2022-23 Beaufort Co. school report cards are out. How did your school score?
Beaufort County schools improved overall from the 2021-22 school year to the 2022-23 school year, according to the South Carolina School Report Cards, released Tuesday.
Here is what you need to know, how each school scored, and whether there is a difference between schools in Hilton Head, Okatie, Bluffton and Port Royal.
Quick Facts
- For the 2021-22 school year, the state reported seven schools as Below Average or Unsatisfactory. This number is now three.
Six schools, or 17%, scored Excellent
Nine schools, or 26% scored Good
Most ratings were Average, with 17 out of the 35 ratings or 48% of schools scoring as such
- One school, or 3%, scored Below Average
Two schools, or 6%, scored Unsatisfactory
Rating system
The ratings are:
- Excellent – School performance substantially exceeds the criteria
- Good - School performance exceeds the criteria
- Average - School performance meets the criteria
- Below Average - School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria
- Unsatisfactory – School performance fails to meet the criteria
They are based on:
- Academic Achievement
- Student Progress
- Preparing for Success
- College and Career Ready
- English Language Learners’ Progress
- Graduation Rate
- School Climate
- Classroom Environment
- Student Safety
- Financial Information
High School ratings
Excellent
Bluffton High School - 74
Good
- May River High School - 64
Hilton Head Island High School - 63
Average
Battery Creek High School - 51
Beaufort High School - 52
Whale Branch Early College High School - 54
Below Average
None
Unsatisfactory
None
Middle School ratings
Excellent
Riverview Charter School - 66
Good
Bluffton Middle School - 50
River Ridge Academy - 55
Average
Beaufort Middle School - 44
H.E. Mccracken Middle School - 44
Hilton Head Island Middle School - 47
Lady’s Island Middle School - 39
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy - 45
Whale Branch Middle School - 41
Below Average
None
Unsatisfactory
None
Elementary School ratings
Excellent
Bluffton Elementary - 61
Coosa Elementary School - 71
Okatie Elementary - 67
Red Cedar Elementary School - 64
Good
Beaufort Elementary School - 59
Hilton Head Island Elementary School - 56
Lady’s Island Elementary - 56
Mossy Oaks Elementary - 45
Port Royal Elementary School - 54
Pritchardville Elementary School - 58
Average
Broad River Elementary School - 52
Hilton Head Island Elementary School For The Creative Arts - 42
Michael C. Riley Elementary And Early Childhood Center - 48
River Ridge Academy - 52
Riverview Charter School - 51
St. Helena Elementary - 49
Below Average
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy -35
Unsatisfactory
Joseph Shanklin Elementary School - 33
Whale Branch Elementary - 25
This story was originally published October 12, 2023 at 4:00 AM.
