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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER 02·NCES 450201001674
Alston-Bailey Elementary
820 West 5th North Street, Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 695-5210 · Dorchester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 34.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alston-Bailey Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #459 of 635 ▲ 8 | #15 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #373 of 635 ▲ 3 | #13 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #193 of 709 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #223 of 656 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #49 of 656 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #71 of 395 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
646
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 646 | 50.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 38.7 | 17.8:1 | 80% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 47.8 | 15.0:1 | 85% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 68% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 64% (555) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alston-Bailey Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (862 to 646); teachers down 8% (55 to 50.5).
About Alston-Bailey Elementary
Located in Summerville, South Carolina, Alston-Bailey Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 646 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 23% above average.
Alston-Bailey Elementary is one of 25 schools in Dorchester 02, which enrolls 25,928 students in total.
Black students are the largest group at Alston-Bailey Elementary, with 40% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% White, 18% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 25%. By the diversity index, Alston-Bailey Elementary comes in at 70%.
Alston-Bailey Elementary operates with 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.8:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Alston-Bailey Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Dorchester County show that median household income is about $78,198, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 35 public schools operate in Dorchester County, serving about 29,832 students.
Alston Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Alston-Bailey Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Alston-Bailey Elementary enrolled 655; in 2024-25, 646. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.2 to 12.8 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Alston-Bailey Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,201
Census ACS
Median income
$78,198
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
29,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester 02
- Summerville HighHigh · 3,361 students
- Ashley Ridge HighHigh · 2,599 students
- Fort Dorchester HighHigh · 2,344 students
- Sand Hill ElementaryElementary · 1,169 students
- Beech Hill ElementaryElementary · 1,079 students
- East Edisto MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
Other schools in Summerville
- Summerville HighHigh · 3,361 students
- Ashley Ridge HighHigh · 2,599 students
- Cane Bay HighHigh · 2,412 students
- Cane Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,464 students
- Sand Hill ElementaryElementary · 1,169 students
- Cane Bay ElementaryElementary · 1,161 students
Nearby schools
- Alston Middle0.2 mi · 732
- Summerville Elementary1.6 mi · 548
- James H. Spann Elementary1.6 mi · 577
- Nexton Elementary3.0 mi · 944
- Charles B. DuBose Middle3.0 mi · 947
- William M. Reeves Elementary3.2 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About Alston-Bailey ElementaryHow many students attend Alston-Bailey Elementary?
Alston-Bailey Elementary enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Alston-Bailey Elementary serve?
Alston-Bailey Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alston-Bailey Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Alston-Bailey Elementary.
How diverse is Alston-Bailey Elementary?
Alston-Bailey Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Alston-Bailey Elementary public or private?
Alston-Bailey Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dorchester 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.