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Deer Park Middle

Public Grades 6-8

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Deer Park Middle in North Charleston, SC, serves 315 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Charleston 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Deer Park Middle is showing real momentum. The school's overall ranking jumped from the 9th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026—a 40-position improvement. The most impressive story is in Algebra 1: a stunning 95.46% of students scored proficient on the End-of-Course exam in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 73.95% and even surpassing several higher-ranked nearby schools. This represents a nearly 29-percentage-point improvement over three years. Across other subjects, the school posted double-digit gains in a single year, including 8th grade math (10.9% to 30.3% proficient) and 6th grade ELA (27.1% to 39.1%). The school also maintains a favorable 11.8:1 student-teacher ratio, better than Hanahan Middle (17:1) and Sedgefield Middle (16.6:1).

While challenges remain—chronic absenteeism sits at 34%, well above the district average of 20.5%—the trend is improving. Subgroup progress is particularly encouraging: African American students jumped from the 7th to 39th percentile, and low-income students from the 5th to 34th percentile over two years. The school spends $24,858 per student, nearly double what River Oaks Middle ($12,176) and Oakbrook Middle ($12,395) spend, reflecting the extra resources needed to support its high-poverty population. Within its district, Deer Park now outperforms Jerry Zucker Middle of Science and Northwoods Middle in overall ranking. For parents weighing options, Deer Park offers a smaller, improving environment with standout math achievement—though families seeking top-tier overall performance may still consider Marrington Middle School of the Arts (93rd percentile) or Oakbrook Middle (67th percentile) nearby.

315

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,858

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2263 Otranto Road
North Charleston, SC 29406

(843) 990-5200

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Deer Park Middle usually attend:

High:

R. B. Stall High

Feeder schools for Deer Park Middle:

Elementary:

Ladson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.3%

Hispanic:

33.3%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg51%

260^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	24.0	260 of 341	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	275 of 321	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	286 of 325	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	247 of 310	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	262 of 311	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	295 of 315	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	155 of 258	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	200 of 251	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	229 of 246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	163 of 235	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	235 of 252	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	204 of 237	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	145 of 192	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	187 of 195	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	128 of 194	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	77 of 113	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	95 of 104	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	92 of 95	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	258 of 310	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	278 of 295	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	280 of 293	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	246 of 290	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	234 of 279	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	277 of 296	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	252 of 281	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	124 of 159	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	135 of 156	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	143 of 144	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	140 of 141	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	134 of 139	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	213 of 325	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	254 of 308	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	291 of 304	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	285 of 313	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	253 of 300	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	249 of 288	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	274 of 289	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	244 of 280	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	222 of 310	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	246 of 298	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	248 of 292	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	257 of 303	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	224 of 292	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	242 of 279	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	274 of 296	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	253 of 284	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	17.1	229 of 258	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	223 of 250	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)40th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2026)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)11th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-13 vs state

Science33%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Too much bullying and nothing to prevent it from happening again. Protect your child from being mentally and physically harmed by not sending your child to this school. 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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	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
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
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
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
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
Westview Middle	Public	6-8	101 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-1700	840	53	15.8	62.4%	374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	48.1	164^th of 341 public middle schools	51.9%		47	152^nd of 321 public middle schools	52.6%	12	52.1	54.7	60.3	36.8	28.9	46.5	48.8		$12,711	$441	$507	$947	$9,948	$1,816	$11,764
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
College Park Middle	Public	6-8	713 College Park Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-8300	666	43	15.4	100.0%	160 (24.0%)	214 (32.1%)	198 (29.7%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.0%)	19.1	285^th of 341 public middle schools	16.4%		12.3	293^rd of 321 public middle schools	8.7%	8	37.0	43.9	39.5	28.9	19.4	22.4	37.6		$14,359	$1,336	$1,186	$2,522	$9,979	$1,858	$11,837
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
Sangaree Middle	Public	6-8	1050 Discovery Drive	Ladson	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-4028	637	40	15.9	75.1%	265 (41.6%)	180 (28.3%)	109 (17.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	39	209^th of 341 public middle schools	38.7%		34.2	208^th of 321 public middle schools	35.2%	1	47.7	53.3	47.8	30.6	35.5	39.9	47.3		$13,425	$867	$998	$1,865	$9,641	$1,920	$11,561
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Park Middle

Is Deer Park Middle a good school?

Deer Park Middle ranks in the bottom 23.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Deer Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Deer Park Middle usually go on to attend R. B. Stall High

What is the racial makeup of Deer Park Middle?

Students at Deer Park Middle are 47% African American, 33% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.

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Charleston 01

How many students attend Deer Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Deer Park Middle.

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