James B. Edwards Elementary

Summary:

James B. Edwards Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 and part of the Charleston 01 school district.

The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in South Carolina, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 64.8% of 3rd graders, 85.2% of 4th graders, and 71.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.8%, 57.2%, and 55.7% at the state level. Similarly, in 2023-2024, 64.1% of 3rd graders, 77.8% of 4th graders, and 58.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 54.5%, 51%, and 45.8% at the state level. The school also has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking among the top 20-23 elementary schools in the state for this student group in recent years.

While Sanders-Clyde Elementary and Charleston Progressive, two nearby schools, have significantly lower academic performance despite serving a higher percentage of students from low-income families, James B. Edwards Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 15.62% to 25.43% in recent years. This suggests that the school's exceptional performance is not solely due to its socioeconomic makeup, but rather a result of effective leadership, teaching, and instructional practices.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 885 Von Kolnitz Road
       Mount Pleasant, SC  29464


(843) 849-2805

District: Charleston 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
95th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,538 Help


Students who attend James B. Edwards Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Moultrie Middle
High:    Lucy Garrett Beckham High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  763

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.7%
African American:
6.7%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details James B. Edwards Elementary ranks better than 85.1% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 16th 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 84.24. (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 James B. Edwards 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 James B. Edwards Elementary is $13,538. 39 elementary schools in the Charleston 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James B. Edwards Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks James B. Edwards Elementary 95th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See James B. Edwards Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Charleston 01:

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


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Rank History for James B. Edwards Elementary

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Rank History for all students at James B. Edwards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 87.07 31st 542 94.3%
2004 86.45 47th 550 91.5%
2005 82.59 67th 557 88.0%
2006 86.35 40th 559 92.8%
2007 86.03 39th 566 93.1%
2008 86.51 34th 577 94.1%
2009 83.55 65th 580 88.8%
2010 86.66 42nd 589 92.9%
2011 81.71 79th 597 86.8%
2012 79.40 89th 594 85.0%
2013 74.03 138th 599 77.0%
2014 76.14 125th 630 80.2%
2015 83.35 73rd 638 88.6%
2016 83.83 78th 619 87.4%
2017 80.29 112th 639 82.5%
2018 74.25 136th 624 78.2%
2019 79.28 114th 643 82.3%
2021 90.28 55th 622 91.2%
2022 91.01 50th 625 92.0%
2023 90.64 52nd 644 91.9%
2024 84.24 95th 638 85.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James B. Edwards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.15 368th 588 37.4%
2019 37.05 403rd 600 32.8%
2021 77.32 104th 580 82.1%
2022 55.01 267th 600 55.5%
2023 64.71 193rd 608 68.3%
2024 36.56 398th 599 33.6%
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Rank History for Female students at James B. Edwards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.99 177th 570 68.9%
2019 71.60 157th 588 73.3%
2021 86.80 67th 554 87.9%
2022 88.32 61st 573 89.4%
2023 88.44 58th 580 90.0%
2024 81.95 89th 565 84.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at James B. Edwards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.91 62nd 147 57.8%
2022 73.75 13th 109 88.1%
2023 70.73 23rd 105 78.1%
2024 70.65 20th 82 75.6%
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Rank History for Male students at James B. Edwards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.74 121st 571 78.8%
2019 81.95 92nd 590 84.4%
2021 90.72 42nd 561 92.5%
2022 91.31 41st 579 92.9%
2023 88.73 52nd 582 91.1%
2024 82.88 87th 568 84.7%
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Rank History for White students at James B. Edwards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.31 138th 457 69.8%
2019 70.50 134th 472 71.6%
2021 87.61 39th 439 91.1%
2022 86.49 41st 455 91.0%
2023 82.98 58th 463 87.5%
2024 72.02 113th 441 74.4%
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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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by a parent
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Open Quote James B Edwards is a wonderful school.I'm so pleased to have my children as a part of the James B Edwards school family. They really learn a lot,and the staff there are wonderful.KEEP UP THE WONDERFUL WORK! Close Quote



Enrollment information for James B. Edwards Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 580 251 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 837
1989 623 283 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 912
1990 648 302 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 956
1991 476 203 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 687
1992 472 154 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1993 463 163 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1994 453 162 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 621
1995 468 184 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1996 468 184 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1997 524 177 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 716
1998 539 150 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1999 556 156 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 722
2000 578 141 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 733
2001 544 146 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 703
2002 551 147 6 18 1 n/a n/a 0 723
2003 551 147 6 18 1 n/a n/a 0 723
2004 522 135 8 24 1 n/a n/a 3 693
2005 560 144 5 29 1 n/a n/a 3 742
2006 541 135 6 37 1 n/a n/a 1 721
2007 512 136 4 38 0 n/a n/a 0 690
2008 460 124 5 38 0 n/a n/a 2 629
2009 457 126 10 37 0 n/a n/a 5 635
2010 443 130 9 34 0 n/a n/a 5 621
2011 432 111 3 38 0 0 0 0 584
2012 418 95 6 36 0 0 0 0 555
2013 441 119 13 30 0 0 3 0 606
2014 410 113 7 28 1 0 4 0 563
2015 431 113 5 23 0 0 6 0 578
2016 487 114 12 34 1 0 14 0 662
2017 449 94 10 26 2 1 16 1 599
2018 389 90 6 23 1 1 15 43 568
2019 440 81 3 27 2 0 17 39 609
2020 569 66 8 36 2 0 23 20 724
2021 556 67 8 27 1 1 34 0 694
2022 599 59 7 36 1 2 26 0 730
2023 631 51 8 32 1 2 38 0 763

