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James H. Spann Elementary

Q: Is James H. Spann Elementary a good school?

James H. Spann Elementary ranks 226 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

James H. Spann Elementary is a public elementary school in Summerville, South Carolina, serving 580 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dorchester 02 school district, which is ranked 19 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, James H. Spann Elementary has shown a mixed performance. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) for grades 3-5 were generally higher than the district and state averages, its mathematics proficiency rates were lower. The school's performance in science for 4th grade was also lower than the district and state. Compared to nearby schools, James H. Spann Elementary generally performed better than Oakbrook Elementary and Alston-Bailey Elementary, but lower than William M. Reeves Elementary, Knightsville Elementary, Flowertown Elementary, Newington Elementary, and Summerville Elementary.

The school has also shown some disparities in performance among different student subgroups. While the school's male students and African American and White students performed better than the state average, the students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performed lower. Additionally, the school has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 28.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools. The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, from $10,514 in 2020-2021 to $15,170 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools.

577

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,092

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 John McKissick Way
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 873-3050

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend James H. Spann Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alston Middle
	Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High:	Ashley Ridge High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

African American:

27.4%

Hispanic:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg56%

226^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Dorchester 02

19^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
2025	64.6	226 of 640	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	229 of 638	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	135 of 644	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	184 of 625	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	262 of 622	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	143 of 643	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	139 of 624	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	169 of 639	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	122 of 619	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	149 of 638	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	61.6	252 of 630	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	209 of 599	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.8	125 of 594	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	119 of 597	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	139 of 589	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	65.0	199 of 580	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.6	164 of 577	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	205 of 566	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.1	110 of 559	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	156 of 557	72.0%	★★★★☆
2004	66.4	181 of 550	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.2	198 of 542	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	103 of 381	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	180 of 369	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	59 of 394	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	116 of 393	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	229 of 350	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.3	62 of 421	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	106 of 412	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	328 of 581	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	317 of 565	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.9	182 of 580	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	171 of 573	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	265 of 554	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	156 of 588	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	153 of 570	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	200 of 613	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	182 of 599	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	106 of 608	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	209 of 600	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	298 of 580	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	174 of 600	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	199 of 588	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	135 of 586	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	140 of 568	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	106 of 582	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	191 of 579	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	230 of 561	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	134 of 590	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	140 of 571	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	106 of 460	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	128 of 441	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	88 of 463	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	109 of 455	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	246 of 439	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.1	87 of 472	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	86 of 457	81.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+6 vs state

Science59%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

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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)	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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
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		255 (44.2%)	158 (27.4%)	113 (19.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	64.6	226^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.7%		63.1	229^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.1%	3	65.9	72.6	66.0	50.6	63.8	45.8	59.4	$16,092	$1,163	$895	$2,058	$11,734	$2,299	$14,033
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		305 (55.7%)	142 (25.9%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	71.6	189^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.5%		76.2	146^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.1%	43	63.9	67.9	72.4	57.5	65.5	66.7	59.5	$16,175	$1,003	$939	$1,942	$12,244	$1,989	$14,233
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		193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	34.3	422^nd of 640 public elementary schools	34.1%		31.5	436^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.7%	14	51.7	55.0	62.0	50.6	25.6	39.1	39.5	$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		359 (45.8%)	207 (26.4%)	103 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.4%)	39.9	379^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.8%		54	292^nd of 638 public elementary schools	54.2%	87	54.9	52.1	61.3	54.9	43.3	46.4	31.7	$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		385 (44.7%)	253 (29.4%)	110 (12.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.6%)	48.8	315^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.5	323^rd of 638 public elementary schools	49.4%	8	59.1	71.0	62.0	43.0	57.3	42.7	39.5	$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		332 (42.0%)	242 (30.6%)	110 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (12.3%)	62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.9	200^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.7%	41	70.8	68.0	61.7	60.8	55.7	43.4	55.7	$12,121	$583	$950	$1,534	$9,021	$1,567	$10,588
Summerville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	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%)								(n/a)
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		431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%		57.8	265^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.5%	59	60.6	55.2	72.2	49.7	40.3	53.1	35.1	$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		531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%		82.6	100^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.3%	35	79.1	84.8	75.4	77.2	69.6	68.7	64.6	$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	944	62	15.2		549 (58.2%)	210 (22.2%)	76 (8.1%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (9.5%)	64	231^st of 640 public elementary schools	63.9%		70.3	181^st of 638 public elementary schools	71.6%	50	67.5	66.2	76.1	49.2	57.8	53.9	52.4	$12,543	$619	$782	$1,401	$9,422	$1,720	$11,142

Frequently Asked Questions about James H. Spann Elementary

Is James H. Spann Elementary a good school?

James H. Spann Elementary ranks 226^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of James H. Spann Elementary attend?

Students who attend James H. Spann Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alston Middle
Middle : Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High : Ashley Ridge High

What district is James H. Spann Elementary in?

Dorchester 02

How many students attend James H. Spann Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended James H. Spann Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of James H. Spann Elementary?

Students at James H. Spann Elementary are 44% White, 27% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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