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Berkeley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 25% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Berkeley Middle is a public middle school located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,345 students. The school is part of the Berkeley 01 school district, which is ranked 36 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Berkeley Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools, with a ranking between 160-298 out of around 300-325 schools.

Berkeley Middle faces several challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high proportion of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.6% to 48.3% in various subjects. Additionally, Berkeley Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Berkeley Middle to other nearby schools in the Berkeley 01 school district, such as Marrington Middle School of the Arts and St. Stephen Middle, the performance gap is quite significant. Marrington Middle, for example, consistently outperforms Berkeley Middle in test scores, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher in many subject areas. However, Berkeley Middle's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better, ranking 32nd out of 108 South Carolina middle schools for ELL students in the 2024-2025 school year.

1,477

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,703

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 North Live Oak Drive
Moncks Corner, SC 29461

(843) 899-8840

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Berkeley Middle usually attend:

High:

Berkeley High

Feeder schools for Berkeley Middle:

Elementary:	Berkeley Elementary
	Foxbank Elementary
	Moncks Corner Elementary
	Whitesville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

African American:

37.3%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg50%

241^st of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	27.2	241 of 320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	227 of 325	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	238 of 325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	209 of 310	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	224 of 311	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	188 of 315	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	167 of 303	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	171 of 317	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.8	177 of 303	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	160 of 301	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	166 of 291	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	161 of 276	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	162 of 271	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	165 of 269	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.3	169 of 261	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.1	160 of 244	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	153 of 236	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	171 of 231	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.7	149 of 230	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.1	146 of 230	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.8	130 of 225	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	202 of 252	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	185 of 248	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	217 of 253	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	210 of 235	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	151 of 184	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	139 of 177	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	129 of 187	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	105 of 183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	130 of 195	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	110 of 194	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	226 of 295	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	208 of 294	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	217 of 299	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	199 of 290	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	207 of 279	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	172 of 296	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	160 of 281	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	114 of 173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	117 of 183	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	147 of 185	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	149 of 182	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.5	96 of 179	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	86 of 156	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	73 of 144	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	88 of 141	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	86 of 129	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	110 of 139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	54 of 123	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	253 of 307	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	235 of 307	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	256 of 313	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	210 of 300	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	250 of 288	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	168 of 289	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	142 of 280	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	218 of 296	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	214 of 294	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	228 of 303	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	201 of 292	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	197 of 279	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	185 of 296	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	172 of 284	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	225 of 257	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	207 of 255	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	224 of 260	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	201 of 249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	194 of 244	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	162 of 258	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	160 of 250	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 292%+18 vs state

English Language Arts46%-10 vs state

Science36%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-15 vs state

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Warning parents do not send your children to this school it is a military institution for middle school age children. They rule their classrooms by fear, threats, and intimidation. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	43.5	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%		36.5	199^th of 325 public middle schools	38.8%	26		57.2	57.1	39.3		38.2	26.7	18.9	49.6	100.0	$13,300	$706	$1,023	$1,729	$9,981	$1,590	$11,571
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkeley Middle

What high school do graduates of Berkeley Middle attend?

Students who attend Berkeley Middle usually go on to attend Berkeley High

How many students attend Berkeley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,477 students attended Berkeley Middle.

What district is Berkeley Middle in?

Berkeley 01

Is Berkeley Middle a good school?

Berkeley Middle ranks in the bottom 24.7% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Berkeley Middle?

Students at Berkeley Middle are 44% White, 37% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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