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Battery Creek High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1 Blue Dolphin Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906 · (843) 322-5500 · Part of Beaufort County School District

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

Directions
Students
809
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Battery Creek High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Battery Creek HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A−, 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 ↗

1 Blue Dolphin Drive, Beaufort

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9301
Grade 10205
Grade 11149
Grade 12154
Enrollment over time
766’20
786’21
788’22
829’23
809’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%Hispanic 28%White 18%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Battery Creek High from Burton 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; Burton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.