Deer Park Middle

Deer Park Middle

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
2263 Otranto Rd,  North Charleston, SC
Charleston County School District
3.0
342 Students
B-
Niche Grade
Deer Park Middle is a public school in the Charleston County school district that serves students in grades six through eight. Located in the Deer Park neighborhood in North Charleston, this school provides a safe and challenging learning environment where diversity is celebrated and students develop a lifelong passion for learning. Competition is not just reserved for athletics at Deer Park Middle. In addition to basketball, volleyball, soccer and track, the school has a number of academic teams, including robotics and Legos. The robotics team qualified for the South Carolina First Robotics Competition in 2021, and the Lego team competed in the First Lego League that same year. Deer Park Middle is committed to preparing students for future careers by placing an emphasis on STEM education and hands-on learning in each classroom. Because of this focus on science, technology, engineering and math, graduates of this school are prepared with the necessary tools to compete in today’s technology-driven society.

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Math Proficiency
16%
Reading Proficiency
26%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
26%
Math Proficiency
16%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
22
Full Time Teachers
22
Teachers in First or Second Year
22.9%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
93%
State Average
1.3%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
204:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.4%
Female
47.6%
Black
52.1%
Hispanic
28.7%
White
11.6%
Two or more races
6.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.2%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 4 Reviews
4.0 student
8/11/2024
My experience at this school was something. I became a leader for my grade being in student council and helped my peers around me express activities they wanted to do. This school may seem bad to you but we are all in this together we are the Bucks of deer park, we are a team! There is no I in team...
2.0 student
5/29/2024
I get bullied every day since 6th grade im going into 8th this year it suck and some kid brought a gun and another brought a KNIFE to school i feel SOOOOOO unsafe in this school. At least i have an amazing friend group that is the funniest ever.
1.0 parent
9/19/2022
the school is not kind security sucks and they do meetings for no more bullying even though it is a waste of time. My child got hurt one time and the school did nothing about it.
5.0 student
10/14/2021
Great school there kind and fun this is not a bad school!

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