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Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 98% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rollings Middle School of the Arts in Summerville, SC, is a public magnet school serving 797 students in grades 6-8 within the Dorchester 02 district, and it has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for ten consecutive years, currently ranking #6 out of 335 middle schools statewide.

For parents, the most striking takeaway is the school's consistent academic excellence across every subject and grade level. In the most recent testing year, ELA proficiency ranged from 86.6% to 89.1% across grades 6-8, while math proficiency hit 78.2% to 88.3%—roughly 30 percentage points above district and state averages. The school also achieved a perfect 100% pass rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam for three straight years. What makes this even more impressive is the comparison to nearby schools: Alston Middle, just 1.5 miles away, posts only 40.2% proficiency in 8th-grade math, and even the district's next-best traditional middle school, East Edisto Middle, trails by 20-25 points in every subject. Rollings also achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,767) than several lower-performing peers like Gregg Middle ($12,816) and College Park Middle ($14,359), and despite having larger class sizes (16.2:1 student-teacher ratio) than schools like River Oaks Middle (13.0:1).

Another standout feature is the school's remarkable equity. Rollings ranks #1 in the state for African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, and #3 for students from low socio-economic backgrounds—proving that high achievement isn't limited to any one group. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism at 11.7%, less than half the district rate of 24%, suggesting students are genuinely engaged. Interestingly, the school ranks lower (#150) for "Gifted and Talented" students, but this is likely because the entire student body performs at such high levels that the label no longer differentiates anyone. For families seeking a middle school where arts integration and academics reinforce each other, Rollings is a clear standout in the region.

797

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,767

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 South Main Street
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 873-3610

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend Rollings Middle School of the Arts usually attend:

High:

Ashley Ridge High

Feeder schools for Rollings Middle School of the Arts:

Elementary:	Beech Hill Elementary
	Eagle Nest Elementary
	Flowertown Elementary
	Fort Dorchester Elementary
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	James H. Spann Elementary
	Joseph R. Pye Elementary
	Knightsville Elementary
	Newington Elementary
	Oakbrook Elementary
	Summerville Elementary
	William M. Reeves Elementary
	Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

African American:

16.4%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (85% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dorchester 02

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

7^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle 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	98.1	7 of 341	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	4 of 321	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	9 of 322	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	7 of 325	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	5 of 310	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	2 of 311	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	3 of 315	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	5 of 303	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	3 of 317	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	5 of 303	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.6	7 of 301	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	96.8	3 of 291	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.7	3 of 276	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	96.5	3 of 271	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	96.4	5 of 269	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	95.9	4 of 261	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	96.1	4 of 249	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	4 of 244	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	96.9	3 of 236	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.0	2 of 231	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	97.8	2 of 230	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	97.5	2 of 230	99.1%	★★★★★
2003	96.9	2 of 225	99.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 258	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	2 of 251	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	1 of 246	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	2 of 253	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 249	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 235	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 252	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	1 of 237	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	7 of 310	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	2 of 295	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	11 of 293	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	8 of 299	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	3 of 290	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	5 of 279	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	2 of 296	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	3 of 281	98.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	162 of 197	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	141 of 173	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	144 of 184	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	155 of 185	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	142 of 182	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	137 of 179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	1 of 159	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	99.6	1 of 156	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	1 of 144	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 141	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.6	2 of 308	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	4 of 304	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	3 of 313	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	3 of 300	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	5 of 288	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	2 of 289	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	2 of 280	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	5 of 310	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	4 of 298	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	5 of 292	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	6 of 303	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	5 of 292	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	2 of 279	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	5 of 296	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	3 of 284	98.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	97.9	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.8	1 of 65	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	1 of 52	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	1 of 39	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	9 of 271	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	4 of 259	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	7 of 256	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	8 of 260	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	4 of 249	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	3 of 244	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	3 of 258	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	4 of 250	98.4%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile-80 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts88%+29 vs state

Mathematics84%+42 vs state

Science82%+30 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Amazing school, great staff Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Rollings is by far the greatest school out there! The students are so close, we're like one big family. The teachers really care about the students and all of the students feel like they have a place there. 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
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	815 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	797	49	16.2	28.8%	522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	98.1	7^th of 341 public middle schools	97.9%		98.8	4^th of 321 public middle schools	98.8%	3	86.6	89.1	87.5	78.2	86.2	88.3	82.2		$11,767	$510	$689	$1,199	$9,059	$1,509	$10,569
Alston Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bryan Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3890	732	56	13.1	79.5%	262 (35.8%)	260 (35.5%)	126 (17.2%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.7%)	41.8	193^rd of 341 public middle schools	43.4%		43.5	172^nd of 321 public middle schools	46.4%	21	50.6	50.9	51.9	30.9	44.5	40.2	42.0		$13,300	$706	$1,023	$1,729	$9,981	$1,590	$11,571
Gregg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Green Wave Boulevard	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 871-3150	810	58	13.8	64.2%	410 (50.6%)	225 (27.8%)	94 (11.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.0%)	51.2	153^rd of 341 public middle schools	55.1%		40.5	186^th of 321 public middle schools	42.1%	33	57.9	51.6	56.9	43.2	32.2	42.2	60.1		$12,816	$1,025	$870	$1,895	$9,315	$1,606	$10,922
Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	947	64	14.7	59.8%	517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	67	95^th of 341 public middle schools	72.1%		68.7	89^th of 321 public middle schools	72.3%	6	59.0	62.2	65.6	39.4	49.7	58.9	57.0		$11,948	$712	$866	$1,578	$8,947	$1,423	$10,370
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
East Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 695-2451	1,031	59	17.4	40.2%	675 (65.5%)	167 (16.2%)	91 (8.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.7%)	82.1	50^th of 341 public middle schools	85.3%		82.2	51^st of 321 public middle schools	84.1%	1	65.4	73.6	69.9	51.1	61.5	64.3	63.5		$10,878	$458	$757	$1,215	$8,552	$1,111	$9,663
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
Cane Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-1857	1,464	81	18.0	43.2%	827 (56.5%)	297 (20.3%)	154 (10.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	153 (10.5%)	53.9	143^rd of 341 public middle schools	58.1%		55	128^th of 321 public middle schools	60.1%	15	57.7	58.8	58.1	41.7	36.8	38.6	55.5		$11,441	$488	$699	$1,188	$8,525	$1,728	$10,253
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 Rollings Middle School of the Arts

How many students attend Rollings Middle School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended Rollings Middle School of the Arts.

Is Rollings Middle School of the Arts a good school?

Yes! Rollings Middle School of the Arts is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools.

What district is Rollings Middle School of the Arts in?

Dorchester 02

What high school do graduates of Rollings Middle School of the Arts attend?

Students who attend Rollings Middle School of the Arts usually go on to attend Ashley Ridge High

What is the racial makeup of Rollings Middle School of the Arts?

Students at Rollings Middle School of the Arts are 65% White, 16% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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