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Cane Bay High

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Cane Bay High ranks 74 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 70% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Cane Bay High in Summerville, SC, is a large public high school serving 2,412 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Berkeley 01 school district.

Cane Bay High is a solid choice for families, consistently ranking in the upper tier of South Carolina high schools. The school recently earned a 4-star rating and ranked 73rd out of 245 schools statewide, a nice improvement from the previous year. Its biggest academic strength is English Language Arts, where students consistently outperform district and state averages on state assessments. The school also shines in supporting specific student groups, ranking exceptionally well for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Graduation rates are strong at 91.4%, beating both the district and state averages. When compared to other traditional high schools in the area, Cane Bay is the clear academic leader within its own district, outperforming Goose Creek High, Berkeley High, and Stratford High in overall state ranking and graduation rate. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among those schools, though at 26.6%, it remains above the state average.

While the school has many strengths, there are a couple of areas that need attention. Mathematics, particularly Algebra 1, is a clear challenge, with proficiency rates declining and now trailing the state average. The school also shows room for improvement in challenging its highest-achieving students, as its gifted and talented program ranks in the middle of the pack. On a positive note, the school is financially efficient, spending a moderate $12,494 per student while delivering strong outcomes compared to peers like R.B. Stall High, which spends significantly more per student with much lower results. Overall, Cane Bay High offers a well-rounded education with excellent support for diverse learners, strong literacy instruction, and a positive trajectory for future improvement.

2,412

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,475

Per pupil spending ?

44.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

1624 State Road
Summerville, SC 29486

(843) 899-8786

District: Berkeley 01

Feeder schools for Cane Bay High:

Elementary:	Cane Bay Elementary
	Nexton Elementary
Middle:	Cane Bay Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

African American:

22.2%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 13 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg69%

74^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High 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	67.5	74 of 248	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	89 of 240	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	78 of 243	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	58 of 237	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	86 of 226	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	76 of 227	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	82 of 225	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	55 of 216	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	43 of 223	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	60.6	57 of 231	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	51.2	89 of 232	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	83 of 210	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.8	101 of 203	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	96 of 202	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	94 of 199	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.0	113 of 199	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	69 of 200	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	110 of 196	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	61 of 197	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	37 of 199	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	55 of 190	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	33 of 178	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	45 of 184	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	26 of 183	85.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	23 of 136	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	56 of 140	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	38 of 147	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	29 of 141	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	36 of 139	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	42 of 115	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	53 of 143	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	49 of 137	64.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	28 of 70	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	5 of 71	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	9 of 68	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	18 of 61	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	19 of 64	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	81 of 229	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	81 of 229	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	77 of 231	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	64 of 223	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	73 of 220	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	70 of 213	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	87 of 213	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	65 of 210	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	88 of 155	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	108 of 154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.6	65 of 158	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	103 of 156	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	22 of 124	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.2	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	31 of 122	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	21 of 119	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	27 of 93	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	19 of 86	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	31 of 80	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	91 of 241	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	112 of 230	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	91 of 235	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	63 of 226	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	103 of 220	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	81 of 213	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	77 of 217	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	57 of 214	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	65 of 233	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	50.6	101 of 228	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	72 of 234	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	61 of 229	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.7	97 of 224	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	75 of 215	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	83 of 218	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	60 of 213	71.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	30.7	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	28 of 59	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	26 of 53	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	23 of 57	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	83 of 203	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	97 of 200	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	91 of 202	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	83 of 197	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	118 of 192	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	120 of 189	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	119 of 191	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	81 of 185	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 288%+4 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 268%+7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution65%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 252%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	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
Cane Bay High	Public	9-12	1624 State Road	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8786	2,412	137	17.6	44.0%	1,266 (52.5%)	536 (22.2%)	322 (13.3%)	52 (2.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.5%)	67.5	74^th of 248 public high schools	70.2%		55	89^th of 240 public high schools	62.9%	15	51.7	68.1	64.9	87.7	$13,475	$367	$469	$835	$10,823	$1,817	$12,640
Stratford High	Public	9-12	951 Crowfield Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4000	2,605	163	15.9	66.1%	1,010 (38.8%)	711 (27.3%)	571 (21.9%)	44 (1.7%)	12 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	254 (9.8%)	54.8	115^th of 248 public high schools	53.6%		42.9	131^st of 240 public high schools	45.4%	16	56.3	68.1	53.2	82.7	$13,808	$351	$519	$870	$10,944	$1,994	$12,938
Berkeley High	Public	9-12	406 West Main Street	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8800	2,047	112	18.2	68.8%	861 (42.1%)	840 (41.0%)	169 (8.3%)	20 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	152 (7.4%)	45.9	136^th of 248 public high schools	45.2%		41	137^th of 240 public high schools	42.9%	1		56.0	54.0	82.8	$12,933	$383	$522	$905	$10,296	$1,732	$12,028
Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,361	176	19.0	56.1%	1,722 (51.2%)	909 (27.0%)	409 (12.2%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	302 (9.0%)	61	99^th of 248 public high schools	60.1%		51	105^th of 240 public high schools	56.3%	6	42.9	60.9	64.2	87.1	$11,086	$344	$675	$1,019	$8,708	$1,360	$10,067
Goose Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1137 Red Bank Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 553-4064	1,973	119	16.6	76.0%	544 (27.6%)	726 (36.8%)	451 (22.9%)	36 (1.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	203 (10.3%)	49.5	126^th of 248 public high schools	49.2%		40.5	141^st of 240 public high schools	41.3%	15	23.1	61.0	54.6	83.1	$13,350	$409	$513	$922	$10,442	$1,985	$12,428
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)
Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,344	135	17.3	60.1%	694 (29.6%)	967 (41.3%)	410 (17.5%)	83 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (7.9%)	64.5	84^th of 248 public high schools	66.1%		65	63^rd of 240 public high schools	73.8%	21	43.8	66.0	68.2	84.8	$12,001	$412	$690	$1,102	$9,460	$1,440	$10,900
R. B. Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	2,135	138	15.4	—	149 (7.0%)	848 (39.7%)	1,030 (48.2%)	22 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	14.9	226^th of 248 public high schools	8.9%		15.2	211^th of 240 public high schools	12.1%	15	48.1	38.3	42.2	67.9	$16,993	$1,378	$590	$1,967	$11,259	$3,767	$15,026
Palmetto Excel	Public, Charter	9-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Building 10	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 734-8322	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			39.1
Berkeley County Middle College High	Public	11-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Bldg 700 St	Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8110	117	5	23.4	35.4%	59 (50.4%)	27 (23.1%)	13 (11.1%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.5%)								(n/a)			96.7		$20,623	$3,220	$3,593	$6,814	$10,889	$2,921	$13,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Cane Bay High

How many students attend Cane Bay High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,412 students attended Cane Bay High.

Is Cane Bay High a good school?

Cane Bay High ranks 74^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Cane Bay High?

Cane Bay High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cane Bay Elementary
Elementary : Nexton Elementary
Middle : Cane Bay Middle

What is the racial makeup of Cane Bay High?

Students at Cane Bay High are 52% White, 22% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Cane Bay High in?

Berkeley 01

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