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Berkeley Middle

320 North Live Oak Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · (843) 899-8840 · Berkeley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,477 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of South Carolina public middle 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 middle schools

Enrollment
1,477
Middle
DISTRICT 753 · STATE 622
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 651035%
Grade 748133%
Grade 848633%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
64844%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
1389%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
55137%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
141%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
1218%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
77052%
Female
70748%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
46.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.1%20.0%
2023-2442.2%19.7%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Berkeley Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Berkeley County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.0%#190 of 249
▼ 11
#8 of 11
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.1%#177 of 249
▼ 16
#9 of 11
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,477#1 of 256#1 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.2:1#240 of 241#10 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.3%#56 of 241#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.6%#25 of 81N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,477
+29 (+2%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,129
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,4777320.2:1N/A
2023-241,3456321.4:175% (1,015)
2022-231,4036123.0:157% (804)
2020-211,4487718.8:147% (687)
2017-181,25669.518.1:159% (743)
2015-161,1666318.5:163% (732)
2010-111,1346318.0:164% (721)
2000-011,2417616.3:157% (708)
1990-911,1296317.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkeley Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,256 to 1,477); teachers up 5% (69.5 to 73).

About Berkeley Middle

This page covers Berkeley Middle, a large middle-grades school in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. A total of 1,477 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is about 622 students, so this school is 137% bigger than average.

Berkeley 01 has a total of 47 schools and 39,543 students, Berkeley Middle among them.

At Berkeley Middle, the largest share of students is White, at 44%. The remaining shares are 37% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Berkeley County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Berkeley Middle counts 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.2 students for each one. On average, middle schools in South Carolina have 13.8:1, compared with 20.2:1 here.

allk12 grades Berkeley Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

According to the American Community Survey, in Berkeley County, the median household income is $84,358, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 49 public schools in Berkeley County, enrolling about 40,966 students in all.

The school nearest to Berkeley Middle is Moncks Corner Elementary, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,448 to 1,477, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.8:1 to 20.2:1.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Berkeley Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Berkeley County at a glance

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Population
246,802
Census ACS
Median income
$84,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
40,966 students

Quick facts

School name
Berkeley Middle
District
Berkeley 01
Address
320 North Live Oak Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
Phone
(843) 899-8840
County
Berkeley County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,477
Teachers (FTE)
73
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
450117001207
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Berkeley Middle schools

One other US public school is named Berkeley Middle. Berkeley Middle is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Berkeley Middle
What is the total enrollment at Berkeley Middle?
Berkeley Middle enrolls approximately 1,477 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Berkeley Middle serve?
Berkeley Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Berkeley Middle?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Berkeley Middle.
How diverse is Berkeley Middle?
Berkeley Middle reports a student body of 44% White, 9% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Berkeley Middle public or private?
Berkeley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berkeley 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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