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Charles B. DuBose Middle

Q: Is Charles B. DuBose Middle a good school?

Charles B. DuBose Middle ranks 95 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Charles B. DuBose Middle in Summerville, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 947 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Dorchester 02 district, and it currently holds a solid 4-star rating, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its commitment to equity. It achieves notably strong results with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 76th percentile for this group—higher than its overall rank. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like River Oaks Middle and Alston Middle, which serve similar demographics but perform far lower. DuBose also excels with its African American students, who rank in the 82nd percentile statewide. Perhaps the most impressive achievement is in advanced math: for three consecutive years, 100% of students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam were proficient, far exceeding the district (80%) and state (74%) averages. Eighth-grade math proficiency (58.9%) also outpaces both the district (54.8%) and state (44.2%).

However, there are areas for growth. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 30.6% is significantly higher than the district (24.0%) and state (22.3%) averages, and while improved from last year, it remains a hurdle. Additionally, while the school excels with students who may need more support, its performance with Gifted and Talented students (36th percentile) and White students (61st percentile) is comparatively weaker, suggesting a potential area for enhancing challenge for its highest-achieving learners. In the local landscape, Rollings Middle School of the Arts (98th percentile) and East Edisto Middle (86th percentile) rank higher, but DuBose is a strong, well-rounded choice that delivers above-average results with efficient spending ($11,948 per student) and a reasonable student-teacher ratio of 14.7.

947

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,948

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1005 DuBose School Road
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 875-7012

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend Charles B. DuBose Middle usually attend:

High:

Summerville High

Feeder schools for Charles B. DuBose Middle:

Elementary:	Knightsville Elementary
	William M. Reeves Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

African American:

22.5%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2022 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (56% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 72nd (2026) from a 55th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

95^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	67.0	95 of 341	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	89 of 321	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	100 of 322	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	107 of 325	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	139 of 310	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	119 of 311	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	97 of 315	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	86 of 303	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	77 of 317	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	68 of 303	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	72 of 301	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.6	84 of 291	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.6	73 of 276	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	33 of 271	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	41 of 269	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	50 of 261	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	54 of 249	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.4	81 of 244	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	90 of 236	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.5	97 of 231	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	80 of 230	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	73 of 230	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	50.6	121 of 225	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	47 of 258	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	58 of 251	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	62 of 246	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	81 of 253	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	65 of 249	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	54 of 235	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	36 of 252	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	41 of 237	82.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	64 of 192	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	44 of 184	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	70 of 177	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	52 of 187	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	37.1	114 of 183	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	76 of 164	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	77 of 195	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	109 of 194	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	35 of 113	69.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	12 of 110	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	22.3	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	77 of 87	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	52 of 117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	82 of 93	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	102 of 310	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	83 of 295	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	101 of 293	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	120 of 299	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	140 of 290	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	120 of 279	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	98 of 296	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	88 of 281	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	116 of 197	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.4	66 of 173	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	69 of 184	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	37 of 185	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	80 of 182	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	95 of 179	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	57 of 159	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	41 of 156	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	56 of 144	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	64 of 141	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	79 of 129	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	66 of 139	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	30 of 123	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	80 of 325	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	89 of 308	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	112 of 304	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	124 of 313	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	139 of 300	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	107 of 288	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	93 of 289	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	59 of 280	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	85 of 310	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	79 of 298	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	85 of 292	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	88 of 303	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	128 of 292	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	101 of 279	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	92 of 296	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	76 of 284	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	15 of 65	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.8	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	109 of 271	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	92 of 259	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	108 of 256	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	118 of 260	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	142 of 244	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	140 of 258	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	124 of 250	50.4%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+4 vs state

Science57%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%+7 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)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Charles B. DuBose Middle

What is the racial makeup of Charles B. DuBose Middle?

Students at Charles B. DuBose Middle are 55% White, 22% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Charles B. DuBose Middle in?

Dorchester 02

What high school do graduates of Charles B. DuBose Middle attend?

Students who attend Charles B. DuBose Middle usually go on to attend Summerville High

How many students attend Charles B. DuBose Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 947 students attended Charles B. DuBose Middle.

Is Charles B. DuBose Middle a good school?

Charles B. DuBose Middle ranks 95^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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