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Beaufort 01 Schools
Beaufort 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Beaufort County (Beaufort). SchoolGrade grades 32 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Beaufort 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Beaufort 01
31 of 32 schools in Beaufort 01 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 12C: 5D: 6F: 1
Best schools in Beaufort 01
Statewide rankings: all 201 high schools in South Carolina · all 197 middle schools in South Carolina · all 594 elementary schools in South Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Bluffton High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A May River High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Coosa Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A River Ridge Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Beaufort High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Riverview Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Hilton Head Island High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Battery Creek High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Pritchardville Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Bluffton Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Beaufort 01
High schools (6)
- B+ Battery Creek High, Beaufort
- A- Beaufort High, Beaufort
- A Bluffton High, Bluffton
- A- Hilton Head Island High, Hilton Head Island
- A May River High, Bluffton
- B Whale Branch Early College High, Seabrook
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- C Beaufort Middle, Beaufort
- B+ Bluffton Middle, Bluffton
- B- H E Mccracken Middle, Bluffton
- C+ Hilton Head Island Middle, Hilton Head Island
- C Ladys Island Middle, Beaufort
- D- Whale Branch Middle, Seabrook
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- C Beaufort Elementary, Beaufort
- B Bluffton Elementary, Bluffton
- C- Broad River Elementary, Beaufort
- A Coosa Elementary, Beaufort
- Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center, Hilton Head Island
- B Hilton Head Island Elementary, Hilton Head Island
- D- Joseph S Shanklin Elementary, Beaufort
- D Ladys Island Elementary, Beaufort
- B Michael C Riley Elementary, Bluffton
- D Mossy Oaks Elementary, Beaufort
- B Okatie Elementary, Bluffton
- B- Port Royal Elementary, Port Royal
- B+ Pritchardville Elementary, Bluffton
- B Red Cedar Elementary, Bluffton
- D- St Helena Elementary, St Helena
- D- Whale Branch Elementary, Seabrook
Other schools and academies (4)
- B Hilton Head Island School For The Creative Arts, Hilton Head Island
- A River Ridge Academy, Bluffton
- A- Riverview Charter School, Beaufort
- F Robert Smalls International Academy, Beaufort
Where Beaufort 01 schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Beaufort (12)
- Bluffton (10)
- Hilton Head Island (5)
- Seabrook (3)
- Port Royal (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Beaufort County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 21,489 students with 1,953 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,293 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4501110
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Jasper 01 (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Colleton 01 (8 schools, 34 mi)
- Dorchester 02 (24 schools, 48 mi)
- Charleston 01 (79 schools, 56 mi)
- Dorchester 04 (6 schools, 57 mi)
- Allendale 01 (3 schools, 58 mi)
- Barnwell 45 (4 schools, 71 mi)
- Berkeley 01 (46 schools, 73 mi)
Questions about Beaufort 01
How many schools are in Beaufort 01?
SchoolGrade grades 32 public schools in Beaufort 01, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Beaufort 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Seabrook, Port Royal.
How good are the schools in Beaufort 01?
Across the 31 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 41.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.9%. 74% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Beaufort 01?
21,489 students were enrolled in Beaufort 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Beaufort 01?
Beaufort 01 is in South Carolina, based in Beaufort County, with its district office in Beaufort. Its boundary covers about 567 sq mi.