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Summit Parkway Middle

Public, Magnet Grades K-8
436th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of South Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Summit Parkway Middle is a public magnet school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving 1,176 students in grades KG-8. The school is part of the Richland 02 school district, which is ranked 37 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Summit Parkway Middle has some notable strengths, particularly in specific grade levels and subject areas. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in End-of-Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 exams, with 100% proficiency in 2024-2025 compared to 70.4% for the district and 73.95% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance in 5th-grade English Language Arts is significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 88.6% proficiency in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance in SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 6-8 is generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.5% to 47%.

When compared to nearby schools in the Richland 02 district, Summit Parkway Middle generally performs on par or slightly below the average, with some exceptions like Bookman Road Elementary, which outperforms Summit Parkway Middle in several subject areas and grade levels. The school also faces challenges in addressing high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.1% to 24.7% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Continued focus on targeted interventions and support for struggling students, as well as addressing attendance issues, could help the school improve its academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

1,229
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,925
Per pupil spending ?
52%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 200 Summit Parkway
       Columbia, SC  29229

(803) 699-3580

District: Richland 02


Students who attend Summit Parkway Middle usually attend:

High:    Spring Valley High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
59.5%
White:
15.7%
Hispanic:
13.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg44%
South Carolina avg50%
Elementary school
436th of 640
South Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 52 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
225th of 320
South Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 31 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 22Elementary Schools in the Richland 02
37th of 75Richland 02 among South Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202531.9436 of 64031.9%★★☆☆☆
202451.1302 of 63852.7%★★★☆☆
202354.8279 of 64456.7%★★★☆☆
202251.4300 of 62552.0%★★★☆☆
202144.7341 of 62245.2%★★☆☆☆
201960.1253 of 64360.7%★★★☆☆
201847.0329 of 62447.3%★★☆☆☆
201745.2351 of 63945.1%★★☆☆☆
201670.7160 of 61974.2%★★★★☆
201574.4104 of 63883.7%★★★★☆
201473.7142 of 63077.5%★★★★☆
201372.9145 of 59975.8%★★★★☆
201273.6135 of 59477.3%★★★★☆
201173.7136 of 59777.2%★★★★☆
201080.685 of 58985.6%★★★★☆
200972.2144 of 58075.2%★★★★☆
200884.844 of 57792.4%★★★★★
200788.822 of 56696.1%★★★★★
200689.222 of 55996.1%★★★★★
200589.316 of 55797.1%★★★★★
200485.253 of 55090.4%★★★★★
200387.228 of 54294.8%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202556.3149 of 38160.9%★★★☆☆
202383.339 of 39490.1%★★★★★
202280.455 of 39386.0%★★★★☆
202159.4113 of 35067.7%★★★☆☆
201983.638 of 42191.0%★★★★★
201839.3268 of 41235.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202533.1101 of 14731.3%★★☆☆☆
202350.571 of 17459.2%★★★☆☆
202262.757 of 15162.3%★★★☆☆
202138.274 of 12239.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.3119 of 18937.0%★★☆☆☆
201854.562 of 16161.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202557.336 of 10465.4%★★★☆☆
202328.951 of 7229.2%★★☆☆☆
202262.831 of 8463.1%★★★☆☆
202143.949 of 8441.7%★★☆☆☆
201959.641 of 10460.6%★★★☆☆
201863.327 of 8267.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202526.5441 of 58124.1%★☆☆☆☆
202445.1316 of 56544.1%★★☆☆☆
202357.3243 of 58058.1%★★★☆☆
202256.6247 of 57356.9%★★★☆☆
202136.4355 of 55435.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.1276 of 58853.1%★★★☆☆
201844.0329 of 57042.3%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202352.875 of 10528.6%★★☆☆☆
202264.256 of 10948.6%★★☆☆☆
202119.4134 of 1478.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202550.177 of 15650.6%★★★☆☆
202340.070 of 11539.1%★★☆☆☆
202247.663 of 11545.2%★★☆☆☆
202148.440 of 8653.5%★★★☆☆
201939.574 of 11636.2%★★☆☆☆
201874.721 of 10479.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202533.7427 of 61330.3%★★☆☆☆
202350.2287 of 60852.8%★★★☆☆
202254.5273 of 60054.5%★★★☆☆
202125.4450 of 58022.4%★☆☆☆☆
201951.9306 of 60049.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.0440 of 58825.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202534.9387 of 58634.0%★★☆☆☆
202444.4315 of 56844.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.8330 of 58243.3%★★☆☆☆
202230.7403 of 57930.4%★★☆☆☆
202138.5351 of 56137.4%★★☆☆☆
201961.1228 of 59061.4%★★★☆☆
201846.1312 of 57145.4%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202513.06 of 714.3%★★☆☆☆
202372.81 of 988.9%★★★★★
202217.46 of 714.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202545.37 of 1450.0%★★★☆☆
201936.55 of 616.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202534.6333 of 46027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202460.4188 of 44157.4%★★★☆☆
202355.9217 of 46353.1%★★★☆☆
202223.3369 of 45518.9%★☆☆☆☆
