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Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10 Bus Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 · (843) 342-4380 · Part of Beaufort County School District

Hilton Head Island’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
496
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hilton Head Island kids: Hilton Head Island Middle

On the path

Where Hilton Head Island kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsYou are here
6–8Hilton Head Island Middle778 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts48%
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 Bus Drive, Hilton Head Island

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten1
Grade 178
Grade 299
Grade 3109
Grade 495
Grade 5113
Enrollment over time
594’20
524’21
556’22
528’23
496’24

Down 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 30%Black 16%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts from Hilton Head Island 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; Hilton Head Island’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.