📍 820 West 5th North Street, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29483
Alston-Bailey Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alston-Bailey Elementary enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 37% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 270 | 38% |
| White | 266 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 11% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
611 of the school's 715 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 528 qualify for free lunch and 83 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-Bailey 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 44, state house district 113.
Alston-Bailey 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 715 students, Alston-Bailey 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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