Summerville High

1101 Boone Hill Road, Summerville SC, 29483 | Dorchester School District 2 | 843-873-6460
  • grades 9-12
  • students 3077
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 76% 60% 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

Summerville High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Dorchester School District 2" in Summerville, SC. There are a total of 3,077 students and 169 teachers at Summerville High, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Summerville High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 75.5%, which is 60% higher than the South Carolina average.

Summerville High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students3077
Teachers169
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment565
Taking some courses565
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses564
Passing no courses<=2

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 Summerville High, there are a total of 565 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 565 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All69%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School69%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School82%

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.

Summerville High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictSouth CarolinaNational
White 63.8% 58.4% 52.7% 51.1%
Black 27.7% 31.4% 34.8% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 2.1% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6% 5.9% 7.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.6% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.3% 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 Summerville High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.