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Summerville High

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Summerville High ranks 99 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 60% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Summerville High is a large public high school in Summerville, SC, serving 3,361 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Dorchester 02 school district.

Summerville High has historically been a solid performer, but recent data shows a notable decline. After years of ranking in the top 80th percentile statewide, the school has slipped to the 60th percentile (3 stars) for 2025-2026. The most dramatic change is in Algebra 1 proficiency, which dropped from roughly 69% last year to just 43% this year—well below both the district (53%) and state (65%) averages. This is particularly striking because the school's English 2 proficiency remains strong at 87%, suggesting the math decline is subject-specific rather than a school-wide issue. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with 30.3% of students missing significant school time, higher than the district (24%) and state (22%) averages, though this is an improvement from last year's 37.8%.

Compared to its district peers, Summerville High now ranks lowest among the three high schools in Dorchester 02, behind Ashley Ridge High (ranked 39th) and Fort Dorchester High (ranked 83rd). The school also spends less per student ($10,700) than Fort Dorchester ($11,548) and has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (19:1 vs. 17.3:1). However, there's a standout strength: Summerville High ranks 4th in the state for its effectiveness with military-connected students, a remarkable achievement given the area's large military presence. The school also performs reasonably well with disabled and gifted students, though it struggles with English Language Learners (25th percentile) and low-income students (47th percentile). For parents, this picture suggests a school with strong support for certain student groups but facing real challenges in math achievement and attendance that families should explore further.

3,361

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,700

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Boone Hill Road
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 873-6460

District: Dorchester 02

Feeder schools for Summerville High:

Elementary:	Knightsville Elementary
	Newington Elementary
	Summerville Elementary
	William M. Reeves Elementary
Middle:	Alston Middle
	Charles B. DuBose Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

African American:

27.0%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

South Carolina avg69%

99^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High 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	61.0	99 of 248	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	105 of 240	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	82 of 243	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	54 of 237	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	52 of 226	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	35 of 227	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	60 of 225	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	52 of 216	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	59.1	51 of 223	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	60.6	59 of 231	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	62.1	54 of 232	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	57 of 210	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	54 of 203	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	33 of 202	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	32 of 199	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	57 of 199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	59 of 188	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.2	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	51 of 191	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	69.8	47 of 191	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	29 of 187	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	105 of 200	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	111 of 196	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	64 of 197	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	51 of 199	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	46 of 190	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	27 of 178	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	44 of 184	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	43 of 183	76.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	47 of 136	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	83 of 140	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	100 of 147	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	65 of 141	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	78 of 139	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	35 of 115	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	38 of 137	72.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	44 of 59	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.9	31 of 71	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	31 of 68	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	26 of 61	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	17 of 58	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	101 of 229	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	103 of 229	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	83 of 231	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	60 of 223	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	52 of 220	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	32 of 213	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	62 of 213	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	57 of 210	72.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	58 of 155	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	56 of 154	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	45 of 158	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	63 of 156	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	68 of 124	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	84 of 122	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	66 of 122	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	37 of 119	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	8 of 93	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	23 of 80	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	126 of 241	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	132 of 230	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	80 of 235	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	53 of 226	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	52 of 220	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	23 of 213	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	60 of 217	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	51 of 214	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	93 of 233	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	104 of 228	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	76 of 234	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	55 of 229	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	49 of 224	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	36 of 215	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	55 of 218	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	59 of 213	72.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.5	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	78 of 203	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	81 of 200	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	68 of 202	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	52 of 197	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	49 of 192	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	32 of 189	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	57 of 191	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	61 of 185	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)81st percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile~ school

