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How has College Park Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
666
Middle
DISTRICT 753 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000173
College Park Middle
713 College Park Road, Ladson, SC 29456 · (843) 553-8300 · Berkeley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of South Carolina public middle schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
43 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 215 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
36.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
12.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 12.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 12.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where College Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #223 of 249 ▼ 9 | #10 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #220 of 249 ▼ 11 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #110 of 256 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #178 of 241 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #1 of 241 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #75 of 137 | #3 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
666
-176 (-21%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,239
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 666 | 43 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 44.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 100% (714) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 100% (842) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 46.7 | 16.1:1 | 100% (751) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 75% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 62% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 1,175 | 70 | 16.8:1 | 38% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 1,239 | 62 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (751 to 666); teachers down 8% (46.7 to 43).
About College Park Middle
Located in Ladson, South Carolina, College Park Middle is a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 666 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
College Park Middle falls under Berkeley 01, which has 47 schools enrolling 39,543 students.
The largest group at College Park Middle is Black students, at 32%. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 24% White, and 12% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Black share among all Berkeley County residents. The diversity index for College Park Middle is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.
College Park Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of South Carolina public middle schools.
In Berkeley County, median household income comes to about $84,358, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 40,966 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, College Park Elementary, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
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.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 666, compared with 842 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
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Berkeley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley 01
- Stratford HighHigh · 2,605 students
- Cane Bay HighHigh · 2,412 students
- Berkeley HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Goose Creek HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 1,477 students
- Cane Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,464 students
Other schools in Ladson
- Ladson ElementaryElementary · 907 students
- Oakbrook MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Joseph R. Pye ElementaryElementary · 775 students
- College Park ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Oakbrook ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Sangaree MiddleMiddle · 637 students
Other College Park Middle schools
One other US public school is named College Park Middle. College Park Middle is the largest of the 2.
- COLLEGE PARK MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 624 students
Nearby schools
- College Park Elementary0.2 mi · 750
- Stratford High0.4 mi · 2,605
- Sangaree Middle1.2 mi · 637
- Sangaree Intermediate1.4 mi · 521
- Sangaree Elementary1.5 mi · 578
- Devon Forest Elementary1.6 mi · 925
Frequently asked questions
About College Park MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at College Park Middle?
College Park Middle enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does College Park Middle serve?
College Park Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at College Park Middle?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at College Park Middle.
What is the student diversity at College Park Middle?
Student demographics at College Park Middle are roughly 24% White, 30% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is College Park Middle in?
College Park Middle is part of Berkeley 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.