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Best public schools in Summerville, SC

28 public schools in Summerville: 15 elementary · 6 middle · 3 high · 3 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

15 schools in Summerville, best first
1
Beech Hill Elementary 93.2
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 1,209 students
ELA 85%Math 72%Science 82%
#40 of 585 in South Carolina
2
William M. Reeves Elementary 85.4
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 941 students
ELA 81%Math 73%Science 59%
#86 of 585 in South Carolina
3
Sand Hill Elementary 83.0
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 1,241 students
ELA 79%Math 65%Science 69%
#100 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Fort Dorchester Elementary 82.0
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 860 students
ELA 78%Math 67%Science 63%
#106 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Cane Bay Elementary 75.1
Berkeley 01 · Grades PK-4 · 1,226 students
ELA 76%Math 62%Science 59%
#146 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Nexton Elementary 72.1
Berkeley 01 · Grades PK-5 · 973 students
ELA 72%Math 63%Science 58%
#164 of 585 in South Carolina
7
Summerville Elementary 70.5
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 556 students
ELA 71%Math 62%Science 59%
#173 of 585 in South Carolina
8
James H. Spann Elementary 62.3
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 580 students
ELA 67%Math 51%Science 66%
#221 of 585 in South Carolina
9
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary 51.9
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 886 students
ELA 64%Math 51%Science 42%
#282 of 585 in South Carolina
10
Knightsville Elementary 45.9
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 744 students
ELA 60%Math 47%Science 52%
#317 of 585 in South Carolina
11
Newington Elementary 37.2
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 742 students
ELA 62%Math 43%Science 35%
#368 of 585 in South Carolina
12
Flowertown Elementary 36.3
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 850 students
ELA 54%Math 48%Science 43%
#373 of 585 in South Carolina
13
Sangaree Intermediate 35.0
Berkeley 01 · Grades 3-5 · 531 students
ELA 59%Math 41%Science 42%
#381 of 585 in South Carolina
14
Alston-Bailey Elementary 24.4
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 690 students
ELA 52%Math 36%Science 37%
#443 of 585 in South Carolina
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Sangaree Elementary —
Berkeley 01 · Grades PK-2 · 596 students
No published test results

Middle schools

6 schools in Summerville, best first
1
Rollings Middle School of the Arts 99.4
Dorchester 02 · Grades 6-8 · 805 students
ELA 88%Math 84%Science 82%
#2 of 234 in South Carolina
2
East Edisto Middle 84.8
Dorchester 02 · Grades 6-8 · 942 students
ELA 70%Math 59%Science 64%
#36 of 234 in South Carolina
3
Charles B. DuBose Middle 71.2
Dorchester 02 · Grades 6-8 · 927 students
ELA 62%Math 49%Science 57%
#68 of 234 in South Carolina
4
Cane Bay Middle 58.8
Berkeley 01 · Grades 5-8 · 1,475 students
ELA 58%Math 39%Science 56%
#97 of 234 in South Carolina
5
Gregg Middle 57.5
Dorchester 02 · Grades 6-8 · 864 students
ELA 55%Math 39%Science 60%
#100 of 234 in South Carolina
6
Alston Middle 40.0
Dorchester 02 · Grades 6-8 · 804 students
ELA 51%Math 39%Science 42%
#141 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

3 schools in Summerville
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Ashley Ridge High —
Dorchester 02 · Grades 9-12 · 2,735 students
No published test results
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Cane Bay High —
Berkeley 01 · Grades 9-12 · 2,490 students
No published test results
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Summerville High —
Dorchester 02 · Grades 9-12 · 3,293 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

3 schools in Summerville, best first
1
Berkeley Preparatory Academy 66.4
Charter Institute at Erskine · Grades K-8 · Charter · 786 students
ELA 68%Math 48%Science 58%
#21 of 61 in South Carolina
2
Carolyn Lewis School 61.5
Berkeley 01 · Grades PK-8 · 940 students
ELA 61%Math 47%Science 47%
#24 of 61 in South Carolina
3
Summerville Prep 59.8
Limestone Charters Association · Grades K-8 · Charter
ELA 61%Math 43%Science 56%
#25 of 61 in South Carolina

Combined schools

1 school in Summerville
1
Lowcountry Connection Academy 32.1
Charter Institute at Erskine · Grades K-12 · Charter · 697 students
ELA 54%Math 21%Science 32%
#29 of 42 in South Carolina

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