📍 200 Scholar Way, Summerville, Berkeley County, 29483
Nexton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Berkeley County. The school has 1,025 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berkeley 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nexton Elementary enrolls 1,025 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 22% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 553 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 221 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 106 | 10% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 1,025 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 64 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nexton Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 44, state house district 100.
Nexton Elementary is one of 46 schools in Berkeley 01, based in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The district serves 39,423 students district-wide and employs 2,302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,025 students, Nexton Elementary is larger than the district average of about 857 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large