White (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 287%+3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution64%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 261%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 243%-22 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 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	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,361	176	19.0	56.1%	1,722 (51.2%)	909 (27.0%)	409 (12.2%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	302 (9.0%)	61	99^th of 248 public high schools	60.1%		51	105^th of 240 public high schools	56.3%	6								42.9	60.9	64.2	87.1	$10,700	$731	$721	$1,452	$7,892	$1,356	$9,247
Ashley Ridge High	Public	9-12	9800 Delemar Highway	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-4900	2,599	140	18.5	45.6%	1,482 (57.0%)	630 (24.2%)	263 (10.1%)	34 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	183 (7.0%)	80.8	39^th of 248 public high schools	84.3%		76.4	34^th of 240 public high schools	85.8%	5								81.8	74.3	71.8	92.4	$10,510	$609	$727	$1,336	$7,883	$1,290	$9,174
Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,344	135	17.3	60.1%	694 (29.6%)	967 (41.3%)	410 (17.5%)	83 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (7.9%)	64.5	84^th of 248 public high schools	66.1%		65	63^rd of 240 public high schools	73.8%	21								43.8	66.0	68.2	84.8	$11,548	$672	$732	$1,405	$8,723	$1,420	$10,144
Stratford High	Public	9-12	951 Crowfield Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4000	2,605	163	15.9	66.1%	1,010 (38.8%)	711 (27.3%)	571 (21.9%)	44 (1.7%)	12 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	254 (9.8%)	54.8	115^th of 248 public high schools	53.6%		42.9	131^st of 240 public high schools	45.4%	16								56.3	68.1	53.2	82.7	$12,626	$450	$900	$1,350	$9,531	$1,745	$11,275
Cane Bay High	Public	9-12	1624 State Road	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8786	2,412	137	17.6	44.0%	1,266 (52.5%)	536 (22.2%)	322 (13.3%)	52 (2.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.5%)	67.5	74^th of 248 public high schools	70.2%		55	89^th of 240 public high schools	62.9%	15								51.7	68.1	64.9	87.7	$12,494	$488	$708	$1,197	$9,524	$1,774	$11,297
R. B. Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	2,135	138	15.4	100.0%	149 (7.0%)	848 (39.7%)	1,030 (48.2%)	22 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	14.9	226^th of 248 public high schools	8.9%		15.2	211^th of 240 public high schools	12.1%	15								48.1	38.3	42.2	67.9	$18,862	$3,975	$1,544	$5,519	$10,091	$3,252	$13,343
Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	507	35	14.4	26.6%	236 (46.5%)	132 (26.0%)	67 (13.2%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	88.5	23^rd of 248 public high schools	90.7%		76	36^th of 240 public high schools	85.0%	13	75.0	87.0	69.6	55.8	65.5	36.7	69.0	89.8	77.3	77.5	100.0	$10,156	$250	$284	$535	$6,830	$2,792	$9,621
Berkeley County Middle College High	Public	11-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Bldg 700 St	Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8110	117	5	23.4	35.4%	59 (50.4%)	27 (23.1%)	13 (11.1%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.5%)								(n/a)										96.7		$19,803	$220	$5,077	$5,297	$12,324	$2,182	$14,507
Goose Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1137 Red Bank Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 553-4064	1,973	119	16.6	76.0%	544 (27.6%)	726 (36.8%)	451 (22.9%)	36 (1.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	203 (10.3%)	49.5	126^th of 248 public high schools	49.2%		40.5	141^st of 240 public high schools	41.3%	15								23.1	61.0	54.6	83.1	$11,827	$411	$854	$1,265	$8,643	$1,920	$10,562
Palmetto Excel	Public, Charter	9-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Building 10	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 734-8322	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										39.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Summerville High

What district is Summerville High in?

Dorchester 02

How many students attend Summerville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,361 students attended Summerville High.

What schools feed into Summerville High?

Summerville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Knightsville Elementary
Elementary : Newington Elementary
Elementary : Summerville Elementary
Elementary : William M. Reeves Elementary
Middle : Alston Middle
Middle : Charles B. DuBose Middle

What is the racial makeup of Summerville High?

Students at Summerville High are 51% White, 27% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Summerville High a good school?

Summerville High ranks 99^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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