📍 8640 River Oaks Drive, North Charleston, Dorchester County, 29420
Eagle Nest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Charleston, Dorchester County. The school has 680 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eagle Nest Elementary enrolls 680 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 249 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 26% |
| White | 174 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 680 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 527 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Eagle Nest Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-60, state senate district 41, state house district 98.
Eagle Nest 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 680 students, Eagle Nest 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: City - Midsize
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