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St. George Middle

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Summary

St. George Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Saint George, South Carolina, with a student population of 282 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Dorchester 04 school district, which is ranked 64 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

St. George Middle outperforms the Dorchester 04 district and the state of South Carolina in several key test score metrics, particularly in mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 90.48% of students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 38.96% for the district and 72.5% for the state. However, the school struggles in other areas, such as English Language Arts and Mathematics, where proficiency rates are below the state average. The school has a relatively diverse student population, with 42.2% White, 40.78% African American, and 6.74% Hispanic students, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Colleton 01, Orangeburg, and Dorchester 04 districts, St. George Middle generally outperforms its peers in test scores, particularly in mathematics. However, the nearby Colleton County Middle and Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle schools have lower overall rankings and performance, suggesting St. George Middle may be a relatively stronger school in the region.

292

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Minus Street
Saint George, SC 29477

(843) 563-3171

District: Dorchester 04

Students who attend St. George Middle usually attend:

High:

Woodland High

Feeder schools for St. George Middle:

Elementary:

Williams Memorial Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

African American:

39.4%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

South Carolina avg48%

Not ranked this year

St. George Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

56^th of 75Dorchester 04 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	219 of 325	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	140 of 310	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	199 of 311	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	193 of 315	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	203 of 303	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.1	242 of 317	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.1	154 of 303	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	176 of 301	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.1	128 of 291	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.6	164 of 276	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	188 of 271	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.9	217 of 269	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	221 of 261	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	211 of 236	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	204 of 231	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	204 of 230	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	192 of 230	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.8	196 of 225	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	183 of 253	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	69 of 249	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	27.7	184 of 235	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	109 of 252	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	129 of 237	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	105 of 195	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	78 of 194	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	196 of 299	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	147 of 290	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	221 of 279	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	211 of 296	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	204 of 281	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	236 of 313	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	125 of 300	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	191 of 288	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	150 of 289	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	161 of 280	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	30.3	212 of 303	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	111 of 292	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	135 of 279	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	145 of 296	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	184 of 284	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	198 of 260	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	142 of 249	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	160 of 244	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	184 of 258	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	201 of 250	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)34th percentile~ school

Male (2023)30th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)28th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)25th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)24th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2023-2024) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 290%+18 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-15 vs state

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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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (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 (2024)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
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	100.0%	224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	38.3	409^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.5	373^rd of 639 public elementary schools	41.6%	36	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	100.0%	255 (37.5%)	321 (47.2%)	56 (8.2%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	43.1	145^th of 248 public high schools	41.5%		40.7	140^th of 240 public high schools	41.7%	5															60.7	63.4	44.8	81.1	$18,952	$1,443	$1,426	$2,869	$12,776	$3,306	$16,083
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	226^th of 341 public middle schools	33.7%					(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)
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	100.0%	83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	17.8	558^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.6%		11.3	590^th of 639 public elementary schools	7.7%	32	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
Lockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8588	239	17	14.3	100.0%	163 (68.2%)	63 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	84.5	88^th of 661 public elementary schools	86.7%		80.6	111^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.6%	23	61.1	81.4	75.6				80.6	88.9	75.6				88.8						$14,651	$447	$827	$1,274	$11,456	$1,921	$13,377
Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2	100.0%	228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	89.5	21^st of 248 public high schools	91.5%		69.1	51^st of 240 public high schools	78.8%	30				64.3	76.2	70.4				69.1	85.7	75.0		30.9		82.7	81.4	93.9	$15,767	$1,067	$1,401	$2,468	$11,467	$1,832	$13,299
East Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 534-5454	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.4	601^st of 661 public elementary schools	9.1%					(n/a)	39.8	40.9	46.2				32.7	32.5	30.8				30.1
MacDougall High	Public	9-12	1516 Old Gilliard Road	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 737-3036	4	4	1.1		0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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	100.0%	45 (25.9%)	76 (43.7%)	23 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.2%)	26.8	484^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.8%		8.2	614^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.9%	130	38.4	53.8					26.9	46.2					50.0						$19,500	$1,949	$1,330	$3,279	$13,134	$3,087	$16,221

Frequently Asked Questions about St. George Middle

How many students attend St. George Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 292 students attended St. George Middle.

What district is St. George Middle in?

Dorchester 04

What is the racial makeup of St. George Middle?

Students at St. George Middle are 45% White, 39% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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