📍 286 Old Fort Road, Ladson, Dorchester County, 29456
Oakbrook Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ladson, Dorchester County. The school has 1,006 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakbrook Middle enrolls 1,006 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 35% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 397 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 355 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 29 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
676 of the school's 1,006 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 109 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.
Oakbrook 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 38, state house district 98.
Oakbrook 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 1,006 students, Oakbrook Middle 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