Berkeley Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Berkeley Elementary in Moncks Corner, South Carolina enrolled 658 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

619 students in 2022-23, 635 students in 2023-24, 658 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.3 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Berkeley Elementary by school year2022-23: 619, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236192023-246352024-25658
Students enrolled at Berkeley Elementary by school year2022-23: 619, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236192023-246352024-25658
Students enrolled at Berkeley Elementary by school year2022-23: 619, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236192023-246352024-25658
Students enrolled at Berkeley Elementary by school year2022-23: 619, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236192023-246352024-25658
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361937.316.6
2023-2463534.218.6
2024-2565835.018.8

18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools

Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Berkeley Elementary 18.8; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherBerkeley Elementary 18.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Berkeley Elementary 18.8; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherBerkeley Elementary 18.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Berkeley Elementary 18.8; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherBerkeley Elementary 18.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Berkeley Elementary 18.8; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherBerkeley Elementary 18.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 564 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Berkeley Elementary enrolled 564 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 564 of the 564 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent27.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.0% of students were White, 31.2% Black, 8.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White52.0%
  2. Black31.2%
  3. Two or more races8.2%
  4. Hispanic7.3%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Berkeley Elementary scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 43% in math across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Math27%33% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Moncks Corner

5 public elementary schools in Moncks Corner report 2024-25 enrollment; Berkeley Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Whitesville Elementary1,23916.750.2%
Foxbank Elementary1,12618.030.1%
Henry E. Bonner Elementary80815.5100.0%
Moncks Corner Elementary67018.6100.0%
Berkeley Elementary65818.8100.0%

All public schools in Moncks Corner →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Berkeley Elementary

  1. Whitesville ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 1,239 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Moncks Corner ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 670 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  3. Compare Berkeley Elementary with Whitesville ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Berkeley County School District spends per student$12,810 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,810
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaBerkeley Elementary is the number 180 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#180 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.18.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Berkeley Elementary

  1. How many students attend Berkeley Elementary?
    658 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 619 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Moncks Corner, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Berkeley Elementary?
    18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Berkeley Elementary a Title I school?
    Berkeley Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Berkeley Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Berkeley Elementary scored proficient or above: 27% in math, against 43% in math across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Berkeley Elementary in?
    Berkeley County School District, NCES district ID 4501170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450117000154 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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