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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

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 1% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Simmons Pinckney Middle is a public middle school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 199 students. The school is part of the Charleston 01 school district, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simmons Pinckney Middle has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in South Carolina, ranking 324th out of 325 schools in 2022-2023 and receiving 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Simmons Pinckney Middle has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.5% to 46.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, low-socioeconomic status students, and students with disabilities.

In contrast, many of the nearby middle schools, such as Laing Middle, Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science, and Moultrie Middle, are among the top-performing in the state. Simmons Pinckney Middle's low performance presents an opportunity for the district and school to implement targeted interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes, addressing issues such as chronic absenteeism and providing more personalized learning and support for struggling students.

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 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (22% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg50%

317^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Middle Schools in the Charleston 01

23^rd 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
2025	6.3	317 of 320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	322 of 325	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	15.7	239 of 252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	231 of 248	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	7.2	289 of 295	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	292 of 294	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	8.1	301 of 307	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	304 of 307	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	5.9	290 of 296	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	287 of 294	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts28%-29 vs state

Science19%-30 vs state

Mathematics7%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Simmons Pinckney Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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		2 (1.1%)	177 (93.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	6.3	317^th of 320 public middle schools	0.9%		6.7	322^nd of 325 public middle schools	0.9%	5		23.2	30.2	30.4				8.7	6.8	5.4	18.8	100.0	$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		395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	99.8	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		99.8	1^st of 325 public middle schools	99.7%	1			97.9	97.8	98.7	98.7		94.9	93.6	81.3	99.0	100.0	$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		681 (75.6%)	146 (16.2%)	27 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	89.6	30^th of 320 public middle schools	90.6%		86.6	43^rd of 325 public middle schools	86.8%	13		77.6	78.1	71.6				58.7	59.5	45.2	72.3	100.0	$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		969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	97.5	8^th of 320 public middle schools	97.5%		98.8	4^th of 325 public middle schools	98.8%	4		85.3	87.6	85.3				76.1	71.6	70.4	72.9	99.3	$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		24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	6.9	313^th of 320 public middle schools	2.2%		7.6	320^th of 325 public middle schools	1.5%	7		24.1	21.5	26.2				10.9	6.0	11.8	20.1	83.3	$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		552 (42.5%)	478 (36.8%)	142 (10.9%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (6.9%)	51.7	136^th of 320 public middle schools	57.5%		51.2	147^th of 325 public middle schools	54.8%	11		59.1	54.8	51.2				33.3	30.3	33.0	52.3	97.1	$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%)	15.2	278^th of 320 public middle schools	13.1%		17.6	273^rd of 325 public middle schools	16.0%	5		30.5	39.0	33.5				17.1	17.5	16.4	28.7		$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		166 (40.3%)	107 (26.0%)	114 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	62.7	105^th of 320 public middle schools	67.2%		58.8	116^th of 325 public middle schools	64.3%	11		61.2	59.2	55.4				38.0	43.3	43.9	47.3	100.0	$22,721	$4,076	$1,699	$5,774	$12,734	$4,212	$16,946
Philip Simmons Middle	Public	5-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	473	32	15.0		281 (59.4%)	115 (24.3%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	64.8	100^th of 320 public middle schools	68.8%		63.1	107^th of 325 public middle schools	67.1%	7	73.4	68.2	66.2	65.2			55.9	31.8	37.4	29.6	54.0	100.0	$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		786 (79.7%)	113 (11.5%)	40 (4.1%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	96.4	16^th of 320 public middle schools	95.0%		98.2	7^th of 325 public middle schools	97.8%	9		79.3	83.5	83.8				71.4	74.0	64.7	71.7	100.0	$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.

What high school do graduates of Simmons Pinckney Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Simmons Pinckney Middle?

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

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