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Simmons Pinckney Middle

Q: Is Simmons Pinckney Middle a good school?

Simmons Pinckney Middle ranks in the bottom 0.9% of South Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Simmons Pinckney Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Simmons Pinckney Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Simmons Pinckney Middle?

Students at Simmons Pinckney Middle are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Simmons Pinckney Middle attend?

Students who attend Simmons Pinckney Middle usually go on to attend Burke High

Public Grades 6-8

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 1% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Simmons Pinckney Middle is a small, urban school in downtown Charleston, SC, serving 190 students in grades 6-8 within the Charleston 01 school district.

Simmons Pinckney faces significant challenges that are important for parents to understand. The school has received a 0-star rating and has ranked in the bottom 1% of South Carolina middle schools for several years. Academic proficiency rates are dramatically lower than nearby schools. For example, in English Language Arts, only about 24% of students meet state standards, compared to over 80% at nearby Moultrie Middle and Laing Middle. Math proficiency is even lower at roughly 12%, while Buist Academy, located just over a mile away, posts math proficiency rates of 89-97%. Perhaps the most alarming statistic is chronic absenteeism: 60.3% of students missed significant amounts of school in 2024-2025, nearly triple the district rate of 20.5% and vastly higher than Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science at 28.4%.

What makes this situation particularly striking is the "spending paradox." Simmons Pinckney spends $36,562 per student—more than double what top-performing schools like Moultrie Middle ($16,249) and Laing Middle ($17,706) spend—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. Despite these resources, outcomes remain low, suggesting that challenges are deeply rooted in out-of-school factors like poverty and health. There is one glimmer of hope: 100% of students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam were proficient in 2024-2025, showing that when students are present and placed in advanced coursework, they can achieve at high levels. This suggests that expanding access to advanced classes and addressing the absenteeism crisis through community-based support could be key strategies for improvement.

190

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,562

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

244 President Street
Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 724-7789

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Simmons Pinckney Middle usually attend:

High:

Burke High

Feeder schools for Simmons Pinckney Middle:

Elementary:	James Simons Montessori
	Memminger Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary
	Sanders-Clyde Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (18% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg51%

338^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	4.8	338 of 341	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	319 of 321	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	320 of 322	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	324 of 325	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	308 of 310	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	305 of 311	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	315 of 315	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	302 of 303	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	250 of 258	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	239 of 251	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	230 of 246	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	250 of 253	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	233 of 249	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	227 of 235	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	244 of 252	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	235 of 237	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	157 of 183	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	310 of 310	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	290 of 295	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	292 of 293	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	299 of 299	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	289 of 290	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	277 of 279	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	295 of 296	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	280 of 281	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	321 of 325	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	303 of 308	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	302 of 304	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	311 of 313	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	295 of 300	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	282 of 288	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	289 of 289	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	278 of 280	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	304 of 310	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	292 of 298	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	286 of 292	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	290 of 303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	282 of 292	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	273 of 279	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	291 of 296	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	276 of 284	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-34 vs state

Science16%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
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%)	4.8	338^th of 341 public middle schools	0.9%		6.3	319^th of 321 public middle schools	0.6%	19				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%)	99.7	2^nd of 341 public middle schools	99.4%		99.8	2^nd of 321 public middle schools	99.4%		100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	100.0	94.8	100.0	100.0	97.4	98.9	100.0	89.6	100.0	98.9				$18,527	$3,273	$1,393	$4,665	$10,917	$2,944	$13,862
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%)	89.9	28^th of 341 public middle schools	91.8%		89.6	30^th of 321 public middle schools	90.7%	2				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
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%)	96.5	16^th of 341 public middle schools	95.3%		97.5	8^th of 321 public middle schools	97.5%	8				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
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
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
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
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%)	77.2	67^th of 341 public middle schools	80.4%		62.7	104^th of 321 public middle schools	67.6%	37				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
Philip Simmons Middle	Public	6-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	473	32	15.0	47.6%	281 (59.4%)	115 (24.3%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	68.5	92^nd of 341 public middle schools	73.0%		64.8	99^th of 321 public middle schools	69.2%	7				62.7	74.0	60.9				44.4	52.2	46.2		57.2				$13,927	$538	$879	$1,417	$10,720	$1,791	$12,510
Laing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2705 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2809	986	61	16.2	20.5%	786 (79.7%)	113 (11.5%)	40 (4.1%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	96.1	18^th of 341 public middle schools	94.7%		96.4	16^th of 321 public middle schools	95.0%	2				85.6	82.8	83.0				73.3	73.9	76.3		77.9				$17,706	$3,232	$1,388	$4,619	$10,596	$2,491	$13,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Simmons Pinckney Middle

What is the racial makeup of Simmons Pinckney Middle?

Students at Simmons Pinckney Middle are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Simmons Pinckney Middle in?

Charleston 01

Is Simmons Pinckney Middle a good school?

Simmons Pinckney Middle ranks in the bottom 0.9% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Simmons Pinckney Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Simmons Pinckney Middle.

What high school do graduates of Simmons Pinckney Middle attend?

Students who attend Simmons Pinckney Middle usually go on to attend Burke High

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