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C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 53% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art is a large public middle school in Charleston, SC, serving 1,299 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Charleston 01 school district.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional Algebra 1 performance, with 97% of students scoring proficient in 2024-2025—far exceeding both the district (82%) and state (74%) averages. This represents a remarkable upward trend from 79% just two years prior. Science scores are also solid, with 6th graders hitting 52.8% proficiency, slightly above the state average. However, math proficiency in other areas is a concern. Sixth-grade math proficiency has dropped from 59% to 45% over the past few years, and 8th-grade math has declined to 37%, both below state averages. English Language Arts follows a consistent pattern where 6th graders perform best (59% proficient) and 8th graders lag behind (51%). The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism at 24%, which is higher than the district (20.5%) and state (22.3%) averages, though this is a significant improvement from 36% two years ago.

Compared to nearby schools, C. E. Williams occupies a middle ground. It outperforms struggling schools like Northwoods Middle and Simmons Pinckney Middle, but lags behind Camp Road Middle and Buist Academy. Notably, the school spends significantly more per student ($29,210) than higher-performing peers like Camp Road Middle ($17,753), yet outcomes haven't improved proportionally. On a positive note, Gifted and Talented students have seen dramatic improvement, jumping from the 39th to the 72nd percentile in state rankings. The school's biggest challenge remains its achievement gaps, with significant disparities in performance across different student groups that will require focused attention to ensure all students succeed.

1,299

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,210

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3090 Sanders Road
Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 763-1529

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art usually attend:

High:

West Ashley High

Feeder schools for C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art:

Elementary:	Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary
	Drayton Hall Elementary
	Oakland Elementary
	Springfield Elementary
	More...
	St. Andrew's School of Math and Science
	Stono Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

African American:

36.8%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (53rd 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 school48%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg51%

159^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the Charleston 01

21^st of 75Charleston 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	49.6	159 of 335	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	136 of 320	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	150 of 325	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	173 of 310	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	165 of 311	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	103 of 315	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	107 of 303	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	129 of 317	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	112 of 303	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	107 of 301	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.7	68 of 291	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.6	64 of 276	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	56 of 271	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	54 of 269	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	71 of 261	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	45 of 249	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	35 of 244	85.7%	★★★★☆
2007	87.5	15 of 236	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	8 of 231	96.5%	★★★★★
2005	94.0	5 of 230	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	90.3	10 of 230	95.7%	★★★★★
2003	87.8	14 of 225	93.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	214 of 257	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	198 of 252	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	159 of 248	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	159 of 253	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	148 of 235	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	101 of 252	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	93 of 237	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	107 of 191	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	99 of 184	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	68 of 177	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	94 of 187	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.0	156 of 183	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	135 of 164	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	98 of 195	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	106 of 194	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	52 of 105	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	31 of 95	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	31 of 87	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	136 of 305	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	148 of 295	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	129 of 294	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	126 of 299	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	149 of 290	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	164 of 279	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	103 of 296	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	114 of 281	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	52 of 185	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.4	100 of 173	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	112 of 183	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	92 of 185	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	109 of 182	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	136 of 179	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	121 of 159	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	112 of 156	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	103 of 144	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	45 of 141	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	91 of 129	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	74 of 111	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.7	22 of 139	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	238 of 320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	197 of 307	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	164 of 307	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	175 of 313	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	187 of 300	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	178 of 288	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	105 of 289	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	107 of 280	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	162 of 306	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	125 of 296	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	139 of 294	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	145 of 303	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	180 of 292	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	138 of 279	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	96 of 296	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	98 of 284	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	38 of 65	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.4	14 of 63	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	8 of 52	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	21 of 44	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	63 of 268	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	62 of 257	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	88 of 255	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	98 of 260	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	108 of 249	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	106 of 244	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	84 of 258	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	88 of 250	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)76th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)44th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-29 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%-4 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-3 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)	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 (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 5th 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
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Public, Magnet	6-8	3090 Sanders Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 763-1529	1,299	95	13.7		552 (42.5%)	478 (36.8%)	142 (10.9%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (6.9%)	49.6	159^th of 335 public middle schools	52.5%		51.7	136^th of 320 public middle schools	57.5%	23	58.7	54.2	50.5		44.9	37.2	36.6	52.8	$29,210	$3,736	$1,839	$5,574	$18,192	$5,444	$23,636
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		31 (6.0%)	215 (41.9%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	15.1	302^nd of 335 public middle schools	9.9%		15.2	278^th of 320 public middle schools	13.1%	24	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
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		24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	4.9	331^st of 335 public middle schools	1.2%		6.9	313^th of 320 public middle schools	2.2%	18	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
Haut Gap Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1861 Bohicket Road	Johns Island	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 559-6418	412	33	12.4		166 (40.3%)	107 (26.0%)	114 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	77.9	65^th of 335 public middle schools	80.6%		62.7	105^th of 320 public middle schools	67.2%	40	69.2	71.1	59.6		56.0	62.2	52.7	61.4	$22,721	$4,076	$1,699	$5,774	$12,734	$4,212	$16,946
River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	8642 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-2470	728	56	13.0		158 (21.7%)	307 (42.2%)	177 (24.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	31.3	233^rd of 335 public middle schools	30.4%		29.9	229^th of 320 public middle schools	28.4%	4	40.9	55.0	57.6		18.8	30.3	34.5	34.1	$12,176	$723	$786	$1,509	$8,993	$1,673	$10,667
Simmons Pinckney Middle	Public	6-8	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7789	190	25	7.6		2 (1.1%)	177 (93.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	4.6	333^rd of 335 public middle schools	0.6%		6.3	317^th of 320 public middle schools	0.9%	16	25.0	27.2	20.6		8.9	9.4	17.3	16.0	$36,562	$4,770	$1,679	$6,450	$23,471	$6,641	$30,112
Camp Road Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Camp Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2784	901	53	16.9		681 (75.6%)	146 (16.2%)	27 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	90.6	26^th of 335 public middle schools	92.2%		89.6	30^th of 320 public middle schools	90.6%	4	78.2	75.5	74.7		64.8	60.6	71.3	69.1	$17,753	$3,505	$1,295	$4,799	$9,968	$2,986	$12,954
Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	521	37	14.0		395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	99.6	1^st of 335 public middle schools	99.7%		99.8	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%	1	99.0		94.8	97.4			89.6	98.9	$18,527	$3,273	$1,393	$4,665	$10,917	$2,944	$13,862
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		394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	50	158^th of 335 public middle schools	52.8%		55.8	125^th of 320 public middle schools	60.9%	33	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
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4		46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	8.8	320^th of 335 public middle schools	4.5%		7.6	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%	9	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

Frequently Asked Questions about C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art

What is the racial makeup of C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art?

Students at C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art are 42% White, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art in?

Charleston 01

What high school do graduates of C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art attend?

Students who attend C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art usually go on to attend West Ashley High

Is C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art a good school?

C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art ranks 159^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,299 students attended C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art.

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