📍 1872 Grimball Road, Charleston, Charleston County, 29412
James Island Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Island Elementary enrolls 582 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 29% Black or African American and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 168 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 582 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Island 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-10, state senate district 43, state house district 119.
James Island 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 582 students, James Island Elementary is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near James Island Elementary.
Find vacancies →