Berkeley Preparatory Academy

Located at 122 Bee Tree Lane, in Summerville, South Carolina, Berkeley Preparatory Academy is a mid-sized elementary school that serves 764 students (grades K through 8), part of Charter Institute at Erskine. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 526.

Within Charter Institute at Erskine, which oversees 30 schools and 28,041 students, Berkeley Preparatory Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Berkeley Preparatory Academy shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Berkeley County shows median household income runs about $84,358, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Berkeley County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students), of which Berkeley Preparatory Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Cane Bay Elementary, roughly 2.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Berkeley Preparatory Academy.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. Berkeley Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.