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Alston Middle

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Alston Middle ranks 173 rd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 46% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Alston Middle is a public middle school located in Summerville, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 804 students. The school is part of the Dorchester 02 School District, which is ranked 19 out of 75 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alston Middle has consistently performed better than the state average in End-of-Course (EOCEP) Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 exams, with 100% proficiency in the past three school years. However, the school's performance on SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics exams for grades 6-8 has been mixed, with proficiency rates often below the district and state averages. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.3% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average and could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.

Alston Middle's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively well for African American and White students, but struggling with Hispanic and Disabled student populations. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.63% to 81.02% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students. Interestingly, Alston Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby East Edisto Middle and Rollings Middle School of the Arts, which are also part of the Dorchester 02 School District.

732

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,300

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Bryan Street
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 873-3890

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend Alston Middle usually attend:

High:

Summerville High

Feeder schools for Alston Middle:

Elementary:	James H. Spann Elementary
	Summerville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.8%

African American:

35.5%

Hispanic:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg50%

173^rd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle 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	43.5	173 of 320	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	199 of 325	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	169 of 325	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	107 of 310	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	120 of 311	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	104 of 315	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	126 of 303	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	106 of 317	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	83 of 303	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.0	78 of 301	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.7	73 of 291	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	83 of 276	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	67.7	94 of 271	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	99 of 269	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.7	62 of 261	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	65.6	95 of 249	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	80 of 244	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	74 of 236	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.4	71 of 231	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.7	91 of 230	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.0	92 of 230	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.5	98 of 225	56.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	126 of 252	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	164 of 248	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	139 of 253	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	91 of 249	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	111 of 235	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	66 of 252	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	57 of 237	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	148 of 184	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	125 of 177	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	64 of 183	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	37 of 164	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	64 of 195	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	66 of 194	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	60 of 108	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	82 of 105	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	154 of 295	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	187 of 294	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	188 of 299	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	130 of 290	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	129 of 279	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	105 of 296	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	123 of 281	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	105 of 173	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	80 of 183	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	47 of 185	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	53 of 182	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	105 of 179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	113 of 156	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	105 of 144	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	59 of 141	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	12 of 111	89.2%	★★★★★
2019	58.1	53 of 139	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	142 of 307	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	187 of 307	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	149 of 313	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	87 of 300	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	104 of 288	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	81 of 289	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	88 of 280	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	176 of 296	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	183 of 294	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	125 of 303	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	90 of 292	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	89 of 279	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	99 of 296	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	120 of 284	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	34 of 52	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	125 of 257	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	167 of 255	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	143 of 260	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	105 of 249	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	101 of 244	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	114 of 258	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	138 of 250	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts51%-6 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

This is the best school I've ever been to! I was afraid of middle school when I first started, but I quickly found our that if I needed any help at all, the teachers would help me. And, the teachers are REALLY nice! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

This school is horrible in communication. They never update their classroom websites and resort to punishing students when communication fails. 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 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th 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
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		262 (35.8%)	260 (35.5%)	126 (17.2%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.7%)	43.5	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%		36.5	199^th of 325 public middle schools	38.8%	26		57.2	57.1	39.3		38.2	26.7	18.9	49.6	100.0	$13,300	$706	$1,023	$1,729	$9,981	$1,590	$11,571
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		522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	98.8	4^th of 320 public middle schools	98.8%		98.2	9^th of 325 public middle schools	97.2%	5		90.5	87.9	84.9		84.2	74.3	77.3	86.8	100.0	$11,767	$510	$689	$1,199	$9,059	$1,509	$10,569
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		517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	68.7	90^th of 320 public middle schools	71.9%		64.3	101^st of 325 public middle schools	68.9%	11		58.4	67.3	61.7		41.0	37.7	45.9	54.7	100.0	$11,948	$712	$866	$1,578	$8,947	$1,423	$10,370
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		410 (50.6%)	225 (27.8%)	94 (11.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.0%)	40.5	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%		50.2	151^st of 325 public middle schools	53.5%	36		49.3	56.8	47.9		28.1	28.0	28.9	39.8	96.4	$12,816	$1,025	$870	$1,895	$9,315	$1,606	$10,922
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
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
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		675 (65.5%)	167 (16.2%)	91 (8.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.7%)	82.2	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%		73.7	70^th of 325 public middle schools	78.5%	18		66.7	71.8	65.5		57.8	45.2	47.7	65.5	100.0	$10,878	$458	$757	$1,215	$8,552	$1,111	$9,663
Cane Bay Middle	Public	5-8	1175 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-1857	1,464	81	18.0		827 (56.5%)	297 (20.3%)	154 (10.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	153 (10.5%)	55	128^th of 320 public middle schools	60.0%		63.4	105^th of 325 public middle schools	67.7%	23	67.8	58.6	66.0	59.6	46.3	26.1	33.0	30.6	45.9	98.7	$11,441	$488	$699	$1,188	$8,525	$1,728	$10,253
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alston Middle

How many students attend Alston Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Alston Middle.

Is Alston Middle a good school?

Alston Middle ranks 173^rd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alston Middle?

Students at Alston Middle are 36% White, 36% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Alston Middle in?

Dorchester 02

What high school do graduates of Alston Middle attend?

Students who attend Alston Middle usually go on to attend Summerville High

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