📍 2065 Seven Sticks Drive, Wando, Berkeley County, 29492
Philip Simmons Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wando, Berkeley County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berkeley 01 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Philip Simmons Middle enrolls 428 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 30% Black or African American and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 428 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Philip Simmons Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 37, state house district 99.
Philip Simmons Middle 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 428 students, Philip Simmons Middle is smaller than the district average of about 857 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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