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What tradition at Nexton Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
944
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117001658
Nexton Elementary
200 Scholar Way, Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 900-3222 · Berkeley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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
15.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 19 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 171 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (171).
Student demographics
60%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
69.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 56.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Nexton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #274 of 635 ▼ 61 | #8 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #192 of 635 ▼ 27 | #7 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #37 of 709 | #7 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #519 of 656 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #296 of 656 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #57 of 187 | #2 of 8 |
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
944
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 944 | 62 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 58.4 | 16.7:1 | 44% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 1,025 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 37% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 909 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 34% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 43 | 18.9:1 | 42% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 52% (330) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nexton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (813 to 944); teachers up 44% (43 to 62).
About Nexton Elementary
Nexton Elementary is a public elementary school run by Berkeley 01 in Summerville, South Carolina. Federal data show 944 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students, which makes this school 79% bigger than average.
Berkeley 01 runs Nexton Elementary along with 46 other schools, enrolling 39,543 students in total.
More than half of the students at Nexton Elementary are White (58%). The remaining shares are 22% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The diversity index for Nexton Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nexton Elementary is 15.2:1, based on 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Nexton Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Berkeley County, median household income comes to about $84,358, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 40,966 students.
Carolyn Lewis School is about 2.6 miles from Nexton Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Nexton Elementary is Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 909 students in 2020-21 to 944 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Nexton Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 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
- Carolyn Lewis School2.6 mi · 1,078
- Alston Middle3.0 mi · 732
- Alston-Bailey Elementary3.0 mi · 646
- Cane Bay High3.0 mi · 2,412
- Sangaree Elementary3.1 mi · 578
- Sangaree Intermediate3.2 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Nexton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Nexton Elementary?
Nexton Elementary enrolls approximately 944 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nexton Elementary serve?
Nexton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nexton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nexton Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nexton Elementary?
At Nexton Elementary, the student body is approximately 58% White, 8% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Nexton Elementary public or private?
Nexton Elementary 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.