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Schools in Pimlico · Berkeley County School District

Pimlico’s public schools outscore 54% of South Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pimlico, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 33% of students in Pimlico’s public schools are proficient in math, below the South Carolina average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▼ 2 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 8 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▲ 0 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 11% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
38,281 students on the public path
In brief

Pimlico’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 33 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pimlico’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,371 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

24 elementary schools, then 14 middle and eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pimlico’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 54% of South Carolina school districts. Graduation is above the South Carolina average; test scores are below it.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (33)Better than 24%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 19,478 test results and a graduating class of 2,614 could put Pimlico anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Pimlico’s students in the tested grades sat them (19,210 in math, 19,747 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pimlico, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Pimlico’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Whitesville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
C+
1,239 students17:1Rate it →
Cane Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Summerville
A−
1,161 students16:1Rate it →
Daniel Island School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charleston
A+
1,151 students16:1Rate it →
Foxbank Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
C+
1,126 students18:1Rate it →
Carolyn Lewis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Summerville
1,078 students16:1Rate it →
Hanahan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanahan
B−
957 students16:1Rate it →
Nexton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
B+
944 students15:1Rate it →
Devon Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
C
925 students15:1Rate it →
Goose Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
D
923 students15:1Rate it →
Henry E. Bonner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
B−
808 students16:1Rate it →
Bowen's Corner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanahan
B+
766 students16:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladson
C−
750 students15:1Rate it →
Westview Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Goose Creek
688 students17:1Rate it →
Moncks Corner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
C−
670 students19:1Rate it →
Boulder Bluff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
C
659 students16:1Rate it →
Berkeley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
658 students19:1Rate it →
Sangaree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Summerville
578 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Holly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
C−
548 students15:1Rate it →
Philip Simmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wando
A−
535 students16:1Rate it →
Marrington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
B+
449 students15:1Rate it →
St. Stephen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St. Stephen
D
430 students13:1Rate it →
Cross Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cross
D
421 students20:1Rate it →
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Goose Creek
A
418 students17:1Rate it →
Cainhoy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huger
D−
228 students23:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Pimlico’s public schools are run by Berkeley County School District, which also serves Bonneau, Charleston, Goose Creek and Hanahan and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Berkeley County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 46 schools · 39,423 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$13,371SC $15,090 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 52.1% · 19747 students tested
Math33%
State average 41% · 19210 students tested

Pimlico vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PimlicoB−Berkeley County

Every school in Pimlico

43 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 Pimlicoin other towns
Whitesville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
C+
1,239 students17:1Rate it →
Cane Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Summerville
A−
1,161 students16:1Rate it →
Foxbank Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
C+
1,126 students18:1Rate it →
Carolyn Lewis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Summerville
1,078 students16:1Rate it →
Hanahan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanahan
B−
957 students16:1Rate it →
Nexton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
B+
944 students15:1Rate it →
Devon Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
C
925 students15:1Rate it →
Goose Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
D
923 students15:1Rate it →
Henry E. Bonner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
B−
808 students16:1Rate it →
Bowen's Corner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanahan
B+
766 students16:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladson
C−
750 students15:1Rate it →
Westview Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Goose Creek
688 students17:1Rate it →
Moncks Corner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
C−
670 students19:1Rate it →
Boulder Bluff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
C
659 students16:1Rate it →
Berkeley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moncks Corner
658 students19:1Rate it →
Sangaree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Summerville
578 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Holly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
C−
548 students15:1Rate it →
Philip Simmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wando
A−
535 students16:1Rate it →
Marrington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goose Creek
B+
449 students15:1Rate it →
St. Stephen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St. Stephen
D
430 students13:1Rate it →
Cross Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cross
D
421 students20:1Rate it →
Cainhoy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huger
D−
228 students23:1Rate it →
Daniel Island School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charleston
A+
1,151 students16:1Rate it →
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Goose Creek
A
418 students17:1Rate it →
Cane Bay Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Summerville
C+
1,464 students18:1Rate it →
Philip Simmons Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wando
B−
473 students15:1Rate it →
Berkeley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moncks Corner
C−
1,477 students20:1Rate it →
Sedgefield Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Goose Creek
D
950 students17:1Rate it →
Westview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Goose Creek
B−
840 students16:1Rate it →
Hanahan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hanahan
B
799 students17:1Rate it →
College Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ladson
C−
666 students15:1Rate it →
Sangaree Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ladson
C−
637 students16:1Rate it →
Marrington Middle School of the Arts
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Goose Creek
A−
432 students15:1Rate it →
Macedonia Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moncks Corner
C+
375 students14:1Rate it →
St. Stephen Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St. Stephen
D−
172 students11:1Rate it →
Cross High
High · Grades 7–12 · Cross
C−
273 students9:1Rate it →
Stratford High
High · Grades 9–12 · Goose Creek
A−
2,605 students16:1Rate it →
Cane Bay High
High · Grades 9–12 · Summerville
A
2,412 students18:1Rate it →
Berkeley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moncks Corner
A−
2,047 students18:1Rate it →
Goose Creek High
High · Grades 9–12 · Goose Creek
B+
1,973 students17:1Rate it →
Hanahan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanahan
A
1,061 students17:1Rate it →
Philip Simmons High
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
A
797 students14:1Rate it →
Timberland High
High · Grades 9–12 · St. Stephen
B
718 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Pimlico’s schools

Are Pimlico’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of South Carolina: the public schools Pimlico children attend outscore 54% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pimlico in?

Berkeley County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 39,423 students in 46 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pimlico kids go to high school?

One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Stratford High, Cane Bay High, Berkeley High, Goose Creek High, Hanahan High, Philip Simmons High, Timberland High and Cross High.

What is Pimlico’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in Berkeley County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Pimlico spend per student?

$13,371 in Berkeley County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.