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Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science in North Charleston, SC, is a public school serving 513 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Charleston 01 school district.

While the district itself is highly rated, Jerry Zucker has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-16% of South Carolina middle schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating or lower each year. The most striking difference is the achievement gap between this school and the district average. In 2025-2026, English Language Arts proficiency (25-37%) runs roughly 30-40 points below the district's 65-66%, and Math proficiency (26-28%) is less than half of the district's 53-57%. Compared to nearby schools, Jerry Zucker outperforms the lowest-performing schools like Simmons Pinckney Middle and Northwoods Middle, but lags significantly behind C.E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art and Hanahan Middle. Chronic absenteeism (28.4%) is a concern, though notably better than several peers like Simmons Pinckney (60.3%) and Northwoods (46.3%).

Despite its "Science" theme, 6th-grade Science proficiency (24.3%) is the school's weakest subject, nearly 36 points below the district. However, there are bright spots. Students in advanced math perform exceptionally well—92% scored proficient on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam in 2023-2024, exceeding both district and state averages. The school also benefits from substantial resources, spending $21,951 per student (nearly double the state average) with a very favorable 8.8:1 student-teacher ratio. Recent data shows math proficiency jumped from 16-17% to 26-28% in 2025-2026, suggesting interventions may be starting to take effect. The school's work with its disabled student subgroup remains a critical area of concern, ranking in the 13th percentile statewide in 2025-2026. For parents, this is a school with significant investment and pockets of excellence, but one where foundational literacy and math skills need substantial support.

513

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,951

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6401 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29418

(843) 767-8383

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science usually attend:

High:

R. B. Stall High

Feeder schools for Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science:

Elementary:

Hunley Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

African American:

41.9%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg52%

306^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Middle Schools in the Charleston 01

22^nd 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	15.3	306 of 341	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	280 of 321	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	272 of 322	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	282 of 310	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	291 of 311	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	263 of 303	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	281 of 317	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	270 of 301	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	259 of 291	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	256 of 276	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	240 of 271	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	234 of 269	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	205 of 258	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	170 of 251	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	130 of 246	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	204 of 253	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	214 of 235	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	183 of 237	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	168 of 192	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	166 of 184	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	175 of 177	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	184 of 187	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	110 of 164	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	107 of 195	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	161 of 194	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	90 of 113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	94 of 117	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	79 of 93	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	279 of 310	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	249 of 295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	237 of 293	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	266 of 299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	266 of 290	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	249 of 279	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	249 of 296	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	247 of 281	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	139 of 159	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	130 of 144	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	137 of 141	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	110 of 129	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	99 of 111	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	118 of 139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	108 of 123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	251 of 308	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	237 of 304	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	287 of 313	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	263 of 300	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	260 of 288	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	231 of 289	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	237 of 280	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	275 of 310	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	269 of 298	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	258 of 292	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	269 of 292	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	262 of 279	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	251 of 296	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	243 of 284	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-26 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

Science24%-28 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
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%)	15.3	306^th of 341 public middle schools	10.3%		15.2	280^th of 321 public middle schools	12.8%	26	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%)	5.1	337^th of 341 public middle schools	1.2%		6.9	315^th of 321 public middle schools	1.9%	22	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
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%)	31.2	236^th of 341 public middle schools	30.8%		29.9	230^th of 321 public middle schools	28.3%	6	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
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%)	49.1	162^nd of 341 public middle schools	52.5%		51.7	136^th of 321 public middle schools	57.6%	26	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
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	56.0%	394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	49.5	161^st of 341 public middle schools	52.8%		55.8	125^th of 321 public middle schools	61.1%	36	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	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4	100.0%	46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	9	324^th of 341 public middle schools	5.0%		7.6	313^th of 321 public middle schools	2.5%	11	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
Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	315	27	11.8	100.0%	36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	24	260^th of 341 public middle schools	23.8%		15.7	275^th of 321 public middle schools	14.3%	15	39.1	41.5	56.0	23.8	21.7	30.3	33.4				$24,858	$4,043	$1,749	$5,792	$14,744	$4,322	$19,066
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%)	60.7	114^th of 341 public middle schools	66.6%		68.3	91^st of 321 public middle schools	71.7%	23	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
Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	131 Charles B. Gibson Boulevar	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2620	950	57	16.6	100.0%	205 (21.6%)	340 (35.8%)	275 (28.9%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (11.8%)	16.8	298^th of 341 public middle schools	12.6%		11.3	300^th of 321 public middle schools	6.5%	2	39.9	46.5	40.6	15.2	17.1	21.0	35.3				$13,088	$967	$1,132	$2,100	$9,002	$1,987	$10,989
Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	109 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 572-0313	432	28	15.4	35.8%	254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	90.5	25^th of 341 public middle schools	92.7%		88.8	33^rd of 321 public middle schools	89.7%	8	81.1	81.1	73.9	65.4	56.3	60.9	78.4				$14,944	$769	$756	$1,525	$11,628	$1,791	$13,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science

What high school do graduates of Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science attend?

Students who attend Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science usually go on to attend R. B. Stall High

How many students attend Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science.

What is the racial makeup of Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science?

Students at Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science are 48% Hispanic, 42% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science in?

Charleston 01

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Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science ranks in the bottom 10.3% of South Carolina middle schools.

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