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Deer Park Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2263 Otranto Road, North Charleston, SC 29406 · (843) 990-5200 · Part of Charleston County School District

North Charleston’s School Grade A better than 86% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
315
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Deer Park Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for North Charleston kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where North Charleston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Deer Park MiddleYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2263 Otranto Road, North Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6123
Grade 799
Grade 893
Enrollment over time
413’20
342’21
328’22
300’23
315’24

Down 23.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%Hispanic 33%White 11%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deer Park Middle from North Charleston families.

Other schools in Charleston County School District

The district →
Orange Grove Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charleston
A
1,170 students16:1
Jennie Moore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt. Pleasant
A
993 students15:1
Ladson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladson
C−
907 students14:1
Stiles Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A
866 students17:1
Angel Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Johns Island
C+
828 students15:1
Meeting Street Brentwood
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Charleston
806 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; North Charleston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.