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Michael C. Riley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 Burnt Church Road, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 706-8300 · Part of Beaufort County School District

Bluffton’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
704
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Michael C. Riley Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bluffton kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Bluffton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Michael C. Riley ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Burnt Church Road, Bluffton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten94
Grade 194
Grade 2114
Grade 3107
Grade 4124
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
712’20
777’21
772’22
718’23
704’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%White 24%Black 8%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Michael C. Riley Elementary from Bluffton families.

Other schools in Beaufort County School District

The district →
River Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bluffton
B+
1,134 students13:1
Pritchardville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A−
887 students11:1
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beaufort
D
785 students11:1
Bluffton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
709 students10:1
Okatie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A
648 students13:1
Red Cedar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B+
636 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Bluffton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.