Cane Bay Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 1,161 students
Berkeley Preparatory Academy
122 Bee Tree Lane, Summerville, SC 29486
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
764
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charter Institute at Erskine
Berkeley County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Berkeley Preparatory Academy
Berkeley Preparatory Academy is a charter elementary school in Summerville, South Carolina, serving grades K–8. It is part of Charter Institute at Erskine. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Berkeley County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 764 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Charter Institute at Erskine. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 764 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Charter Institute at Erskine
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Charter Institute at Erskine
- County
- Berkeley County
- NCES school ID
- 450390901757
Schools near Berkeley Preparatory Academy
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 658 students
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 1,126 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.