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Haut Gap Middle

Q: Is Haut Gap Middle a good school?

Haut Gap Middle ranks 65 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 81% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Haut Gap Middle in Johns Island, SC, serves 412 students in grades 6 through 8 and has become a standout success story within the Charleston 01 school district, climbing from the 50th to the 81st percentile in state rankings over the past decade.

The most impressive achievement at Haut Gap is its perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam for three consecutive years—far exceeding the district average of 82% and state average of 74%. Math scores across all grade levels have surged dramatically, with 7th-grade math proficiency jumping from 37% to 62% in just two years. The school also excels at supporting students who often face additional challenges: Low Socio-Economic Status students rank in the 75th percentile statewide, and the school has cut chronic absenteeism from 21% to under 14%, now well below district and state averages. With a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 and per-student spending of $22,721, Haut Gap is well-resourced and delivering strong results for most of its students. It significantly outperforms nearby Northwoods Middle, Morningside Middle, and Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science, which all rank in the bottom 16th percentile, though it still trails elite magnets like Buist Academy and Moultrie Middle.

However, the school's overall success masks significant disparities. Students with disabilities rank in the bottom 19th percentile statewide, a sharp decline from the 60th percentile just a few years ago, and English Language Learners rank in the bottom 21st percentile. Additionally, 8th-grade scores, while still above state averages, lag behind the strong 6th and 7th-grade performance—59.6% proficiency in ELA compared to 69-71% for lower grades. For parents considering Haut Gap, the school offers exceptional math instruction and a supportive, improving climate for most students, but families with children receiving special education services or ELL support should investigate how the school plans to address these equity gaps.

412

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,721

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1861 Bohicket Road
Johns Island, SC 29449

(843) 559-6418

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Haut Gap Middle usually attend:

High:

St. Johns High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

26.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg51%

65^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	77.9	65 of 335	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	105 of 320	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	116 of 325	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	110 of 325	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	104 of 310	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	97 of 311	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	106 of 315	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	105 of 303	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	137 of 317	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.4	152 of 303	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.8	138 of 301	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	122 of 291	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	70 of 276	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.5	112 of 271	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	150 of 269	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	207 of 261	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	187 of 244	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	179 of 236	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	197 of 231	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	171 of 230	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.4	155 of 230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	28.8	175 of 225	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	72 of 257	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.6	107 of 252	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	120 of 248	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	104 of 253	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	169 of 249	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	87 of 235	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	117 of 252	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	107 of 237	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	155 of 191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	165 of 187	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.4	74 of 183	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	88 of 164	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	89 of 113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	71 of 108	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	67 of 105	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	74 of 117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	46 of 93	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	51 of 305	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.9	115 of 295	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	145 of 294	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	135 of 299	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	137 of 290	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	92 of 279	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	116 of 296	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	117 of 281	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	61 of 185	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	64 of 173	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	59 of 183	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	26 of 185	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	24 of 182	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	20 of 179	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	48 of 159	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	35.4	100 of 156	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	81 of 144	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	93 of 141	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	67 of 129	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	69 of 111	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	97 of 139	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	51 of 123	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	79 of 320	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.5	137 of 307	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	141 of 307	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	125 of 313	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	147 of 300	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	121 of 288	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	121 of 289	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	118 of 280	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	62 of 306	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	88 of 296	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	84 of 294	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	89 of 303	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	84 of 292	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	91 of 279	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	95 of 296	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	87 of 284	69.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	37 of 268	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	41 of 257	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	51 of 255	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	25 of 260	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	31 of 249	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	29 of 244	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	25 of 258	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	31 of 250	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile-59 vs school

Disabled (2026)19th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+8 vs state

Science61%+10 vs state

Mathematics57%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

This school is a great success story. This article really explains it http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120617/PC16/120619199/haut-gap-principal-paul-padron-takes-on-new-charleston-county-posi Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, February 11, 2011

My daughter is in the Haut Gap Magnet program and is being challenged at a high level , the way the program is designed to do.
This new advanced studies program (started in 2009) is quite successful since the school is now also providing a 5th Grade Magnet Preparation course.
The school administration is very receptive to parent input and works hard to make this program a success. 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 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
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	100.0%	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
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	34.2%	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
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	58.8%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	21.4%	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
Baptist Hill Middle	Public	6-8	5117 Baptist Hill Road	Hollywood	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 889-2276	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	100.0%	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	100.0%	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
Moultrie Middle	Public	6-8	645 Coleman Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2819	1,130	65	17.4	20.1%	969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	96.9	15^th of 335 public middle schools	95.5%		97.5	8^th of 320 public middle schools	97.5%	7	84.0	81.5	82.9		82.0	74.2	79.3	80.1	$16,249	$2,911	$1,141	$4,052	$9,964	$2,233	$12,196
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	73.4%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Haut Gap Middle

What high school do graduates of Haut Gap Middle attend?

Students who attend Haut Gap Middle usually go on to attend St. Johns High

What district is Haut Gap Middle in?

Charleston 01

Is Haut Gap Middle a good school?

Haut Gap Middle ranks 65^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Haut Gap Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Haut Gap Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Haut Gap Middle?

Students at Haut Gap Middle are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 26% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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