Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Ravenel’s public schools outscore 86% of South Carolina districts
Math proficiency in Ravenel’s districts is 51%, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ravenel, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Ravenel’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,199 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 22 middle and 11 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 7% 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.
What’s behind Ravenel’s grade
A: better than 86% of South Carolina school districts, #17 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ravenel, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Ravenel
E.B. Ellington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 366 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ravenel
E.B. Ellington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 366 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ravenel
E.B. Ellington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 366 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ravenel
E.B. Ellington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 366 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ravenel
E.B. Ellington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 366 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ravenel
E.B. Ellington Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 366 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Ravenel’s public schools are run by Charleston County School District. 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.
Above the state in reading
Ravenel vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Ravenel’s borders.
Every school in Ravenel
31 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).
Questions about Ravenel’s schools
Are Ravenel’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ravenel children attend outscore 86% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #17 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ravenel in?
Charleston County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 50,856 students in 80 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ravenel kids go to high school?
One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Wando High, R. B. Stall High, West Ashley High, Lucy Garrett Beckham High, Charleston School of the Arts, North Charleston High, Academic Magnet High, Baptist Hill High, Military Magnet Academy, St. Johns High and Burke High.
What is Ravenel’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Charleston County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Ravenel spend per student?
$18,199 in Charleston County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ravenel families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ravenel → They have their own page.
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.