Stiles Point Elementary, Charleston SC

Original Research by School Decision on Stiles Point Elementary

Stiles Point Elementary, a regular public school in the Charleston 01 district, serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school has a large enrollment for an elementary campus. Its student body is predominantly white, with much smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or American Indian. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that is relatively low compared to many schools in the region.

This school sits on James Island, one of several distinct areas that make up the city of Charleston. James Island is more residential than the historic downtown peninsula, which is a short drive away. The city’s economy is built on tourism, the Port of Charleston, aerospace manufacturing led by Boeing, and a growing information technology sector. The wider Charleston metro area has been growing steadily, and the city has publicly worked to increase the availability of affordable housing, a challenge in a market where home values and rents in this school’s ZIP code are well above state and national benchmarks.

On the 2024-25 South Carolina state assessments, Stiles Point Elementary posted very strong results. In English language arts, proficiency rates were high across all tested grades, an exceptionally strong showing by any measure. Math proficiency rates were also strong, with the highest rates in the lower grades and still solid performance in fifth grade. Science results, available for fourth grade, were similarly strong. The most recent social studies data available is from the 2018-19 school year, and the assessment has since changed, so current comparisons are not possible. Since this is a K-5 school, there is no graduation rate to report. Because the data spans only one year, a trend line is not yet established.

The overall picture is one of consistently high student performance on state tests across core subjects and grade levels. The school’s student composition reflects the surrounding neighborhood’s demographic makeup, and the share of students qualifying for economic support is low. A parent considering this school should note that the school’s enrollment is large, which may affect class sizes and the feel of the building. The data does not provide information on special education or English learner populations, so a family with specific support needs would want to ask the school directly about those services. No recent district-level changes, such as bond measures or curriculum overhauls, appeared in publicly available research, so the school is operating within a stable district environment.

This is a school that fits a family looking for a high-performing elementary school in a residential part of Charleston, in a housing market that is priced at a premium. The strong test results give a straightforward academic signal, and the school’s size and demographics are characteristics that families weigh according to their own preferences.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 63% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 484%

School 84% · District 60% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 57% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 391%

School 91% · District 65% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 495%

School 95% · District 66% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 588%

School 88% · District 67% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Science

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 54% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 587%

School 87% · District 68% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income81%Higher-income93%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income70%Higher-income92%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income67%Higher-income87%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income79%23 pp gap