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Oakbrook Middle

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Oakbrook Middle ranks 111 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Oakbrook Middle in Ladson, SC, serves 861 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Dorchester 02 school district. The school has shown impressive momentum recently, climbing from the 48th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 67th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, signaling that recent changes are having a positive impact on student achievement.

Oakbrook stands out for its exceptional results with specific student groups. The school ranks in the 86th percentile statewide for African American students and in the 93rd percentile for gifted and talented students—a remarkable jump from just two years prior. Students with disabilities also perform well, ranking in the 77th percentile. Perhaps most impressive is the school's Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam performance: 100% of Oakbrook students pass, compared to 80% district-wide and 74% statewide. This suggests the advanced math pathway is exceptionally well-run. However, there is a clear area for improvement: while English Language Arts scores are strong and at or above state averages, math proficiency rates in grades 6, 7, and 8 lag behind district averages, with 6th grade math (33.3% proficiency) falling below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Oakbrook is a solid second-tier choice. Rollings Middle School of the Arts (98th percentile) and East Edisto Middle (86th percentile) lead the area, but Oakbrook significantly outperforms district peers like Alston Middle (43rd percentile) and River Oaks Middle (30th percentile), as well as schools in neighboring Berkeley 01 and Charleston 01 districts. The school also achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,395) than many peers. One concern for parents to note: chronic absenteeism hovers around 25%, higher than the state average and well above Rollings Middle School of the Arts (11.7%). Overall, Oakbrook offers strong academics, particularly in ELA and advanced math, with a clear opportunity to strengthen grade-level math instruction.

861

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,395

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 Old Fort Road
Ladson, SC 29456

(843) 873-9750

District: Dorchester 02

Feeder schools for Oakbrook Middle:

Elementary:	Fort Dorchester Elementary
	Joseph R. Pye Elementary
	Oakbrook Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

African American:

36.9%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2023 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2026) from a 48th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the South Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

111^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	61.3	111 of 335	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	92 of 320	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	136 of 325	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	170 of 325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	154 of 310	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	159 of 311	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	96 of 315	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	88 of 317	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	61 of 303	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	49 of 301	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	56 of 291	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	40 of 276	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	46 of 271	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	63 of 269	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.9	80 of 261	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	84 of 249	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.9	72 of 244	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	71 of 236	69.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	65 of 231	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	50 of 230	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.5	40 of 230	82.6%	★★★★☆
2003	79.9	41 of 225	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	36 of 257	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	25 of 252	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	61.7	64 of 248	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	82 of 253	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	94 of 249	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	82 of 235	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	40 of 252	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	26 of 237	89.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	43 of 191	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	37 of 184	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.9	111 of 177	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	164 of 187	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	127 of 183	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	101 of 164	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	63 of 195	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	19 of 194	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	88.0	8 of 108	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.4	25 of 105	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	26 of 97	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	15 of 87	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	21 of 117	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	9 of 93	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	96 of 305	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	75 of 295	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	122 of 294	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	142 of 299	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	152 of 290	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	154 of 279	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	123 of 296	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	96 of 281	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	13 of 185	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	69.7	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	84 of 183	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	113 of 185	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	105 of 182	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	109 of 179	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	84 of 159	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	75.3	31 of 156	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	54 of 144	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	42 of 129	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	71 of 111	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	38 of 139	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	12 of 123	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	110 of 320	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.3	66 of 307	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	112 of 307	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	174 of 313	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	156 of 300	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	141 of 288	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	78 of 289	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	53 of 280	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	119 of 306	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	91 of 296	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	128 of 294	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	165 of 303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	140 of 292	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	140 of 279	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	75 of 296	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	55 of 284	80.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.5	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	21 of 65	67.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	21 of 63	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	22 of 52	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	88 of 268	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	76 of 257	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	131 of 255	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	166 of 260	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	137 of 244	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	102 of 258	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	78 of 250	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2026)77th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2024)46th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+3 vs state

Science56%+4 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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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)	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 (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	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
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%)	61.3	111^th of 335 public middle schools	66.9%		68.3	92^nd of 320 public middle schools	71.3%	19	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
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		158 (21.7%)	307 (42.2%)	177 (24.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	31.3	233^rd of 335 public middle schools	30.4%		29.9	229^th of 320 public middle schools	28.4%	4	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
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%)	98.3	6^th of 335 public middle schools	98.2%		98.8	4^th of 320 public middle schools	98.8%	2	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
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4		46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	8.8	320^th of 335 public middle schools	4.5%		7.6	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%	9	27.7	36.0	34.8	14.0	14.7	22.4	21.7	$21,784	$3,944	$3,380	$7,324	$10,426	$4,034	$14,461
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%)	18.9	281^st of 335 public middle schools	16.1%		12.3	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%	10	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
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%)	39.3	206^th of 335 public middle schools	38.5%		34.2	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%	2	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
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%)	51.6	150^th of 335 public middle schools	55.2%		40.5	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%	37	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
Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	315	27	11.8		36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	23.9	257^th of 335 public middle schools	23.3%		15.7	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%	16	39.1	41.5	56.0	23.8	21.7	30.3	33.4	$24,858	$4,043	$1,749	$5,792	$14,744	$4,322	$19,066
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%)	82.9	48^th of 335 public middle schools	85.7%		82.2	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%	4	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
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%)	42	192^nd of 335 public middle schools	42.7%		43.5	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%	19	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakbrook Middle

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Oakbrook Middle ranks 111^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakbrook Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 861 students attended Oakbrook Middle.

What district is Oakbrook Middle in?

Dorchester 02

What is the racial makeup of Oakbrook Middle?

Students at Oakbrook Middle are 37% White, 37% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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