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Deer Park Middle

Public Grades 6-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 15% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Deer Park Middle is a public middle school in North Charleston, South Carolina, serving around 300 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Deer Park Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the Charleston 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.1% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63% for the district and 56% for the state. Similarly, in mathematics, only 12.7% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 49.3% for the district and 39.4% for the state. The school has also had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.5% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Deer Park Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science, Northwoods Middle, and Sangaree Middle, which are also part of the Charleston 01 and Berkeley 01 districts. These schools have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Additionally, Marrington Middle School of the Arts, a public magnet school in the Berkeley 01 district, significantly outperforms Deer Park Middle in academic achievement.

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: Recently slipping — 20th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (27% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg50%

273^rd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	15.7	273 of 320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	27.9	200 of 252	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	230 of 248	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
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
2025	24.8	89 of 108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	96 of 105	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	10.6	277 of 295	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	280 of 294	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
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
2025	22.7	252 of 307	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	293 of 307	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	21.5	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	247 of 294	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2019)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 295%+22 vs state

English Language Arts37%-20 vs state

Science20%-29 vs state

Mathematics16%-20 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 (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 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		36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	15.7	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%		12.7	297^th of 325 public middle schools	8.6%	24	27.1	48.0	37.6	12.7	23.5	10.9	19.5	95.5	$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	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4		46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	7.6	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%		11.5	300^th of 325 public middle schools	7.7%	11	24.1	28.5	31.1	8.9	11.5	9.1	18.5	91.7	$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		394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	55.8	125^th of 320 public middle schools	60.9%		57.7	122^nd of 325 public middle schools	62.5%	3	59.3	52.3	61.2	39.2	30.1	30.3	52.2	100.0	$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		205 (21.6%)	340 (35.8%)	275 (28.9%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (11.8%)	11.3	298^th of 320 public middle schools	6.9%		12.6	298^th of 325 public middle schools	8.3%		32.9	33.5	37.4	11.1	7.7	10.7	28.1	82.7	$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		374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	47	153^rd of 320 public middle schools	52.2%		48.7	154^th of 325 public middle schools	52.6%	1	51.9	54.0	61.2	24.8	31.6	31.5	43.4	96.9	$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		254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	88.8	34^th of 320 public middle schools	89.4%		92.6	21^st of 325 public middle schools	93.5%	13	81.3	81.3	80.2	46.1	57.2	44.7	73.0	100.0	$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		160 (24.0%)	214 (32.1%)	198 (29.7%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.0%)	12.3	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%		15.3	284^th of 325 public middle schools	12.6%	7	28.7	42.3	38.7	12.1	14.3	11.4	15.8	100.0	$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	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	861	61	14.1		321 (37.3%)	318 (36.9%)	116 (13.5%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	68.3	92^nd of 320 public middle schools	71.3%		53.4	136^th of 325 public middle schools	58.2%	44	67.0	69.3	57.6	39.1	42.7	31.3	61.0	100.0	$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		265 (41.6%)	180 (28.3%)	109 (17.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	34.2	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		23.9	244^th of 325 public middle schools	24.9%	36	46.3	52.2	47.5	23.4	23.7	23.8	41.7	95.3	$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		158 (21.7%)	307 (42.2%)	177 (24.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	29.9	229^th of 320 public middle schools	28.4%		29.1	230^th of 325 public middle schools	29.2%	1	50.0	48.1	42.8	22.9	24.9	18.5	36.7	100.0	$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 14.7% 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.

What district is Deer Park Middle in?

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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