Beech Hill Elementary

1001 Beech Hill Road, Summerville SC, 29485 | Dorchester School District 2 | 843-821-3970
  • grades PK-5
  • students 945
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 77% 63% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 31 in Summerville
  • Ranked #0 of 1645 in South Carolina
Proficiency Averages
60%Summerville
47%South Carolina

Beech Hill Elementary is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Dorchester School District 2" in Summerville, SC. There are a total of 945 students and 56 teachers at Beech Hill Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Beech Hill Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 76.5%, which is 63% higher than the South Carolina average.

Beech Hill Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students945
Teachers56
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Beech Hill Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
380-84%
475-79%
570-74%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
375-79%
475-79%
575-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Beech Hill Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictSouth CarolinaNational
White 75.5% 58.4% 52.7% 51.1%
Black 17.8% 31.4% 34.8% 15.9%
Asian 0.3% 2.1% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5% 5.9% 7.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.1% 0.6% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 1.3% 3.0% 3.1%

Summerville demographics profile

StatisticSummervilleSouth CarolinaNational
Population53,6435,148,714328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,47817391
Median age36.738.837.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%56%55%
Speak English94%93%79%
Speak Spanish3%4%13%

Education level achieved in Summerville

IndexSummervilleSouth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade88.9%83.0%84.3%
Completed high school88.5%81.6%83.0%
Completed some college66.9%56.6%59.4%
Completed associate degree44.8%35.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.0%26.5%30.3%
Completed masters12.3%9.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.8%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Beech Hill Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.