202157.1193 of 43956.0%★★★☆☆
201952.4238 of 47249.6%★★☆☆☆
201855.2209 of 45754.3%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202531.7225 of 32029.7%★☆☆☆☆
202442.2178 of 32545.2%★★☆☆☆
202343.5177 of 32545.5%★★☆☆☆
202244.8161 of 31048.1%★★☆☆☆
202132.5206 of 31133.8%★★☆☆☆
201939.8192 of 31539.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.8213 of 30329.7%★★☆☆☆
201732.1221 of 31730.3%★★☆☆☆
201642.5183 of 30339.6%★★☆☆☆
201555.8118 of 30160.8%★★★☆☆
201451.3150 of 29148.5%★★☆☆☆
201342.8171 of 27638.0%★★☆☆☆
201248.5156 of 27142.4%★★☆☆☆
201156.7133 of 26950.6%★★★☆☆
201059.6119 of 26154.4%★★★☆☆
200966.590 of 24963.9%★★★☆☆
200869.176 of 24468.9%★★★☆☆
200773.059 of 23675.0%★★★★☆
200675.959 of 23174.5%★★★★☆
200576.255 of 23076.1%★★★★☆
200478.646 of 23080.0%★★★★☆
200380.637 of 22583.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202559.277 of 25269.4%★★★★☆
202477.127 of 24889.1%★★★★☆
202380.926 of 25389.7%★★★★★
202280.525 of 24990.0%★★★★★
202159.270 of 23570.2%★★★★☆
201966.052 of 25279.4%★★★★☆
201856.582 of 23765.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202541.4105 of 18442.9%★★☆☆☆
202443.186 of 17751.4%★★★☆☆
202359.059 of 18768.4%★★★☆☆
202264.140 of 18378.1%★★★★☆
202138.590 of 16445.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.3133 of 19531.8%★★☆☆☆
201853.175 of 19461.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202546.348 of 10855.6%★★★☆☆
202460.729 of 10572.4%★★★★☆
202343.354 of 9543.2%★★☆☆☆
202253.738 of 9760.8%★★★☆☆
202133.959 of 8732.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.150 of 11757.3%★★★☆☆
201858.330 of 9367.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202529.6214 of 29527.5%★☆☆☆☆
202443.2153 of 29448.0%★★☆☆☆
202347.8150 of 29949.8%★★★☆☆
202249.0139 of 29052.1%★★★☆☆
202128.8199 of 27928.7%★☆☆☆☆
201939.8185 of 29637.5%★★☆☆☆
201828.7205 of 28127.0%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202554.5110 of 17336.4%★★☆☆☆
202475.533 of 18382.0%★★★★☆
202355.6107 of 18542.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.8137 of 18224.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.4148 of 17917.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202550.273 of 15653.2%★★★☆☆
202458.853 of 14463.2%★★★☆☆
202346.475 of 14146.8%★★☆☆☆
202253.460 of 12953.5%★★★☆☆
202150.357 of 11148.6%★★☆☆☆
201952.567 of 13951.8%★★★☆☆
201852.549 of 12360.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202530.8224 of 30727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202444.0160 of 30747.9%★★☆☆☆
202348.8136 of 31356.5%★★★☆☆
202252.8117 of 30061.0%★★★☆☆
202130.9199 of 28830.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.4191 of 28933.9%★★☆☆☆
201827.7222 of 28020.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202532.5200 of 29632.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.0165 of 29443.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.3183 of 30339.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.3170 of 29241.8%★★☆☆☆
202135.6176 of 27936.9%★★☆☆☆
201940.9180 of 29639.2%★★☆☆☆
201833.2193 of 28432.0%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202531.711 of 1315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202437.58 of 1338.5%★★★☆☆
202350.15 of 1258.3%★★★★☆
202242.64 of 1163.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202537.939 of 6338.1%★★☆☆☆
202413.050 of 523.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201950.721 of 3946.2%★★☆☆☆
201823.028 of 319.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202529.1193 of 25724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202449.9121 of 25552.5%★★★☆☆
202342.7140 of 26046.2%★★☆☆☆
202238.1153 of 24938.6%★★☆☆☆
202147.2125 of 24448.8%★★☆☆☆
201933.6176 of 25831.8%★★☆☆☆
201827.7184 of 25026.4%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2025)61st percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+19 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)31st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2023)29th percentile-28 vs school
White (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school
Military Connected (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)69th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school
Disabled (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)27th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school
Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state
English Language Arts46%-11 vs state
Science35%-13 vs state
Mathematics26%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Open Quote Our daughter has one good teacher. The rest are terrible. The worst one sometimes brings her infant to school and makes her math class sit in the dark in complete silence during class so as not to disturb the baby. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Open Quote The teachers don't have control in the classrooms over noisy and disrespectful students which makes it hard for the respectful students to hear and focus. The teachers don't keep up with the grades online very well so you don't really know how your student is doing until the report card comes out. The magnet program and the teacher who runs it is good. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,229 students attended Summit Parkway Middle.

Students at Summit Parkway Middle are 59% African American, 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Summit Parkway Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Spring Valley High

Summit Parkway Middle ranks 436th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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