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Beech Hill Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1001 Beech Hill Road
Summerville, SC 29485
Phone
(843) 821-3970
District
Dorchester 02
County
DORCHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1101
Classroom Teachers
63

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.8% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.2% of all U.S. schools.


Beech Hill Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
75%
53%
75%
53%
75%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
52%
83%
57%
76%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
50%
87%
55%
74%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 62 5.6%
Kindergarten 183 16.6%
Grade 1 165 15.0%
Grade 2 189 17.2%
Grade 3 157 14.3%
Grade 4 162 14.7%
Grade 5 183 16.6%
Total 1101 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.4% 53.5% 50.8%
Black 11.8% 31.4% 33.4%
Hispanic 10.7% 13.0% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.8% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.2% 62.7% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 28.3% 55.7% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 7.0% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 146,034 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 632.0 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.6% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 53,270 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.8% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.1% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.4% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,398 $167,215,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $657 $17,179,691 5.7%
Staff $507 $13,248,000 4.4%
General Administration $64 $1,683,000 0.6%
School Administration $624 $16,297,000 5.4%
Operation $1,027 $26,837,000 8.9%
Transportation $462 $12,065,309 4.0%
Other $300 $7,847,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,641 $95,157,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,483 $38,753,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $11,522 $301,125,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%