📍 8642 River Oaks Drive, North Charleston, Dorchester County, 29420
River Oaks Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Charleston, Dorchester County. The school has 849 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Oaks Middle enrolls 849 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 24% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 391 | 46% |
| White | 208 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 17 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
717 of the school's 849 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 649 qualify for free lunch and 68 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.
River Oaks Middle 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.
River Oaks 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 849 students, River Oaks 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: City - Midsize