📍 10 King Charles Circle, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29485
Newington Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newington Elementary enrolls 758 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 24% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 405 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 180 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 10% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
616 of the school's 758 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 553 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Newington Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 38, state house district 94.
Newington 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 758 students, Newington Elementary is smaller than 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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