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Rollings Middle School of the Arts

815 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 873-3610 · Dorchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of South Carolina public middle schools
  • A+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 middle schools

Enrollment
797
Middle
DISTRICT 844 · STATE 622
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 627835%
Grade 726834%
Grade 825131%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
52266%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
597%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
13116%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
233%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
597%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
26533%
Female
53267%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
87.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 are up about 6 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2587.9%78.7%
2023-2484.8%72.9%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Rollings Middle School of the Arts ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Dorchester County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
78.7%#2 of 249
▲ 3
#1 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
87.9%#2 of 249
▲ 1
#1 of 9
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
797#75 of 256#5 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#202 of 241#8 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.2%#154 of 241#8 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+19.7%#21 of 81N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
797
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257974916.3:1N/A
2023-2480548.316.7:129% (232)
2022-2379946.417.2:129% (231)
2020-217744517.2:118% (139)
2017-1866639.217.0:116% (108)
2015-166553717.7:112% (81)
2010-116483717.5:112% (76)
2000-014953514.1:110% (50)
1990-918594917.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rollings Middle School of the Arts.

Since 2017-18: students up 20% (666 to 797); teachers up 25% (39.2 to 49).

About Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Rollings Middle School of the Arts is a mid-sized middle school found in Summerville, South Carolina. It has an enrollment of 797 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.

Rollings Middle School of the Arts is in Dorchester 02, a district with 25,928 students across 25 schools.

At Rollings Middle School of the Arts, 66% of students are White. The remaining students are 16% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Dorchester County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rollings Middle School of the Arts scores 53%.

There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rollings Middle School of the Arts, which has 49. By comparison, the average for middle schools in South Carolina is 13.8:1.

Among South Carolina public middle schools, Rollings Middle School of the Arts outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

For the population of Dorchester County, the median household earns about $78,198 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Rollings Middle School of the Arts shares Dorchester County with 34 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Rollings Middle School of the Arts is closest to Sand Hill Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 774 to 797.

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Dorchester County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Rollings Middle School of the Arts
District
Dorchester 02
Address
815 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483
Phone
(843) 873-3610
County
Dorchester County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
797
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
450201000399
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Dorchester 02
Other schools in Summerville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Rollings Middle School of the Arts
How large is Rollings Middle School of the Arts?
Rollings Middle School of the Arts enrolls approximately 797 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rollings Middle School of the Arts serve?
Rollings Middle School of the Arts serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rollings Middle School of the Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rollings Middle School of the Arts is approximately 16.3:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rollings Middle School of the Arts?
Rollings Middle School of the Arts reports a student body of 66% White, 7% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Rollings Middle School of the Arts?
Rollings Middle School of the Arts is overseen by Dorchester 02 in Dorchester County.
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