📍 500 Bryan Street, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29483
Alston Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 822 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alston Middle enrolls 822 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 33% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 270 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 8.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
666 of the school's 822 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 603 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.
Alston Middle 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 44, state house district 113.
Alston Middle 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 822 students, Alston Middle 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