Stono Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.72 469th 571 17.9%
2019 14.43 529th 590 10.3%
2021 16.82 467th 561 16.8%
2022 18.99 474th 579 18.1%
2023 30.21 413th 582 29.0%
2024 19.53 468th 568 17.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Stono Park Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.44 282nd 412 31.6%
2019 35.71 299th 421 29.0%
2021 48.15 168th 350 52.0%
2022 46.05 204th 393 48.1%
2023 52.76 170th 394 56.9%
2024 25.73 304th 369 17.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Stono Park Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 153 221 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1989 178 265 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 445
1990 178 259 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1991 166 287 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1992 130 254 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1993 111 245 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1994 107 254 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1995 76 253 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1996 76 253 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1997 65 297 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1998 72 298 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1999 79 256 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2000 72 300 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2001 70 308 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2002 44 251 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2003 44 251 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2004 51 242 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 299
2005 46 266 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 318
2006 34 260 0 2 0 n/a n/a 3 299
2007 50 305 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 367
2008 43 300 2 11 0 n/a n/a 2 358
2009 55 303 3 9 0 n/a n/a 1 371
2010 69 312 0 2 0 n/a n/a 2 385
2011 49 271 1 10 1 0 4 0 336
2012 42 249 1 8 0 1 3 0 304
2013 36 263 1 10 0 1 3 0 314
2014 31 265 3 9 0 0 8 0 316
2015 29 247 1 18 3 2 8 0 308
2016 34 242 2 23 2 1 8 0 312
2017 26 236 0 22 2 0 9 0 295
2018 33 301 1 21 0 0 7 8 371
2019 52 436 1 31 1 1 15 0 537
2020 68 418 5 32 3 0 19 2 547
2021 68 313 4 25 2 1 16 0 429
2022 54 315 4 19 1 0 15 0 408
2023 58 291 2 29 1 1 17 0 399

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 Stono Park Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 376 22.8 16.4 n/a
1989 445 23.9 18.6 n/a
1990 437 27.7 15.7 n/a
1991 454 28.0 16.2 52.2
1992 387 27.1 14.2 60.2
1993 358 27.4 13.1 64.8
1994 363 27.6 13.2 76.3
1995 331 30.4 10.9 80.7
1996 331 30.4 10.9 80.7
1997 364 22.3 16.3 72
1998 372 24.3 15.3 73.9
1999 339 24.3 14.0 78.2
2000 387 25.7 15.1 79.1
2001 383 24.0 16.0 79.9
2002 298 22.0 13.5 80.9
2003 298 22.0 13.5 80.9
2004 299 22.0 13.6 78.6
2005 318 23.0 13.8 78.9
2006 299 23.6 12.7 81.1
2007 367 41.6 8.8 83.1
2008 358 25.8 13.9 82.3
2009 371 24.0 15.5 81.4
2010 385 27.0 14.2 84.6
2011 336 24.5 13.7 76.8
2012 304 27.5 11.0 84.9
2013 314 25.9 12.1 87.3
2014 316 26.5 11.9 71.5
2015 308 27.0 11.4 80.2
2016 312 24.0 13.0 84.6
2017 295 21.5 13.7 100
2018 371 19.5 19.0 100
2019 537 24.0 22.3 100
2020 547 30.0 18.2 100
2021 429 28.0 15.3 100
2022 408 34.0 12.0 100
2023 399 30.0 13.3 100

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 Stono Park Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 376 22.8 16.4 n/a
1989 445 23.9 18.6 n/a
1990 437 27.7 15.7 n/a
1991 454 28.0 16.2 52.2
1992 387 27.1 14.2 60.2
1993 358 27.4 13.1 64.8
1994 363 27.6 13.2 76.3
1995 331 30.4 10.9 80.7
1996 331 30.4 10.9 80.7
1997 364 22.3 16.3 72
1998 372 24.3 15.3 73.9
1999 339 24.3 14.0 78.2
2000 387 25.7 15.1 79.1
2001 383 24.0 16.0 79.9
2002 298 22.0 13.5 80.9
2003 298 22.0 13.5 80.9
2004 299 22.0 13.6 78.6
2005 318 23.0 13.8 78.9
2006 299 23.6 12.7 81.1
2007 367 41.6 8.8 83.1
2008 358 25.8 13.9 82.3
2009 371 24.0 15.5 81.4
2010 385 27.0 14.2 84.6
2011 336 24.5 13.7 76.8
2012 304 27.5 11.0 84.9
2013 314 25.9 12.1 87.3
2014 316 26.5 11.9 71.5
2015 308 27.0 11.4 80.2
2016 312 24.0 13.0 84.6
2017 295 21.5 13.7 100
2018 371 19.5 19.0 100
2019 537 24.0 22.3 100
2020 547 30.0 18.2 100
2021 429 28.0 15.3 100
2022 408 34.0 12.0 100
2023 399 30.0 13.3 100

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 Stono 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 $951 (8.8%) $709 (6.6%) $1,660 (15.3%) $6,902 (63.8%) $2,256 (20.9%) $9,158 (84.7%) $10,818
2020 $698 (7.0%) $741 (7.5%) $1,439 (14.5%) $6,406 (64.4%) $2,100 (21.1%) $8,506 (85.5%) $9,945
2021 $1,141 (10.3%) $537 (4.8%) $1,678 (15.2%) $6,857 (61.9%) $2,539 (22.9%) $9,396 (84.8%) $11,074
2022 $1,974 (11.4%) $1,422 (8.2%) $3,397 (19.6%) $11,347 (65.6%) $2,566 (14.8%) $13,913 (80.4%) $17,310
2023 $3,749 (17.0%) $1,976 (9.0%) $5,725 (26.0%) $13,267 (60.3%) $3,023 (13.7%) $16,290 (74.0%) $22,015

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Stono Park Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 571st of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 439th of 644 Elementary schools
 20.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Stono Park Elementary)39.130
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01)51.859.2
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Stono Park Elementary)42.256
 13.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)58.261.3
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Stono Park Elementary)37.245.6
 8.4%
   4th Grade Science (Charleston 01)50.451.1
 0.7%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Stono Park Elementary)24.450.9
 26.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01)52.463.1
 10.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Stono Park Elementary)16.636.8
 20.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)52.954.2
 1.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Stono Park Elementary)15.521.8
 6.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01)43.561.5
 18%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Stono Park Elementary)12.715.2
 2.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)45.454.9
 9.5%
   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 Students537399
 25.7%
African American436291
 33.3%
American Indian11
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic3129
 6.5%
Pacific Islander11
White5258
 11.5%
Two or More Races1517
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students at Stono Park Elementary are 73% African American, 15% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Stono Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 399 students attended Stono Park Elementary.


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