📍 1001 Beech Hill Road, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29485
Beech Hill Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 1,101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beech Hill Elementary enrolls 1,101 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 11% Black or African American and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 753 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 1,101 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.
Beech Hill Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 38, state house district 114.
Beech Hill Elementary is one of 25 schools in Dorchester 02, based in Summerville, South Carolina. The district serves 25,928 students district-wide and employs 1,589 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,101 students, Beech Hill Elementary is close to the district average of about 1,037 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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