📍 122 Bee Tree Lane, Summerville, Berkeley County, 29486
Berkeley Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Berkeley County. The school has 708 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It serves grades K–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berkeley Preparatory Academy enrolls 708 students across grades K–7. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 24% Black or African American and 9.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 410 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 708 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 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.
Berkeley Preparatory Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. 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 37, state house district 100.
Berkeley Preparatory Academy is one of 24 schools in Charter Institute at Erskine, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 26,014 students district-wide and employs 1,131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 708 students, Berkeley Preparatory Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,084 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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