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Alston Middle

Q: Is Alston Middle a good school?

Alston Middle ranks 193 rd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Alston Middle in Summerville, SC, serves 732 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Dorchester 02 school district, though the school itself has seen its state ranking slip from the 73rd percentile a decade ago to the 43rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year.

If you're comparing schools in the area, the most striking difference is in math proficiency. In the most recent school year, Alston's 6th-grade math proficiency was 30.9% compared to the district average of 42.6%, and 8th-grade math was 40.2% versus the district's 54.8%. This gap has persisted for three years, making math the school's clearest area for improvement. English Language Arts scores are closer to state averages, though still below district peers. Interestingly, Alston reports 100% proficiency on the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam, but this is common across nearby schools and likely reflects that only top-performing students take that course. The school also spends more per student ($13,300) than higher-performing district schools like East Edisto Middle ($10,878) and Charles B. DuBose Middle ($11,948), suggesting funding isn't the primary issue.

A major red flag is chronic absenteeism. At 33.4%, Alston's rate is well above the district average (24.0%) and state average (22.3%), and it's the highest among nearby schools—Rollings Middle School of the Arts has just 11.7%. This has been persistently high for three years, and it's strongly linked to the academic struggles. The good news is that improvement is possible: Gregg Middle, just 3.5 miles away, had a similar ranking two years ago but has since climbed to 150th in the state while Alston fell to 192nd. Both schools face similar attendance challenges, which shows that targeted efforts can make a difference even in schools with comparable demographics.

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 — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

193^rd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	41.8	193 of 341	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	172 of 321	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	200 of 322	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.7	129 of 258	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	126 of 251	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	163 of 246	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.7	106 of 192	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	148 of 184	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	126 of 177	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.2	74 of 113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	209 of 310	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	154 of 295	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	190 of 293	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.1	131 of 197	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	105 of 173	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	80 of 184	56.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	23.1	133 of 159	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	113 of 156	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	106 of 144	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.6	195 of 325	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	142 of 308	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	188 of 304	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.6	154 of 310	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	177 of 298	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	185 of 292	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.1	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	46.1	141 of 271	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	124 of 259	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	167 of 256	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Male (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2026)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-7 vs state

Science42%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

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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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	62.4%	374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	48.1	164^th of 341 public middle schools	51.9%		47	152^nd of 321 public middle schools	52.6%	12	52.1	54.7	60.3	36.8	28.9	46.5	48.8		$12,711	$441	$507	$947	$9,948	$1,816	$11,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Alston Middle

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.

How many students attend Alston Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Alston Middle attend?

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

Is Alston Middle a good school?

Alston Middle ranks 193^rd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Alston Middle in?

Dorchester 02

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