📍 3321 Ladson Road, Ladson, Charleston County, 29456
Ladson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ladson, Charleston County. The school has 851 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ladson Elementary enrolls 851 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 388 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 252 | 30% |
| White | 143 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
851 of the school's 851 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 851 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ladson Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 44, state house district 113.
Ladson Elementary is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 851 students, Ladson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large