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Does Summerville Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER 02·NCES 450201000397
Summerville Elementary
835 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 873-2372 · Dorchester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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
13.0:1
42 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 | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
60%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
67.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 | 67.9% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 63.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Summerville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #159 of 635 ▼ 30 | #5 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #211 of 635 ▼ 48 | #7 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #298 of 709 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #257 of 656 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #270 of 656 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #161 of 187 | N/A |
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
548
+56 (+11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 548 | 42.1 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 38.4 | 14.5:1 | 63% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 36.4 | 14.5:1 | 67% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 52% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 53% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 53% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 839 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 48% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 33% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 41 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summerville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (535 to 548); teachers up 20% (35 to 42.1).
About Summerville Elementary
Located in Summerville, South Carolina, Summerville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 548 students.
The district, Dorchester 02, has 25,928 students enrolled across 25 schools.
Of every 100 students at Summerville Elementary, about 56 are White. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Summerville Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Summerville Elementary has a ratio of 13.0:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
On the allk12 Grade, Summerville Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 74% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Census data for Dorchester County show median household income comes to about $78,198, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 35 public schools and about 29,832 students.
Summerville Elementary's nearest public school is James H. Spann Elementary (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Summerville Elementary.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment rose 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
Other Summerville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Summerville Elementary. Summerville Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Summerville ElementaryTuolumne, CA · 457 students
Nearby schools
- James H. Spann Elementary0.2 mi · 577
- Alston Middle1.5 mi · 732
- Alston-Bailey Elementary1.6 mi · 646
- Flowertown Elementary1.9 mi · 783
- Newington Elementary2.0 mi · 862
- Summerville High2.3 mi · 3,361
Frequently asked questions
About Summerville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Summerville Elementary?
Summerville Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Summerville Elementary serve?
Summerville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Summerville Elementary have?
Summerville Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Summerville Elementary?
Student demographics at Summerville Elementary are roughly 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Summerville Elementary public or private?
Summerville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dorchester 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.