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 James B. Edwards Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 837 47.4 17.6 n/a
1989 912 50.4 18.0 n/a
1990 956 54.7 17.4 n/a
1991 687 43.9 15.6 13.7
1992 633 32.9 19.2 14.8
1993 632 44.9 14.1 13.9
1994 621 42.1 14.8 14.2
1995 666 40.0 16.7 19.4
1996 666 40.0 16.7 19.4
1997 716 42.0 17.0 13.8
1998 705 43.2 16.3 14.2
1999 722 45.0 16.0 17.2
2000 733 44.9 16.3 18.6
2001 703 47.7 14.7 18.2
2002 723 44.5 16.2 21.6
2003 723 44.5 16.2 21.6
2004 693 44.5 15.6 20.3
2005 742 48.8 15.2 23.4
2006 721 51.0 14.1 19.7
2007 690 74.7 9.2 23.6
2008 629 43.6 14.4 23.3
2009 635 44.9 14.1 24.1
2010 621 39.8 15.6 30.2
2011 584 37.8 15.4 29.1
2012 555 37.1 14.9 29.4
2013 606 43.1 14.0 32.7
2014 563 41.5 13.5 28.2
2015 578 39.0 14.8 20.9
2016 662 38.0 17.4 27
2017 599 38.6 15.5 23.7
2018 568 38.7 14.6 19.2
2019 609 43.6 13.9 20.9
2020 724 44.8 16.1 15.9
2021 694 49.3 14.0 16
2022 730 48.0 15.2 15.6
2023 763 49.5 15.4 25.4

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 James B. Edwards Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 837 47.4 17.6 n/a
1989 912 50.4 18.0 n/a
1990 956 54.7 17.4 n/a
1991 687 43.9 15.6 13.7
1992 633 32.9 19.2 14.8
1993 632 44.9 14.1 13.9
1994 621 42.1 14.8 14.2
1995 666 40.0 16.7 19.4
1996 666 40.0 16.7 19.4
1997 716 42.0 17.0 13.8
1998 705 43.2 16.3 14.2
1999 722 45.0 16.0 17.2
2000 733 44.9 16.3 18.6
2001 703 47.7 14.7 18.2
2002 723 44.5 16.2 21.6
2003 723 44.5 16.2 21.6
2004 693 44.5 15.6 20.3
2005 742 48.8 15.2 23.4
2006 721 51.0 14.1 19.7
2007 690 74.7 9.2 23.6
2008 629 43.6 14.4 23.3
2009 635 44.9 14.1 24.1
2010 621 39.8 15.6 30.2
2011 584 37.8 15.4 29.1
2012 555 37.1 14.9 29.4
2013 606 43.1 14.0 32.7
2014 563 41.5 13.5 28.2
2015 578 39.0 14.8 20.9
2016 662 38.0 17.4 27
2017 599 38.6 15.5 23.7
2018 568 38.7 14.6 19.2
2019 609 43.6 13.9 20.9
2020 724 44.8 16.1 15.9
2021 694 49.3 14.0 16
2022 730 48.0 15.2 15.6
2023 763 49.5 15.4 25.4

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 James B. Edwards 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 $388 (4.0%) $322 (3.3%) $710 (7.3%) $7,078 (73.1%) $1,892 (19.5%) $8,970 (92.7%) $9,680
2020 $432 (4.1%) $334 (3.1%) $767 (7.2%) $7,982 (75.1%) $1,879 (17.7%) $9,862 (92.8%) $10,628
2021 $489 (4.8%) $314 (3.1%) $804 (7.9%) $7,649 (75.5%) $1,671 (16.5%) $9,321 (92.1%) $10,125
2022 $659 (5.1%) $720 (5.6%) $1,379 (10.6%) $9,240 (71.3%) $2,343 (18.1%) $11,583 (89.4%) $12,962
2023 $1,062 (7.8%) $830 (6.1%) $1,892 (14.0%) $9,431 (69.7%) $2,215 (16.4%) $11,646 (86.0%) $13,538

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

Impact of COVID-19 on James B. Edwards Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 114th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 52nd of 644 Elementary schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James B. Edwards Elementary)64.772.9
 8.2%
   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 (James B. Edwards Elementary)72.967.5
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)58.261.3
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (James B. Edwards Elementary)61.875.6
 13.8%
   4th Grade Science (Charleston 01)50.451.1
 0.7%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (James B. Edwards Elementary)62.877.9
 15.1%
   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 (James B. Edwards Elementary)62.971
 8.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)52.954.2
 1.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (James B. Edwards Elementary)60.580.4
 19.9%
   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 (James B. Edwards Elementary)5071.9
 21.9%
   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 Students609763
 25.3%
African American8151
 37%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian38
 166.7%
Hispanic2732
 18.5%
Pacific Islander02
White440631
 43.4%
Two or More Races1738
 123.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.9%25.4%
 4.6%


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Students at James B. Edwards Elementary are 83% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Students who attend James B. Edwards Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moultrie Middle
High : Lucy Garrett Beckham High

In the 2022-23 school year, 763 students attended James B. Edwards Elementary.

James B. Edwards Elementary ranks 95th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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