Middle Schools in Berkeley 01

Summary:

The Berkeley 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 11 middle schools serving grades 6-8. The schools in this district vary significantly in size, performance, and student demographics, with some standout institutions like Marrington Middle School of the Arts leading the pack and others, such as St. Stephen Middle, struggling to meet state benchmarks.

The top-performing school in the district is Marrington Middle School of the Arts, a public magnet school that consistently ranks among the best in the state. It boasts the highest test scores across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates far exceeding the district and state averages. Other high-achieving schools in the area include Cane Bay Middle and Hanahan Middle, both of which rank in the top 40% of middle schools in South Carolina.

In contrast, some schools in the Berkeley 01 district struggle to meet state standards, particularly in mathematics. Sedgefield Middle and St. Stephen Middle have the lowest proficiency rates in the district, with only 11.3% of 8th graders at St. Stephen Middle meeting or exceeding expectations in math. Addressing these achievement gaps and learning from the best practices of the top-performing schools could help improve outcomes for all students in the Berkeley 01 district.

District Detail

107 Main Street
Moncks Corner, SC 29461

(843) 899-8600

SchoolDigger Rank:
36^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 39,423

Primary Schools: 26
Middle Schools: 11
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
Hanahan Middle	Public	6-8	4200 Railroad Ave	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3800	799	47	17.0		394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	55.8	125^th of 320 public middle schools	60.9%		57.7	122^nd of 325 public middle schools	62.5%	3		59.3	52.3	61.2		39.2	30.1	30.3	52.2	100.0	$12,716	$764	$845	$1,609	$9,363	$1,744	$11,108
Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	131 Charles B. Gibson Boulevar	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2620	950	57	16.6		205 (21.6%)	340 (35.8%)	275 (28.9%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (11.8%)	11.3	298^th of 320 public middle schools	6.9%		12.6	298^th of 325 public middle schools	8.3%			32.9	33.5	37.4		11.1	7.7	10.7	28.1	82.7	$13,088	$967	$1,132	$2,100	$9,002	$1,987	$10,989
St. Stephen Middle	Public	6-8	225 Carolina Avenue	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-3128	172	16	10.7		34 (19.8%)	117 (68.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	22.1	253^rd of 320 public middle schools	20.9%		14.7	286^th of 325 public middle schools	12.0%	33		40.8	49.1	50.0		14.9	15.7	11.3	27.8		$23,473	$2,098	$1,638	$3,736	$17,465	$2,272	$19,737
College Park Middle	Public	6-8	713 College Park Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-8300	666	43	15.4		160 (24.0%)	214 (32.1%)	198 (29.7%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.0%)	12.3	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%		15.3	284^th of 325 public middle schools	12.6%	7		28.7	42.3	38.7		12.1	14.3	11.4	15.8	100.0	$14,359	$1,336	$1,186	$2,522	$9,979	$1,858	$11,837
Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	109 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 572-0313	432	28	15.4		254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	88.8	34^th of 320 public middle schools	89.4%		92.6	21^st of 325 public middle schools	93.5%	13		81.3	81.3	80.2		46.1	57.2	44.7	73.0	100.0	$14,944	$769	$756	$1,525	$11,628	$1,791	$13,419
Sangaree Middle	Public	6-8	1050 Discovery Drive	Ladson	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-4028	637	40	15.9		265 (41.6%)	180 (28.3%)	109 (17.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	34.2	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		23.9	244^th of 325 public middle schools	24.9%	36		46.3	52.2	47.5		23.4	23.7	23.8	41.7	95.3	$13,425	$867	$998	$1,865	$9,641	$1,920	$11,561
Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	320 North Live Oak Drive	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8840	1,477	73	20.2		648 (43.9%)	551 (37.3%)	138 (9.3%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (8.2%)	27.2	241^st of 320 public middle schools	24.7%		29.8	227^th of 325 public middle schools	30.2%	14		45.2	48.3	45.0		24.6	23.7	11.6	35.6	91.7	$11,703	$507	$919	$1,426	$8,231	$2,047	$10,277
Macedonia Middle	Public	6-8	200 Macedonia Foxes Circle	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8940	375	27	13.8		256 (68.3%)	65 (17.3%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	43.4	174^th of 320 public middle schools	45.6%		36.8	197^th of 325 public middle schools	39.4%	23		53.5	54.4	56.0		32.4	21.3	21.5	48.2	85.4	$15,765	$1,007	$933	$1,940	$12,199	$1,626	$13,825
Westview Middle	Public	6-8	101 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-1700	840	53	15.8		374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	47	153^rd of 320 public middle schools	52.2%		48.7	154^th of 325 public middle schools	52.6%	1		51.9	54.0	61.2		24.8	31.6	31.5	43.4	96.9	$12,711	$441	$507	$947	$9,948	$1,816	$11,764
Cane Bay Middle	Public	5-8	1175 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-1857	1,464	81	18.0		827 (56.5%)	297 (20.3%)	154 (10.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	153 (10.5%)	55	128^th of 320 public middle schools	60.0%		63.4	105^th of 325 public middle schools	67.7%	23	67.8	58.6	66.0	59.6	46.3	26.1	33.0	30.6	45.9	98.7	$11,441	$488	$699	$1,188	$8,525	$1,728	$10,253
Philip Simmons Middle	Public	5-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	473	32	15.0		281 (59.4%)	115 (24.3%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	64.8	100^th of 320 public middle schools	68.8%		63.1	107^th of 325 public middle schools	67.1%	7	73.4	68.2	66.2	65.2	55.9	31.8	37.4	29.6	54.0	100.0	$13,927	$538	$879	$1,417	$10,720	$1,791	$12,510

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	1.98 mi	59	30^th
Charleston 01	2.22 mi	83	23^rd
Charter Institute at Erskine	2.66 mi	31	40^th
Dorchester 02	5.8 mi	25	19^th
Limestone Charters Association	10.56 mi	13	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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