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Marrington Middle School of the Arts

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Marrington Middle School of the Arts ranks 34 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 89% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Marrington Middle School of the Arts is a public magnet middle school in Goose Creek, South Carolina, serving around 400 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Berkeley 01 school district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on academic assessments.

Marrington Middle School of the Arts has a strong track record of academic excellence, with 100% proficiency in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 65.63% for the district and 73.95% for the state. The school also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for African American students, Low Socioeconomic Status students, and Military Connected students. This suggests the school's ability to provide opportunities and support for diverse learners.

While the school maintains a consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, it has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, an area that may need to be addressed. Additionally, the school's Gifted and Talented program appears to be an area for improvement, as its ranking for this subgroup is lower than the school's overall performance. When compared to other middle schools in the Berkeley 01 district and the neighboring Charleston 01 district, Marrington Middle School of the Arts stands out as a standout institution, with exceptional academic achievement and a consistent record of high performance.

432

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,944

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 Gearing Street
Goose Creek, SC 29445

(843) 572-0313

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Marrington Middle School of the Arts usually attend:

High:

Goose Creek High

Feeder schools for Marrington Middle School of the Arts:

Elementary:

Marrington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

African American:

20.1%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Berkeley 01

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg50%

34^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Middle Schools in the Berkeley 01

36^th of 75Berkeley 01 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
2025	88.8	34 of 320	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	21 of 325	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	27 of 325	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	24 of 310	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	22 of 311	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	17 of 315	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	16 of 303	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	11 of 317	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.2	27 of 303	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	16 of 301	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.0	20 of 291	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.0	16 of 276	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	20 of 271	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	12 of 269	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	11 of 261	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	27 of 249	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	44 of 244	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	67.9	82 of 236	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.2	45 of 231	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	82.3	32 of 230	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	51 of 230	77.8%	★★★★☆
2003	78.0	47 of 225	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	9 of 252	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	5 of 248	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	9 of 253	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	3 of 249	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	6 of 252	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	5 of 237	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	35 of 295	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	32 of 294	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	26 of 299	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	21 of 290	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	17 of 279	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	18 of 296	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	16 of 281	94.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	121 of 183	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	126 of 185	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	130 of 182	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	123 of 179	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	25 of 307	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	9 of 307	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	8 of 313	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	8 of 289	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	6 of 280	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	21 of 296	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	16 of 294	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	36 of 303	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	30 of 292	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	38 of 279	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	17 of 296	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	15 of 284	94.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2023	57.8	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	84.0	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	48 of 257	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	43 of 255	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	54 of 260	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	46 of 249	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	43 of 244	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	24 of 258	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	20 of 250	92.0%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)69th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts81%+24 vs state

Science73%+25 vs state

Mathematics49%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Marrington Middle School of the Arts

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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
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
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
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
Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	315	27	11.8		36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	15.7	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%		12.7	297^th of 325 public middle schools	8.6%	24		27.1	48.0	37.6		12.7	23.5	10.9	19.5	95.5	$24,858	$4,043	$1,749	$5,792	$14,744	$4,322	$19,066
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
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4		46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	7.6	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%		11.5	300^th of 325 public middle schools	7.7%	11		24.1	28.5	31.1		8.9	11.5	9.1	18.5	91.7	$21,784	$3,944	$3,380	$7,324	$10,426	$4,034	$14,461
Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	1999 Singley Lane	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-2000	552	50	11.1		24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	6.9	313^th of 320 public middle schools	2.2%		7.6	320^th of 325 public middle schools	1.5%	7		24.1	21.5	26.2		10.9	6.0	11.8	20.1	83.3	$22,401	$5,771	$1,776	$7,548	$11,269	$3,584	$14,853
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
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
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	6-8	6401 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 767-8383	513	58	8.8		31 (6.0%)	215 (41.9%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	15.2	278^th of 320 public middle schools	13.1%		17.6	273^rd of 325 public middle schools	16.0%	5		30.5	39.0	33.5		17.1	17.5	16.4	28.7		$21,951	$4,384	$1,544	$5,928	$12,628	$3,395	$16,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Marrington Middle School of the Arts

How many students attend Marrington Middle School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Marrington Middle School of the Arts.

What district is Marrington Middle School of the Arts in?

Berkeley 01

What high school do graduates of Marrington Middle School of the Arts attend?

Students who attend Marrington Middle School of the Arts usually go on to attend Goose Creek High

What is the racial makeup of Marrington Middle School of the Arts?

Students at Marrington Middle School of the Arts are 59% White, 20% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Marrington Middle School of the Arts a good school?

Marrington Middle School of the Arts ranks 34^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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