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Sand Hill Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 324 Gnarly Oak Lane, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29485

1,133
Pupils
17.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sand Hill Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 1,133 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Dorchester 02

Enrollment & staffing

Sand Hill Elementary enrolls 1,133 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.

Male students
569 (50%)
Female students
564 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
63.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Black or African American and 9.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White74366%
Black or African American17816%
Two or more races1059.3%
Hispanic or Latino998.7%
Asian7<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

477 of the school's 1,133 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 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.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Sand Hill Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 39, state house district 97.

School district: Dorchester 02

Sand Hill 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 1,133 students, Sand Hill Elementary is close to the district average of about 1,037 students per school.

25,928
District students
25
Schools
1,589
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

59%
Reading proficient
58%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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