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Schools in Harbor Island

Harbor Island’s public schools

Beaufort County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harbor Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?17/29schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 15% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
19,654 students on the public path
In brief

Harbor Island’s schools, in brief

School by school

17 of Harbor Island’s 29 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Bluffton High places highest (better than 96%); Robert Smalls Leadership Academy lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

18 elementary schools serve Harbor Island, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and six high schools: May River High, Bluffton High, Hilton Head Island High, Beaufort High, Battery Creek High and Whale Branch Early College High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Harbor Island, with each school’s own grade.

18 schools teach K in Harbor Island’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
River Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bluffton
B+
1,134 students13:1Rate it →
Pritchardville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A−
887 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beaufort
D
785 students11:1Rate it →
Bluffton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
709 students10:1Rate it →
Michael C. Riley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
704 students10:1Rate it →
Okatie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A
648 students13:1Rate it →
Red Cedar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B+
636 students11:1Rate it →
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hilton Head Island
B
496 students10:1Rate it →
Broad River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C+
467 students10:1Rate it →
Coosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
A
467 students13:1Rate it →
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C−
416 students9:1Rate it →
Whale Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seabrook
D
409 students9:1Rate it →
Beaufort Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C+
375 students8:1Rate it →
Mossy Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B
327 students8:1Rate it →
St. Helena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St. Helena
D
325 students8:1Rate it →
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hilton Head Island
301 students10:1Rate it →
Lady's Island Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C+
241 students8:1Rate it →
Port Royal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Royal
C
179 students8:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Beaufort County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Beaufort County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 32 schools · 21,050 students · 11.3 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$17,357SC $15,090 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 52.1% · 11178 students tested
Math44%
State average 41% · 10945 students tested

Harbor Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Harbor Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harbor Island—Beaufort County

Every school in Harbor Island

30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Harbor Islandin other towns
River Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bluffton
B+
1,134 students13:1Rate it →
Pritchardville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A−
887 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beaufort
D
785 students11:1Rate it →
Bluffton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
709 students10:1Rate it →
Michael C. Riley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
704 students10:1Rate it →
Okatie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A
648 students13:1Rate it →
Red Cedar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B+
636 students11:1Rate it →
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hilton Head Island
B
496 students10:1Rate it →
Broad River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C+
467 students10:1Rate it →
Coosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
A
467 students13:1Rate it →
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C−
416 students9:1Rate it →
Whale Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seabrook
D
409 students9:1Rate it →
Beaufort Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C+
375 students8:1Rate it →
Mossy Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B
327 students8:1Rate it →
St. Helena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St. Helena
D
325 students8:1Rate it →
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hilton Head Island
301 students10:1Rate it →
Lady's Island Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
C+
241 students8:1Rate it →
Port Royal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Royal
C
179 students8:1Rate it →
Bluffton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bluffton
B−
921 students14:1Rate it →
H. E. McCracken Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bluffton
B
846 students12:1Rate it →
Hilton Head Island Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hilton Head Island
C+
778 students11:1Rate it →
Beaufort Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beaufort
C
348 students9:1Rate it →
Lady's Island Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beaufort
C
338 students9:1Rate it →
Whale Branch Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seabrook
D
243 students8:1Rate it →
May River High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bluffton
A+
1,731 students16:1Rate it →
Bluffton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bluffton
A+
1,375 students15:1Rate it →
Hilton Head Island High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hilton Head Island
A+
1,265 students13:1Rate it →
Beaufort High
High · Grades 9–12 · Beaufort
A−
1,104 students13:1Rate it →
Battery Creek High
High · Grades 9–12 · Beaufort
A−
809 students11:1Rate it →
Whale Branch Early College High
High · Grades 9–12 · Seabrook
A
390 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Harbor Island’s schools

Are Harbor Island’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harbor Island. Beaufort County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harbor Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 17 of its 29 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Harbor Island in?

Beaufort County School District.

Where do Harbor Island kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: May River High, Bluffton High, Hilton Head Island High, Beaufort High, Battery Creek High and Whale Branch Early College High.

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What Harbor Island families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.