Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29492

Summary:

The 29492 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Berkeley 01 school district. While the schools generally perform well, Daniel Island School stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top 5-9 elementary schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daniel Island School boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 82.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in SCPASS Science, compared to 40.2% for the district and 46.6% statewide. Similarly, 92.8% of 6th graders were proficient or better in SC READY English Language Arts, and 82.9% were proficient or better in SC READY Mathematics, far exceeding district and state averages. This high-performing school serves a predominantly white, high-income student population, with a very low 3.85% free/reduced lunch rate.

The other schools in the area, Philip Simmons High, Philip Simmons Elementary, and Philip Simmons Middle, also perform well, earning 4-star and 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger. However, they do not reach the same exceptional level as Daniel Island School, with lower proficiency rates and more diverse student populations, including higher percentages of minority and low-income students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				SC READY English Language Arts (2023)						SC READY Mathematics (2023)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2023)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2023)	EOCEP English 1 (2023)	EOCEP English 2 (2023)	SCPASS Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	SCPASS Science 4th Grade	SCPASS 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
Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 471-2301	1,170	75	15.6	3.8%	1,024 (87.5%)	31 (2.6%)	39 (3.3%)	28 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	97.4	5^th of 644 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.4	9^th of 625 public elementary schools	98.6%	4	85.3	91.1	82.3	92.8	86.5	84.4	81.4	82.1	78.0	82.9	67.0	63.3	100.0				82.1	88.2	$10,428	$698	$543	$1,241	$7,709	$1,478	$9,187
Philip Simmons Middle	Public	5-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 471-2590	428	27	15.9	35.0%	241 (56.3%)	129 (30.1%)	25 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	53.7	137^th of 325 public middle schools	57.8%		57.9	108^th of 310 public middle schools	65.2%	29			60.3	58.3	47.4	66.4			39.8	23.2	25.2	34.5	100.0					35.2	$11,901	$910	$393	$1,302	$8,996	$1,603	$10,599
Philip Simmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2095 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 471-2580	525	34	15.4	21.0%	401 (76.4%)	74 (14.1%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	75.9	146^th of 644 public elementary schools	77.3%		80.3	114^th of 625 public elementary schools	81.8%	32	75.0	62.4					75.0	48.3									50.5		$11,966	$1,050	$949	$2,000	$8,386	$1,580	$9,966
Philip Simmons High	Public	9-12	3080 River Village Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 471-2960	771	53	14.4	20.6%	522 (67.7%)	177 (23.0%)	37 (4.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	71	49^th of 237 public high schools	79.3%		67.8	50^th of 226 public high schools	77.9%	1													60.5	67.0	90.1	77.7			$11,345	$517	$578	$1,095	$8,738	$1,512	$10,250

Cities Near Zip Code 29492

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charleston	2.9 mi	33	57^th
Wando	3.34 mi	2	52^nd
Huger	4.96 mi	1	225^th
Goose Creek	5.08 mi	15	110^th
Hanahan	6.81 mi	4	69^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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