Gregg Middle, Summerville SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Gregg Middle

Gregg Middle School serves sixth through eighth graders in Summerville, part of Dorchester School District Two. Summerville is a rapidly growing suburban town within the Charleston metropolitan area, known for its historic downtown and as a residential community for people who commute to Charleston. The district itself has been expanding to keep pace with that growth, recently opening a new middle school to add capacity across its schools. Gregg Middle is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.

The student body is diverse. A little over half of the students are white, with a substantial share identifying as Black, and smaller shares identifying as Hispanic or as two or more races. The school serves a student population where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that reflects the economic backgrounds of the families it serves.

When it comes to academic performance on state assessments, Gregg Middle shows a clear pattern across its tested grades. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above sits roughly around the halfway mark, though it varies a bit by grade level. In math, proficiency rates are markedly lower, with roughly a quarter to just under a third of students reaching the proficient bar depending on the grade. In science, for the grade where testing data was available, the proficiency rate falls between the ELA and math results. A parent considering Gregg Middle will want to note this gap between ELA and math performance and may wish to ask the school about the specific interventions and supports it uses in mathematics instruction. Because the state changed scoring standards in recent years for ELA and science, direct comparisons with results from prior years are not possible from the available data, so the most current snapshot is the clearest picture available.

When placed alongside other districts in Dorchester County, Gregg Middle’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint of the comparison group. That means its combined performance is stronger than at least one other district middle school in the county, though it is not the top performer. Because graduation rates and chronic absenteeism data are not reported for this middle school, those metrics cannot be considered here.

Gregg Middle’s enrollment is sizable for a middle school, with each of the three grades having a fairly balanced number of students. The school is located on Green Wave Boulevard in Summerville, a town where historic character and rapid suburban growth exist side by side. Housing values in the area have seen a modest recent dip, and rents have edged up slightly, both broadly consistent with national trends. The area is more affordable than many parts of the Charleston region, which is a factor many families weigh when choosing where to live.

No information was available in the provided data about specific program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, or discipline rates at Gregg Middle. Parents who want to know about elective pathways, arts offerings, or support services for students with disabilities or English learners will need to contact the school directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 45% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 41% · ▼ 13 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 39% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 63% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 66% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 58% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 57% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 787%

School 87% · District 75% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median

This schoolDorchester 02, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income61%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income43%Higher-income74%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income60%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income43%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income44%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income43%25 pp gap