Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science

Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science is a small middle-grades school in North Charleston, South Carolina, part of Charleston 01. The school teaches 513 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 81 schools in Charleston 01 (52,009 students total), Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 42% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Charleston County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science is one.

Lambs Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science has declined 3%, going from 528 students in 2018 to 513 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 26% to 48%. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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