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Red Cedar Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10 Box Elder Street, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 707-0600 · Part of Beaufort County School District

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

Directions
Students
636
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Red Cedar Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bluffton kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Red Cedar ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts53%
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 ↗

10 Box Elder Street, Bluffton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten87
Grade 198
Grade 2104
Grade 393
Grade 4116
Grade 599
Enrollment over time
572’20
611’21
601’22
643’23
636’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 42%Black 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Red Cedar 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
Michael C. Riley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
704 students10:1
Okatie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A
648 students13:1

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.