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William M. Reeves Elementary

Q: Is William M. Reeves Elementary a good school?

William M. Reeves Elementary ranks 86 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

William M. Reeves Elementary is a highly-rated PK-5 school in Summerville, SC, serving approximately 930 students within the Dorchester 02 school district. The school has earned a 4-star rating for the past decade and has climbed from the 72nd to the 87th percentile in statewide rankings over the last ten years, making it one of the most improved elementary schools in the region.

What truly sets Reeves apart is its remarkable success with students who are often underserved elsewhere. The school ranks in the top 3% statewide for academic achievement with African American students and in the top 5% for students from low-income backgrounds—an extraordinary accomplishment that speaks to the effectiveness of its instructional approach. This strength is evident across the board: 5th grade math proficiency stands at 77.4%, a stunning 26-point advantage over the district average and 28 points above the state. Fourth grade English Language Arts is equally impressive, with 87.5% of students scoring proficient, outpacing the district by nearly 16 points. The school also excels with female students (89th percentile) and Hispanic students (top 20% statewide).

When compared to nearby schools, Reeves' performance is striking. Just 1.76 miles away, Knightsville Elementary trails by 33 points in 5th grade math, while Newington Elementary and Flowertown Elementary—both in the same district—lag by more than 40 and 28 points respectively in key subjects. Even Beech Hill Elementary, which holds a slightly higher overall ranking, falls behind Reeves in 5th grade math. The school also achieves these results efficiently, spending $12,247 per student—thousands less than nearby schools like Summerville Elementary ($16,175) and James H. Spann Elementary ($16,092). While 4th grade science (59.4%) offers room for growth, Reeves' consistent excellence in core subjects and its proven ability to close achievement gaps make it a standout choice for families.

930

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,247

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1003 DuBose School Road
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 695-2450

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend William M. Reeves Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles B. DuBose Middle
	Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High:	Summerville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

African American:

18.0%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg58%

86^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary 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	84.8	86 of 649	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	65 of 640	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	100 of 638	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	117 of 644	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	149 of 625	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	146 of 622	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	148 of 643	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	113 of 624	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	110 of 639	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	68.8	172 of 619	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	63.2	192 of 638	69.9%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	161 of 630	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.2	154 of 599	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.3	180 of 594	69.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	135 of 597	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	129 of 589	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	150 of 580	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	62.7	227 of 577	60.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	12 of 379	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	8 of 381	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	25 of 369	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	23 of 394	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	62 of 393	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	27 of 350	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.2	107 of 421	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	82 of 412	80.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	16 of 147	89.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	56.6	44 of 104	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	65 of 589	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	56 of 581	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	64 of 565	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	112 of 580	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	113 of 573	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	164 of 554	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	153 of 588	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	113 of 570	80.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	26 of 91	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	43 of 101	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	54 of 109	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	96 of 147	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	27 of 155	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	91.4	14 of 156	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	8 of 115	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	52.8	55 of 115	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	25 of 116	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	54 of 624	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	24 of 613	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	39 of 599	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	59 of 608	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	152 of 600	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	136 of 580	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	182 of 600	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	128 of 588	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	96 of 583	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	74 of 586	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	136 of 568	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	110 of 582	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	173 of 579	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	118 of 561	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	143 of 590	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	114 of 571	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	72.5	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	115 of 454	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	87 of 460	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	106 of 441	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	139 of 463	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	118 of 455	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	136 of 439	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	212 of 472	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	166 of 457	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)70th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)58th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+16 vs state

Mathematics73%+19 vs state

Science59%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 28, 2011

Both of my children attend this school and I couldn't be happier. My son is so smart and they challange him all the time. My daughter has speech problems and because of being born with a thyroid problem she isn't as advanced as children her own age. However, the school has given her a lot of help and I am amazed at how far she has come in just the first half of the year! She went into K5 not really putting together whole sentences and now she is having full conversations! I am so proud of my children and am very happy with the school they are in. 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)		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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1	57.5%	531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	84.8	86^th of 649 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%	21	75.6	87.5	79.8			71.4	68.8	77.4			59.4		$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	833	62	13.4	57.0%	431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	44.6	355^th of 649 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%	31	55.9	66.4	56.1			46.4	50.4	44.0			52.0		$14,027	$592	$915	$1,507	$10,565	$1,955	$12,520
Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	646	51	12.7	80.3%	193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	24.9	494^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.9%		34.3	422^nd of 640 public elementary schools	34.1%	72	48.5	59.7	50.0			45.6	40.2	22.1			36.8		$12,943	$557	$1,089	$1,646	$9,456	$1,841	$11,297
Newington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-3230	862	59	14.5	77.0%	385 (44.7%)	253 (29.4%)	110 (12.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.6%)	39.3	398^th of 649 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.8	315^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.8%	83	66.5	60.2	60.1			51.0	42.5	34.8			35.3		$13,894	$839	$1,029	$1,868	$10,178	$1,847	$12,025
Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	783	60	12.9	72.5%	359 (45.8%)	207 (26.4%)	103 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.4%)	37.2	411^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.9	379^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.8%	32	52.0	59.2	52.1			56.4	45.3	41.0			42.6		$13,535	$1,033	$795	$1,828	$10,173	$1,535	$11,708
Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	548	42	13.0	62.6%	305 (55.7%)	142 (25.9%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	70.8	184^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.6%		71.6	189^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.5%	5	64.7	78.2	67.6			60.3	63.2	62.4			58.6		$16,175	$1,003	$939	$1,942	$12,244	$1,989	$14,233
James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	577	47	12.4	63.6%	255 (44.2%)	158 (27.4%)	113 (19.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	59.5	250^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.5%		64.6	226^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.7%	24	53.5	74.3	71.7			45.1	55.4	51.1			66.2		$16,092	$1,163	$895	$2,058	$11,734	$2,299	$14,033
Summerville Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1899 Bacons Bridge Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 278-9726	595	39	15.4		314 (52.8%)	165 (27.7%)	42 (7.1%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	54	280^th of 649 public elementary schools	56.9%					(n/a)	60.0	63.0	72.6	55.7	52.7	57.0	38.3	61.3	30.4	23.0	61.6	50.0
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	944	62	15.2	43.6%	549 (58.2%)	210 (22.2%)	76 (8.1%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (9.5%)	72.7	171^st of 649 public elementary schools	73.7%		64	231^st of 640 public elementary schools	63.9%	60	75.5	74.7	67.6			69.0	68.9	50.8			57.7		$12,543	$619	$782	$1,401	$9,422	$1,720	$11,142
Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,079	71	15.1	32.0%	718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	89.5	56^th of 649 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.4	46^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.8%	10	81.2	89.2	85.0			65.2	79.6	71.3			82.2		$11,305	$495	$752	$1,247	$8,651	$1,408	$10,059

Frequently Asked Questions about William M. Reeves Elementary

Is William M. Reeves Elementary a good school?

William M. Reeves Elementary ranks 86^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William M. Reeves Elementary?

Students at William M. Reeves Elementary are 57% White, 18% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend William M. Reeves Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 930 students attended William M. Reeves Elementary.

What schools do graduates of William M. Reeves Elementary attend?

Students who attend William M. Reeves Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles B. DuBose Middle
Middle : Rollings Middle School of the Arts
High : Summerville High

What district is William M. Reeves Elementary in?

Dorchester 02

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