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Summerville Elementary

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Summerville Elementary ranks 184 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Summerville Elementary in Summerville, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 548 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly regarded Dorchester 02 district, earning a consistent 4-star rating and ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide.

This school truly shines in the upper elementary grades. In 4th grade, 78.2% of students were proficient in ELA and 63.2% in math—both well above the district average. The gap widens in 5th grade math, where 62.4% of students are proficient, a remarkable 10.6 percentage points above the district norm. Science is another clear strength, with 58.6% of 4th graders proficient, outpacing both district and state averages. Perhaps most notably, Summerville Elementary achieves exceptional results with its African American students, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide—a top-tier performance that sets it apart from nearly all other schools in South Carolina. The school also keeps students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 15.1%, far better than the district average of 24.0% and the state average of 22.3%. This is a dramatic improvement from a 29.4% rate just two years ago.

Compared to nearby schools, Summerville Elementary is a clear standout. Its closest neighbor, James H. Spann Elementary (0.19 miles away), ranks lower (61st percentile), while Alston-Bailey Elementary (1.6 miles away) ranks in the 24th percentile and has double the chronic absenteeism rate. The school also invests more per student ($16,175) than peers like William M. Reeves Elementary ($12,247). While William M. Reeves Elementary (3.7 miles away) remains the district's top performer, Summerville Elementary offers a strong, well-rounded education with particular strengths in upper-grade academics, science, and supporting diverse learners—making it a valuable choice for families in the Summerville area.

548

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,175

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 South Main Street
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 873-2372

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend Summerville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alston Middle
	Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High:	Summerville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

African American:

25.9%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg58%

184^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Dorchester 02

20^th of 75Dorchester 02 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	70.8	184 of 649	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	189 of 640	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	146 of 638	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	103 of 644	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	134 of 625	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	207 of 622	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	172 of 643	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	137 of 624	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	124 of 639	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	198 of 619	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	164 of 638	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	62.7	241 of 630	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.9	191 of 599	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	248 of 594	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.0	271 of 597	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	189 of 589	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	226 of 580	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	249 of 577	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.9	172 of 566	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	170 of 559	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.1	130 of 557	76.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	117 of 550	78.7%	★★★★☆
2003	71.7	149 of 542	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	66 of 379	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	48 of 381	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	39 of 369	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	32 of 394	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	38 of 393	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	67.4	76 of 350	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	214 of 421	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.1	57 of 412	86.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	53 of 147	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	68 of 143	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	159 of 589	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	150 of 581	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	141 of 565	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	117 of 580	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	146 of 573	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	205 of 554	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	138 of 588	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	138 of 570	75.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	243 of 624	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	198 of 613	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	194 of 599	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	174 of 608	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	174 of 600	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	251 of 580	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	209 of 600	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	141 of 588	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	198 of 583	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	210 of 586	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	132 of 568	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	97 of 582	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	116 of 579	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	190 of 561	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	218 of 590	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	164 of 571	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	136 of 454	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	140 of 460	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	85 of 441	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	74 of 463	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	112 of 455	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	173 of 439	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	117 of 472	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	160 of 457	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+6 vs state

Mathematics62%+9 vs state

Science59%+7 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)		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 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 Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	548	42	13.0	62.6%	305 (55.7%)	142 (25.9%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	70.8	184^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.6%		71.6	189^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.5%	5	64.7	78.2	67.6			60.3	63.2	62.4			58.6		$16,175	$1,003	$939	$1,942	$12,244	$1,989	$14,233
James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	577	47	12.4	63.6%	255 (44.2%)	158 (27.4%)	113 (19.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	59.5	250^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.5%		64.6	226^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.7%	24	53.5	74.3	71.7			45.1	55.4	51.1			66.2		$16,092	$1,163	$895	$2,058	$11,734	$2,299	$14,033
Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	646	51	12.7	80.3%	193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	24.9	494^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.9%		34.3	422^nd of 640 public elementary schools	34.1%	72	48.5	59.7	50.0			45.6	40.2	22.1			36.8		$12,943	$557	$1,089	$1,646	$9,456	$1,841	$11,297
Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	783	60	12.9	72.5%	359 (45.8%)	207 (26.4%)	103 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.4%)	37.2	411^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.9	379^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.8%	32	52.0	59.2	52.1			56.4	45.3	41.0			42.6		$13,535	$1,033	$795	$1,828	$10,173	$1,535	$11,708
Newington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-3230	862	59	14.5	77.0%	385 (44.7%)	253 (29.4%)	110 (12.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.6%)	39.3	398^th of 649 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.8	315^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.8%	83	66.5	60.2	60.1			51.0	42.5	34.8			35.3		$13,894	$839	$1,029	$1,868	$10,178	$1,847	$12,025
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	791	54	14.7	65.8%	332 (42.0%)	242 (30.6%)	110 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (12.3%)	50.5	308^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.5%		62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%	67	67.7	62.4	62.3			62.8	41.4	50.0			42.1		$12,121	$583	$950	$1,534	$9,021	$1,567	$10,588
Summerville Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1899 Bacons Bridge Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 278-9726	595	39	15.4		314 (52.8%)	165 (27.7%)	42 (7.1%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	54	280^th of 649 public elementary schools	56.9%					(n/a)	60.0	63.0	72.6	55.7	52.7	57.0	38.3	61.3	30.4	23.0	61.6	50.0
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	833	62	13.4	57.0%	431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	44.6	355^th of 649 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%	31	55.9	66.4	56.1			46.4	50.4	44.0			52.0		$14,027	$592	$915	$1,507	$10,565	$1,955	$12,520
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1	57.5%	531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	84.8	86^th of 649 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%	21	75.6	87.5	79.8			71.4	68.8	77.4			59.4		$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	944	62	15.2	43.6%	549 (58.2%)	210 (22.2%)	76 (8.1%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (9.5%)	72.7	171^st of 649 public elementary schools	73.7%		64	231^st of 640 public elementary schools	63.9%	60	75.5	74.7	67.6			69.0	68.9	50.8			57.7		$12,543	$619	$782	$1,401	$9,422	$1,720	$11,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Summerville Elementary

What district is Summerville Elementary in?

Dorchester 02

What is the racial makeup of Summerville Elementary?

Students at Summerville Elementary are 56% White, 26% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Summerville Elementary a good school?

Summerville Elementary ranks 184^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Summerville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Summerville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Summerville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Summerville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alston Middle
Middle : Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High : Summerville High

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