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Colleton 01 Schools
Colleton 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Colleton County (Walterboro). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Colleton 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 Colleton 01
7 of 8 schools in Colleton 01 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 4F: 3
Best schools in Colleton 01
Statewide rankings: all 227 high schools in South Carolina · all 228 middle schools in South Carolina · all 629 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.
- D Forest Hills Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Northside Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Bells Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Colleton County Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- F Colleton County High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Cottageville Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Hendersonville Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Colleton 01
High schools (1)
- F Colleton County High, Walterboro
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Colleton County Middle, Walterboro
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D- Bells Elementary, Ruffin
- Black Street Early Childhood Center, Walterboro
- F Cottageville Elementary, Cottageville
- D Forest Hills Elementary, Walterboro
- F Hendersonville Elementary, Walterboro
- D Northside Elementary, Walterboro
Where Colleton 01 schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Walterboro (6)
- Cottageville (1)
- Ruffin (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Colleton County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,777 students with 329 full-time-equivalent teachers and 864 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4501830
- 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
- Dorchester 04 (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Dorchester 02 (24 schools, 24 mi)
- Beaufort 01 (32 schools, 34 mi)
- Jasper 01 (3 schools, 36 mi)
- Orangeburg (27 schools, 41 mi)
- Allendale 01 (3 schools, 42 mi)
- Charleston 01 (79 schools, 44 mi)
- Berkeley 01 (46 schools, 48 mi)
Questions about Colleton 01
How many schools are in Colleton 01?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Colleton 01, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Colleton 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Walterboro, Cottageville, Ruffin.
How good are the schools in Colleton 01?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 31.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.3%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Colleton 01?
4,777 students were enrolled in Colleton 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Colleton 01?
Colleton 01 is in South Carolina, based in Colleton County, with its district office in Walterboro. Its boundary covers about 1,056 sq mi.