Summary:
Berkeley 01 serves the city of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, with 8 public schools—5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school—enrolling roughly 8,400 students across a mix of suburban and rural communities.
The standout school in the city is Macedonia Middle, which ranks in the 57th percentile statewide and has improved its position for three straight years. It outperforms its larger counterpart, Berkeley Middle, by 15–20 percentage points in math at every grade level, and its Algebra 1 proficiency (85.4%) is 20 points above the district average. Macedonia also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.8:1) and the highest per-student spending ($15,765), suggesting that smaller class sizes and concentrated resources drive results. At the elementary level, Foxbank Elementary is the most consistent performer, ranking in the 47th percentile and exceeding state averages in 4th and 5th grade ELA and math, while also posting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (20.4%). In contrast, Moncks Corner Elementary is the lowest-ranked school in the city (13th percentile) and has declined for three years, with 4th grade math proficiency at just 18%—34 points below the state average.
Across the district, mathematics is the universal weakness, with proficiency lagging ELA by 10–20 points at nearly every school. Chronic absenteeism is also a citywide concern, as every school exceeds the state average of 22.3%, led by Henry E. Bonner Elementary at 29.1%. However, Bonner has shown a strong comeback, jumping nearly 90 spots in state rankings. Berkeley High posts a low dropout rate (0.8%) but struggles with Algebra 1 proficiency (62.4%), which is 11.6 points below the state average. Spending does not guarantee results—Berkeley Elementary spends $1,741 more per student than Foxbank yet ranks far lower. For parents, the clearest pattern is that smaller schools with lower student-teacher ratios, like Macedonia Middle, tend to outperform larger, more crowded schools like Berkeley Middle.
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