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Alston-Bailey Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

820 West 5th North Street, Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 695-5210 · Part of Dorchester School District 2

Summerville’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
646
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Alston-Bailey Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Next stop for Summerville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Alston-Bailey ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

820 West 5th North Street, Summerville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K62
Kindergarten99
Grade 191
Grade 297
Grade 388
Grade 4110
Grade 599
Enrollment over time
655’20
698’21
715’22
690’23
646’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 40%White 30%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alston-Bailey Elementary from Summerville families.

Other schools in Dorchester School District 2

The district →
Sand Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
A−
1,169 students16:1
Beech Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
A
1,079 students15:1
William M. Reeves Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
B+
930 students16:1
Newington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
B
862 students15:1
Knightsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
B−
833 students13:1
Fort Dorchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summerville
B+
801 students14:1

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; Summerville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.