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Marrington Middle School of the Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 93% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Marrington Middle School of the Arts in Goose Creek, SC, is a magnet-style middle school serving 432 students in grades 6-8 within the Berkeley 01 school district, and it consistently ranks among the top 10% of middle schools in the state.

This school is a standout performer in its area. For the 2025-2026 school year, Marrington is ranked 24th out of 335 middle schools in South Carolina, placing it in the 93rd percentile. That's a dramatically higher tier than its nearby peers. For example, Philip Simmons Middle ranks 89th (73rd percentile), while Sedgefield Middle and College Park Middle sit in the bottom 12-16% of the state. Test scores reflect this gap: ELA proficiency at Marrington ranges from 73.9% to 81.1%, roughly 25-30 points above the district average. In 6th-grade math, Marrington's proficiency rate of 65.4% is more than double that of Sedgefield Middle (15.2%) and College Park Middle (28.9%). The school also has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.0%, compared to the district rate of 23.9% and Sedgefield's 32.2%. Students taking Algebra 1 achieve a near-perfect 100% proficiency rate, which is 34 points higher than the district average.

What makes Marrington particularly impressive is its success with student subgroups. African American students rank 4th in the state (98th percentile), Multi-racial students rank 2nd (97th percentile), and Low Socio-Economic Status students rank 17th (95th percentile). This shows the school is effectively closing achievement gaps. However, there is one notable area for growth: Gifted and Talented students rank only 148th out of 185 schools (20th percentile), suggesting the school may not be challenging its highest-achieving students as much as it could. Despite spending less per student ($14,944) than nearby Charleston 01 schools (which spend $21,784 to $24,858), Marrington achieves vastly superior outcomes, indicating a highly efficient use of resources. Its decade-long consistency—never dropping below the 89th percentile—points to a stable, well-managed institution with a strong culture of academic success.

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: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (72% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Berkeley 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg51%

25^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Middle Schools in the Berkeley 01

32^nd 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
2026	90.5	25 of 341	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	33 of 321	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	21 of 322	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
2026	96.5	4 of 258	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	9 of 251	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	5 of 246	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
2026	85.6	34 of 310	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	34 of 295	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	32 of 293	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
2026	34.9	161 of 197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	121 of 184	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	88.6	19 of 325	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	24 of 308	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	9 of 304	97.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.6	18 of 310	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	21 of 298	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	16 of 292	94.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	96.4	2 of 65	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	44 of 271	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	47 of 259	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	43 of 256	83.2%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts79%+21 vs state

Science78%+26 vs state

Mathematics61%+19 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)	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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th 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	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 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	35.8%	254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	90.5	25^th of 341 public middle schools	92.7%		88.8	33^rd of 321 public middle schools	89.7%	8	81.1	81.1	73.9	65.4	56.3	60.9	78.4			$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	100.0%	205 (21.6%)	340 (35.8%)	275 (28.9%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (11.8%)	16.8	298^th of 341 public middle schools	12.6%		11.3	300^th of 321 public middle schools	6.5%	2	39.9	46.5	40.6	15.2	17.1	21.0	35.3			$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	56.0%	394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	49.5	161^st of 341 public middle schools	52.8%		55.8	125^th of 321 public middle schools	61.1%	36	51.1	57.1	55.8	44.3	44.4	38.0	43.9			$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	100.0%	36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	24	260^th of 341 public middle schools	23.8%		15.7	275^th of 321 public middle schools	14.3%	15	39.1	41.5	56.0	23.8	21.7	30.3	33.4			$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	62.4%	374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	48.1	164^th of 341 public middle schools	51.9%		47	152^nd of 321 public middle schools	52.6%	12	52.1	54.7	60.3	36.8	28.9	46.5	48.8			$12,711	$441	$507	$947	$9,948	$1,816	$11,764
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4	100.0%	46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	9	324^th of 341 public middle schools	5.0%		7.6	313^th of 321 public middle schools	2.5%	11	27.7	36.0	34.8	14.0	14.7	22.4	21.7			$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	100.0%	24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	5.1	337^th of 341 public middle schools	1.2%		6.9	315^th of 321 public middle schools	1.9%	22	21.6	28.4	25.4	12.2	9.5	15.2	19.5			$22,401	$5,771	$1,776	$7,548	$11,269	$3,584	$14,853
Philip Simmons Middle	Public	6-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	473	32	15.0	47.6%	281 (59.4%)	115 (24.3%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	68.5	92^nd of 341 public middle schools	73.0%		64.8	99^th of 321 public middle schools	69.2%	7	62.7	74.0	60.9	44.4	52.2	46.2	57.2			$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	100.0%	160 (24.0%)	214 (32.1%)	198 (29.7%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.0%)	19.1	285^th of 341 public middle schools	16.4%		12.3	293^rd of 321 public middle schools	8.7%	8	37.0	43.9	39.5	28.9	19.4	22.4	37.6			$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	100.0%	31 (6.0%)	215 (41.9%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	15.3	306^th of 341 public middle schools	10.3%		15.2	280^th of 321 public middle schools	12.8%	26	25.0	34.7	37.0	26.2	26.5	28.1	24.3			$21,951	$4,384	$1,544	$5,928	$12,628	$3,395	$16,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Marrington Middle School of the Arts

Is Marrington Middle School of the Arts a good school?

Yes. Marrington Middle School of the Arts ranks in the top 7.3% of South Carolina middle schools.

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.

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.

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