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Berkeley Preparatory Academy

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Berkeley Preparatory Academy ranks 289 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Berkeley Preparatory Academy is a K-8 charter school in Summerville, SC, serving 764 students under the Charter Institute at Erskine, with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio and a 3-star rating that places it in the 56th percentile statewide.

The school's standout strength is its Algebra 1 program—an impressive 95.23% of students scored proficient on the End-of-Course exam, far exceeding the district's 51.26% and the state's 73.95%. Middle school English Language Arts is also a bright spot, with 6th grade proficiency at 80.3% compared to 56.3% statewide. These results come at an exceptional value: the school spends just $9,894 per student, the lowest among nearby schools like Cane Bay Elementary ($11,997) and Sangaree Elementary ($15,137). The school also improved its chronic absenteeism rate from 25.0% to 18.4% in one year, now below the state average of 22.3%.

However, parents should note some inconsistency. While Algebra 1 scores are exceptional, standard math proficiency in grades 3-8 fluctuates significantly—6th grade math dipped to 29.5% (below the state's 40.9%), yet 7th grade jumped to 62.5% (well above the state's 41.8%). Year-to-year swings are common, such as 5th grade math ranging from 34.9% to 66.7% across three years. Subgroup performance has also been volatile, with some groups experiencing notable year-over-year changes. Compared to Cane Bay Elementary (77th percentile), Berkeley Prep holds its own in middle school but shows less consistency in elementary grades. For families prioritizing advanced math and strong middle school literacy at a lower cost, this school offers clear advantages—but it's worth asking about how the school maintains consistency across all grade levels and student groups.

764

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,010

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

90%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

122 Bee Tree Lane
Summerville, SC 29486

(843) 832-7921

District: Charter Institute at Erskine

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

African American:

23.3%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2023 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

289^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

63^rd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

From top 22% (2023) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Charter Institute at Erskine

43^rd of 75Charter Institute at Erskine 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	289 of 661	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	223 of 639	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	254 of 643	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	293 of 644	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	218 of 384	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.4	108 of 380	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	42.6	212 of 369	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	164 of 394	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	119 of 393	69.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	61 of 143	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	253 of 599	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	255 of 580	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	233 of 568	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	278 of 580	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	248 of 573	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	377 of 634	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	311 of 612	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	296 of 602	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	346 of 608	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	304 of 600	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	302 of 591	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.9	172 of 585	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	232 of 571	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	276 of 582	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	366 of 579	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	281 of 463	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	290 of 459	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	275 of 446	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	300 of 463	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	333 of 455	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	63 of 341	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	59 of 321	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	108 of 322	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	70 of 325	78.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	12 of 251	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	62 of 310	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	65 of 295	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	95 of 293	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	62 of 299	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	72 of 308	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	50 of 304	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	46 of 313	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	55 of 310	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	43 of 298	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	99 of 292	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	82 of 303	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	85 of 271	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	76 of 259	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	118 of 256	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	93 of 260	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)95th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+7 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

Mathematics48%~ 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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 English Language Arts 8th 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	764	64	12.0	53.1%	443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	53.3	289^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.3%		65.4	223^rd of 639 public elementary schools	65.1%	66	70.5	65.0	52.8	80.3	70.3	73.0	60.3	41.6	38.7	29.5	62.5	56.4	46.8	69.1		90%		$11,010	$144	$672	$816	$5,619	$4,575	$10,194
Cane Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1247 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-5100	1,161	74	15.6	36.6%	676 (58.2%)	202 (17.4%)	126 (10.9%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	128 (11.0%)	75.5	153^rd of 661 public elementary schools	76.9%		83.1	94^th of 639 public elementary schools	85.3%	59	78.5	71.6	76.2				74.5	56.1	56.1				59.1			94%		$13,158	$487	$508	$995	$10,341	$1,822	$12,164
Whitesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gaillard Road	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8880	1,239	74	16.7	65.9%	534 (43.1%)	394 (31.8%)	178 (14.4%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.1%)	30.9	451^st of 661 public elementary schools	31.8%		36.7	402^nd of 639 public elementary schools	37.1%	49	55.6	58.8	57.6				36.0	39.8	39.2				35.6			90%		$13,217	$800	$701	$1,501	$9,836	$1,880	$11,716
Carolyn Lewis School	Public	PK, KG-8	380 Coleridge Drive	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 900-3302	1,078	67	16.0	57.0%	542 (50.3%)	193 (17.9%)	188 (17.4%)	28 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (11.3%)	49.7	319^th of 661 public elementary schools	51.7%		47.7	322^nd of 639 public elementary schools	49.6%	3	64.5	68.0	60.9	52.7	53.5	63.4	55.1	56.8	44.3	31.5	41.1	56.0	49.6	44.1		94%		$12,479	$195	$255	$449	$9,992	$2,038	$12,030
Berkeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highway 6	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8860	658	35	18.8	—	342 (52.0%)	205 (31.2%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	25.1	497^th of 661 public elementary schools	24.8%		15.8	559^th of 639 public elementary schools	12.5%	62	54.5	52.1	46.9				58.4	28.1	31.2				27.1			92%		$13,775	$912	$802	$1,714	$10,109	$1,952	$12,061
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Berkeley 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%)	72.6	173^rd of 661 public elementary schools	73.8%		64	231^st of 639 public elementary schools	63.8%	58	75.5	74.7	67.6				69.0	68.9	50.8				57.7			94%		$13,583	$471	$545	$1,017	$10,732	$1,835	$12,566
Foxbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	169 Foxbank Plantation Blvd	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 761-1120	1,126	62	18.0	50.3%	573 (50.9%)	325 (28.9%)	84 (7.5%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (11.8%)	45.4	350^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.0%		43	356^th of 639 public elementary schools	44.3%	6	55.2	66.3	62.9				44.4	49.7	45.7				49.2			94%		$12,603	$541	$553	$1,095	$9,577	$1,932	$11,508
Sangaree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1460 Royle Road	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	578	38	15.0	70.8%	216 (37.4%)	164 (28.4%)	120 (20.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.5%)								(n/a)																94%		$16,562	$1,350	$1,157	$2,508	$12,042	$2,012	$14,054
Sangaree Intermediate	Public	3-5	201 School House Lane	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	521	26	20.0	80.2%	225 (43.2%)	133 (25.5%)	83 (15.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.4%)	36.3	422^nd of 661 public elementary schools	36.2%		34.6	416^th of 639 public elementary schools	34.9%	6	60.0	58.5	59.4				49.2	38.3	36.0				41.8			96%		$12,744	$812	$346	$1,158	$9,864	$1,722	$11,586
Devon Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1127 Dorothy Street	Goose Creek	29455	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3880	925	60	15.4	—	258 (27.9%)	337 (36.4%)	198 (21.4%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	115 (12.4%)	15	589^th of 661 public elementary schools	10.9%		10.3	598^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.4%	9	45.7	47.6	46.9				39.8	29.7	26.6				24.2			96%		$14,197	$1,068	$776	$1,843	$10,417	$1,936	$12,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkeley Preparatory Academy

What district is Berkeley Preparatory Academy in?

Charter Institute at Erskine

What is the racial makeup of Berkeley Preparatory Academy?

Students at Berkeley Preparatory Academy are 58% White, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Berkeley Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Berkeley Preparatory Academy.

Is Berkeley Preparatory Academy a good school?

Berkeley Preparatory Academy ranks 289^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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