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Cane Bay Middle

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Cane Bay Middle ranks 140 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 58% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cane Bay Middle in Summerville, SC, serves 1,464 students in grades 5-8 and is part of the Berkeley 01 district, holding a solid 3-star state rating.

Cane Bay Middle's standout strength is its exceptional Algebra 1 program, with a 98.7% proficiency rate—a remarkable 33 percentage points above the district average and 25 points above the state. The school also delivers strong English Language Arts instruction across all grades, consistently matching or exceeding state averages. Perhaps most impressive is the school's outstanding support for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, all of whom earn 4-star ratings—a feat many schools struggle to achieve. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism below district and state levels. However, there's a notable math paradox: while advanced students thrive, general math proficiency in 7th and 8th grades falls slightly below state averages. Additionally, the school has seen declining performance among White students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds, with both groups now earning 2-star ratings.

Compared to nearby options, Cane Bay outperforms most schools in its own district, including Berkeley Middle and Sangaree Middle, and edges out Gregg Middle in the neighboring Dorchester 02 district. However, it trails Oakbrook Middle and significantly lags the magnet-style Rollings Middle School of the Arts, which boasts 86-89% ELA proficiency. Cane Bay operates efficiently, spending less per student than most peers ($11,441), though it maintains a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.0, meaning larger class sizes. For families, this school offers exceptional advanced math, strong reading instruction, and proven support for diverse learners—just be aware of the larger classes and the mixed performance in general math and for certain student groups.

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 — 68th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg51%

140^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Middle Schools in the Berkeley 01

31^st 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	54.4	140 of 335	58.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.1	142 of 257	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	62.1	53 of 191	72.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.4	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.1	124 of 305	59.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.2	114 of 185	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	67.9	40 of 159	74.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	38.4	189 of 320	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	50.9	140 of 306	54.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.2	33 of 65	49.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.3	168 of 268	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2026)72nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-17 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science56%+4 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

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by a student
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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (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	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	6-8	1175 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-1857	1,464	81	18.0	43.2%	827 (56.5%)	297 (20.3%)	154 (10.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	153 (10.5%)	54.4	140^th of 335 public middle schools	58.2%		55	128^th of 320 public middle schools	60.0%	12	57.7	58.8	58.1	41.7	36.8	38.6	55.5	$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	75.1%	265 (41.6%)	180 (28.3%)	109 (17.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	39.3	206^th of 335 public middle schools	38.5%		34.2	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%	2	47.7	53.3	47.8	30.6	35.5	39.9	47.3	$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	100.0%	160 (24.0%)	214 (32.1%)	198 (29.7%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.0%)	18.9	281^st of 335 public middle schools	16.1%		12.3	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%	10	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
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	79.5%	262 (35.8%)	260 (35.5%)	126 (17.2%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.7%)	42	192^nd of 335 public middle schools	42.7%		43.5	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%	19	50.6	50.9	51.9	30.9	44.5	40.2	42.0	$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	28.8%	522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	98.3	6^th of 335 public middle schools	98.2%		98.8	4^th of 320 public middle schools	98.8%	2	86.6	89.1	87.5	78.2	86.2	88.3	82.2	$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	62.4%	374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	48.5	161^st of 335 public middle schools	51.9%		47	153^rd of 320 public middle schools	52.2%	8	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
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	59.8%	517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	67.8	92^nd of 335 public middle schools	72.5%		68.7	90^th of 320 public middle schools	71.9%	2	59.0	62.2	65.6	39.4	49.7	58.9	57.0	$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	75.5%	648 (43.9%)	551 (37.3%)	138 (9.3%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (8.2%)	25.8	253^rd of 335 public middle schools	24.5%		27.2	241^st of 320 public middle schools	24.7%	12	42.6	51.1	43.4	27.9	27.6	26.3	36.3	$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	64.2%	410 (50.6%)	225 (27.8%)	94 (11.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.0%)	51.6	150^th of 335 public middle schools	55.2%		40.5	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%	37	57.9	51.6	56.9	43.2	32.2	42.2	60.1	$12,816	$1,025	$870	$1,895	$9,315	$1,606	$10,922
Oakbrook Middle	Public	6-8	286 Old Fort Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	861	61	14.1	60.6%	321 (37.3%)	318 (36.9%)	116 (13.5%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	61.3	111^th of 335 public middle schools	66.9%		68.3	92^nd of 320 public middle schools	71.3%	19	53.8	64.4	65.0	33.3	47.9	48.6	56.2	$12,395	$706	$777	$1,483	$9,348	$1,564	$10,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Cane Bay Middle

What district is Cane Bay Middle in?

Berkeley 01

What high school do graduates of Cane Bay Middle attend?

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

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.

How many students attend Cane Bay Middle?

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

Is Cane Bay Middle a good school?

Cane Bay Middle ranks 140^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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