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Best Public Schools in Dorchester County, SC

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29,376

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Top rankedRollings Middle School of the Arts6^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Clay Hill Elementary up 138 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Harleyville Elementary 9.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Summerville Prep and 1 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	248	27	9.1		83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	17.8	548^th of 649 public elementary schools	15.6%		11.3	591^st of 640 public elementary schools	7.7%	43	47.2	52.2	42.2				44.5	34.7	26.7				30.4						$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449
Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1		224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	38.4	403^rd of 649 public elementary schools	37.9%		40.5	374^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.6%	29	55.1	60.4	62.5				44.9	43.8	37.5				45.9						$16,841	$1,811	$1,030	$2,841	$11,832	$2,168	$14,000
Woodland High	Public	9-12	4128 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-5956	680	50	13.6		255 (37.5%)	321 (47.2%)	56 (8.2%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	43	144^th of 245 public high schools	41.2%		40.7	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%	5															60.7	63.4	44.8	81.1	$18,952	$1,443	$1,426	$2,869	$12,776	$3,306	$16,083
Clay Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	387 South Railroad Avenue	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 851-7386	174	15	11.6		45 (25.9%)	76 (43.7%)	23 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.2%)	26.8	477^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.5%		8.2	615^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.9%	138	38.4	53.8					26.9	46.2					50.0						$19,500	$1,949	$1,330	$3,279	$13,134	$3,087	$16,221
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	4044 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 563-3171	455	38	11.9		164 (36.0%)	206 (45.3%)	43 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	33.1	223^rd of 335 public middle schools	33.4%					(n/a)				41.8	50.7	54.4				28.2	28.5	33.9		43.0
Dorchester Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	507 School House Road	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-2361	0	27	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,344	135	17.3		694 (29.6%)	967 (41.3%)	410 (17.5%)	83 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (7.9%)	64.4	83^rd of 245 public high schools	66.1%		65	62^nd of 235 public high schools	73.6%	21															43.8	66.0	68.2	84.8	$11,548	$672	$732	$1,405	$8,723	$1,420	$10,144
Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,079	71	15.1		718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	89.5	56^th of 649 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.4	46^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.8%	10	81.2	89.2	85.0				65.2	79.6	71.3				82.2						$11,305	$495	$752	$1,247	$8,651	$1,408	$10,059
Gregg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Green Wave Boulevard	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 871-3150	810	58	13.8		410 (50.6%)	225 (27.8%)	94 (11.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.0%)	51.6	150^th of 335 public middle schools	55.2%		40.5	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%	37				57.9	51.6	56.9				43.2	32.2	42.2		60.1					$12,816	$1,025	$870	$1,895	$9,315	$1,606	$10,922
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	833	62	13.4		431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	44.6	355^th of 649 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%	31	55.9	66.4	56.1				46.4	50.4	44.0				52.0						$14,027	$592	$915	$1,507	$10,565	$1,955	$12,520
Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	548	42	13.0		305 (55.7%)	142 (25.9%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	70.8	184^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.6%		71.6	189^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.5%	5	64.7	78.2	67.6				60.3	63.2	62.4				58.6						$16,175	$1,003	$939	$1,942	$12,244	$1,989	$14,233
James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	577	47	12.4		255 (44.2%)	158 (27.4%)	113 (19.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	59.5	250^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.5%		64.6	226^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.7%	24	53.5	74.3	71.7				45.1	55.4	51.1				66.2						$16,092	$1,163	$895	$2,058	$11,734	$2,299	$14,033
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	815 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	797	49	16.2		522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	98.3	6^th of 335 public middle schools	98.2%		98.8	4^th of 320 public middle schools	98.8%	2				86.6	89.1	87.5				78.2	86.2	88.3		82.2					$11,767	$510	$689	$1,199	$9,059	$1,509	$10,569
Newington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-3230	862	59	14.5		385 (44.7%)	253 (29.4%)	110 (12.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.6%)	39.3	398^th of 649 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.8	315^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.8%	83	66.5	60.2	60.1				51.0	42.5	34.8				35.3						$13,894	$839	$1,029	$1,868	$10,178	$1,847	$12,025
Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,361	176	19.0		1,722 (51.2%)	909 (27.0%)	409 (12.2%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	302 (9.0%)	60.9	98^th of 245 public high schools	60.0%		51	104^th of 235 public high schools	55.7%	6															42.9	60.9	64.2	87.1	$10,700	$731	$721	$1,452	$7,892	$1,356	$9,247
Alston Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bryan Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3890	732	56	13.1		262 (35.8%)	260 (35.5%)	126 (17.2%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.7%)	42	192^nd of 335 public middle schools	42.7%		43.5	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%	19				50.6	50.9	51.9				30.9	44.5	40.2		42.0					$13,300	$706	$1,023	$1,729	$9,981	$1,590	$11,571
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Old Glory Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 832-5550	801	57	13.9		330 (41.2%)	217 (27.1%)	131 (16.4%)	52 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.6%)	81.9	111^th of 649 public elementary schools	82.9%		74.3	164^th of 640 public elementary schools	74.4%	53	76.3	83.2	75.4				75.5	67.2	57.9				63.2						$14,047	$763	$834	$1,597	$11,031	$1,420	$12,450
Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	783	60	12.9		359 (45.8%)	207 (26.4%)	103 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.4%)	37.2	411^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.9	379^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.8%	32	52.0	59.2	52.1				56.4	45.3	41.0				42.6						$13,535	$1,033	$795	$1,828	$10,173	$1,535	$11,708
Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	947	64	14.7		517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	67.8	92^nd of 335 public middle schools	72.5%		68.7	90^th of 320 public middle schools	71.9%	2				59.0	62.2	65.6				39.4	49.7	58.9		57.0					$11,948	$712	$866	$1,578	$8,947	$1,423	$10,370
Oakbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Old Fort Drive	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 821-1165	649	43	15.0		199 (30.7%)	291 (44.8%)	90 (13.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.3%)	33.8	428^th of 649 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.6	384^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.0%	44	50.6	65.7	57.2				39.6	36.4	39.6				43.4						$14,038	$823	$910	$1,733	$10,600	$1,706	$12,305
Oakbrook Middle	Public	6-8	286 Old Fort Road	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	861	61	14.1		321 (37.3%)	318 (36.9%)	116 (13.5%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	61.3	111^th of 335 public middle schools	66.9%		68.3	92^nd of 320 public middle schools	71.3%	19				53.8	64.4	65.0				33.3	47.9	48.6		56.2					$12,395	$706	$777	$1,483	$9,348	$1,564	$10,911
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 William Moultrie Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 760-9820	622	54	11.6		114 (18.3%)	271 (43.6%)	154 (24.8%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.2%)	42.8	372^nd of 649 public elementary schools	42.7%		37.7	394^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.4%	22	70.4	63.3	45.9				68.4	41.2	32.3				38.8						$15,236	$938	$939	$1,877	$11,602	$1,757	$13,359
Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8640 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2460	653	45	14.4		135 (20.7%)	213 (32.6%)	204 (31.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (11.8%)	17.2	554^th of 649 public elementary schools	14.6%		26.1	479^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.2%	75	53.7	50.0	45.4				43.0	26.1	22.6				27.1						$14,279	$627	$919	$1,546	$11,274	$1,459	$12,733
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1		531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	84.8	86^th of 649 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%	21	75.6	87.5	79.8				71.4	68.8	77.4				59.4						$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752
River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	8642 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-2470	728	56	13.0		158 (21.7%)	307 (42.2%)	177 (24.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	31.3	233^rd of 335 public middle schools	30.4%		29.9	229^th of 320 public middle schools	28.4%	4				40.9	55.0	57.6				18.8	30.3	34.5		34.1					$12,176	$723	$786	$1,509	$8,993	$1,673	$10,667
Ashley Ridge High	Public	9-12	9800 Delemar Highway	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-4900	2,599	140	18.5		1,482 (57.0%)	630 (24.2%)	263 (10.1%)	34 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	183 (7.0%)	80.7	39^th of 245 public high schools	84.1%		76.4	34^th of 235 public high schools	85.5%	5															81.8	74.3	71.8	92.4	$10,510	$609	$727	$1,336	$7,883	$1,290	$9,174
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9701 Patriot Boulevard	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2979	775	55	14.0		319 (41.2%)	222 (28.6%)	111 (14.3%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.9%)	80.6	119^th of 649 public elementary schools	81.7%		75.9	155^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.8%	36	75.8	74.4	79.3				79.8	59.8	65.4				62.8						$13,007	$760	$806	$1,566	$9,780	$1,662	$11,441
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	791	54	14.7		332 (42.0%)	242 (30.6%)	110 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (12.3%)	50.5	308^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.5%		62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%	67	67.7	62.4	62.3				62.8	41.4	50.0				42.1						$12,121	$583	$950	$1,534	$9,021	$1,567	$10,588
Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	646	51	12.7		193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	24.9	494^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.9%		34.3	422^nd of 640 public elementary schools	34.1%	72	48.5	59.7	50.0				45.6	40.2	22.1				36.8						$12,943	$557	$1,089	$1,646	$9,456	$1,841	$11,297
Sand Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gnarly Oak Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5201	1,169	73	16.0		782 (66.9%)	156 (13.3%)	112 (9.6%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.2%)	81.9	110^th of 649 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.4	105^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.6%	5	78.2	78.1	80.2				68.3	67.2	59.1				68.5						$10,283	$302	$751	$1,053	$7,820	$1,410	$9,230
East Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 695-2451	1,031	59	17.4		675 (65.5%)	167 (16.2%)	91 (8.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.7%)	82.9	48^th of 335 public middle schools	85.7%		82.2	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%	4				65.4	73.6	69.9				51.1	61.5	64.3		63.5					$10,878	$458	$757	$1,215	$8,552	$1,111	$9,663
Lowcountry Connection Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Old Trolley Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(843) 695-9305	743	30	24.7		472 (63.5%)	145 (19.5%)	64 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.4%)								(n/a)	59.4	63.5	54.0	49.2	56.2	50.0	50.0	39.0	25.5	16.4	11.5	14.9	36.6	29.9	29.2	39.7	26.2	79.4	$8,993	$406	$30	$436	$2,519	$6,039	$8,557
Summerville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	1899 Bacons Bridge Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 278-9726	595	39	15.4		314 (52.8%)	165 (27.7%)	42 (7.1%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	54	280^th of 649 public elementary schools	56.9%					(n/a)	60.0	63.0	72.6	55.7	52.7		57.0	38.3	61.3	30.4	23.0		61.6	50.0

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