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Cane Bay Middle

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Cane Bay Middle ranks 128 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 60% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cane Bay Middle is a public middle school in Summerville, South Carolina, serving 1,475 students in grades 5-8. 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.

Cane Bay Middle consistently outperforms the Berkeley 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 98.73% of Cane Bay Middle students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 65.63% for the Berkeley 01 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, often outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, Cane Bay Middle has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 33.2% in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2023-2024.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Sedgefield Middle, Cane Bay Middle generally outperforms its peers in test scores and student subgroup performance. The increased spending per student, low student-teacher ratio, and focus on supporting diverse student populations may be contributing factors to Cane Bay Middle's academic success. However, the school's rising free and reduced lunch rates suggest that it may need to address the needs of a growing population of economically disadvantaged students to maintain its strong performance.

1,464

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,441

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1175 Cane Bay Boulevard
Summerville, SC 29486

(843) 899-1857

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Cane Bay Middle usually attend:

High:

Cane Bay High

Feeder schools for Cane Bay Middle:

Elementary:	Cane Bay Elementary
	Nexton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

African American:

20.3%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg51%

128^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	55.0	128 of 320	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	105 of 325	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	120 of 325	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	127 of 310	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	109 of 311	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	84 of 315	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	81 of 303	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	64 of 317	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	64.6	98 of 303	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	87 of 301	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	106 of 248	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	96 of 253	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	50 of 235	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	26 of 252	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.3	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	52 of 184	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	62 of 177	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	39 of 187	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	53 of 183	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	29 of 164	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	47 of 195	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	40.8	116 of 194	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	16 of 105	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	35 of 95	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	121 of 295	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	83 of 294	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	105 of 299	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	123 of 290	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	110 of 279	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	78 of 296	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	71 of 281	74.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	125 of 173	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.1	79 of 183	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	115 of 185	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	144 of 182	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	119 of 179	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	45 of 156	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	28 of 144	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	50 of 141	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	55 of 129	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	47 of 111	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	33 of 139	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	15 of 123	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	189 of 307	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	124 of 307	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	127 of 313	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	132 of 300	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	131 of 288	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	70 of 289	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	69 of 280	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	124 of 296	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	109 of 294	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	127 of 303	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	117 of 292	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	93 of 279	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	83 of 296	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	84 of 284	70.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	31.7	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	13 of 63	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	9 of 52	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	18 of 44	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	168 of 257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	135 of 255	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	165 of 260	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	173 of 249	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	151 of 244	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	131 of 258	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	129 of 250	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

African American (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 299%+25 vs state

English Language Arts63%+5 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

This school is awesome! The teachers never make the weeks hard! The teachers help you when you have questions and when you have bad grades, they always give you a chance to fix it! 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
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
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
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	815 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	797	49	16.2		522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	98.8	4^th of 320 public middle schools	98.8%		98.2	9^th of 325 public middle schools	97.2%	5		90.5	87.9	84.9		84.2	74.3	77.3	86.8	100.0	$11,767	$510	$689	$1,199	$9,059	$1,509	$10,569
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
Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	947	64	14.7		517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	68.7	90^th of 320 public middle schools	71.9%		64.3	101^st of 325 public middle schools	68.9%	11		58.4	67.3	61.7		41.0	37.7	45.9	54.7	100.0	$11,948	$712	$866	$1,578	$8,947	$1,423	$10,370
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
Gregg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Green Wave Boulevard	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 871-3150	810	58	13.8		410 (50.6%)	225 (27.8%)	94 (11.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.0%)	40.5	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%		50.2	151^st of 325 public middle schools	53.5%	36		49.3	56.8	47.9		28.1	28.0	28.9	39.8	96.4	$12,816	$1,025	$870	$1,895	$9,315	$1,606	$10,922
Oakbrook Middle	Public	6-8	286 Old Fort Road	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	861	61	14.1		321 (37.3%)	318 (36.9%)	116 (13.5%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	68.3	92^nd of 320 public middle schools	71.3%		53.4	136^th of 325 public middle schools	58.2%	44		67.0	69.3	57.6		39.1	42.7	31.3	61.0	100.0	$12,395	$706	$777	$1,483	$9,348	$1,564	$10,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Cane Bay Middle

How many students attend Cane Bay Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,464 students attended Cane Bay Middle.

What high school do graduates of Cane Bay Middle attend?

Students who attend Cane Bay Middle usually go on to attend Cane Bay High

Is Cane Bay Middle a good school?

Cane Bay Middle ranks 128^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Cane Bay Middle in?

Berkeley 01

What is the racial makeup of Cane Bay Middle?

Students at Cane Bay Middle are 56% White, 20% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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