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What do students at Newington Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
862
Elementary
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER 02·NCES 450201000400
Newington Elementary
10 King Charles Circle, Summerville, SC 29485 · (843) 871-3230 · Dorchester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
14.5:1
59 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 | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
68%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
63.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 47.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Newington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #342 of 635 ▼ 21 | #11 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #270 of 635 ▲ 43 | #9 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #62 of 709 | #4 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #454 of 656 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #92 of 656 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #274 of 395 | #11 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
862
+153 (+22%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 862 | 59.3 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 50.6 | 14.7:1 | 77% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 49.5 | 15.3:1 | 81% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 77% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 57.5 | 16.3:1 | 67% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 54% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 48% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 945 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 40% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 1,089 | 60 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (936 to 862); teachers up 3% (57.5 to 59.3).
About Newington Elementary
Newington Elementary is an elementary school in Summerville, South Carolina, according to federal school records. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 862 students. Enrollment is 64% higher than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina, which is about 526.
Dorchester 02 (25 schools, 25,928 students) runs Newington Elementary.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Newington Elementary. The largest is White students, at 45%. The remaining students are 29% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. Census figures show Dorchester County is about 62% White. Newington Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Newington Elementary employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Newington Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dorchester County show that the median household income is $78,198, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Newington Elementary is one of 35 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Newington Elementary is Flowertown Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
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.
2024-25 enrollment was 862, a 22% gain from 709 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.4:1 to 14.5:1 over the same years.
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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
- Flowertown Elementary0.1 mi · 783
- Gregg Middle0.6 mi · 810
- Summerville High0.8 mi · 3,361
- Summerville Prep1.1 mi · 595
- Summerville Elementary2.0 mi · 548
- James H. Spann Elementary2.2 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Newington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Newington Elementary?
Newington Elementary enrolls approximately 862 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Newington Elementary serve?
Newington Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newington Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newington Elementary?
Student demographics at Newington Elementary are roughly 45% White, 13% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Newington Elementary?
Newington Elementary is overseen by Dorchester 02 in Dorchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.