C.E. Williams Middle, 3090 Sanders Road: sixth through eighth grade, 1,299 students in 2024-25, rated Average on the state report card.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the school’s two websites, South campus and North campus; Charleston County School District’s school lookup tool, 2026-27 academic calendar and 2026-27 bell schedule; the S.C. Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card data files; the federal NCES school directory.
C.E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Arts is the Charleston County School District middle school for West Ashley. It runs on two campuses: the South campus at 3090 Sanders Road, which the school’s website calls C.E. Williams Middle School (South Campus), and C.E. Williams North at 1776 William Kennerty Drive, which its principal’s page describes as the school’s sixth grade campus. It was rated Average, with 41 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 843-763-1529, 3090 Sanders Road
- C.E. Williams North (sixth grade): 843-763-1546, 1776 William Kennerty Drive
- School website: williams.ccsdschools.com
- Enrolling a new student: register at the zoned school; the district lists what to bring on its required documents page. District office: 843-937-6300
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school lookup tool
- Buses: the district’s transportation page, with its 2026-27 bus stop locator
| Address | 3090 Sanders Road, Charleston, SC 29414 |
| Phone | 843-763-1529 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Charleston County School District |
| School hours | 6th: 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.; 7th and 8th: 8:35 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. |
| State school ID | 1001092 |
Principal
Two campuses, two principals: Principal Stephanie Flock at the South campus on Sanders Road, according to its administration page, and Principal Maite Porter at the sixth grade campus, C.E. Williams North, according to its administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,299 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 1,241 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher.
State report card
South Carolina rates every public school each year as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory. An Excellent rating means “school performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate,” according to the state’s report card site. The overall rating is built from indicators such as academic achievement, preparing for success, student progress, English learners’ progress and school climate, with graduation rate and college and career readiness added for high schools.
2024-25 rating: Average, 41 points. On the state’s middle school scale, Excellent 56 to 100, Good 48 to 55, Average 36 to 47, Below Average 29 to 35 and Unsatisfactory 28 and below.
| Indicator | 2024-25 rating |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement | Average |
| Preparing for success | Average |
| Student progress | Below Average |
| English learners’ progress | Average |
| School climate | Below Average |
On the spring 2025 SC READY tests in grades 6 to 8, 56.6% of students met or exceeded expectations in English language arts and 33.4% in math; on the state science test, 55% did, according to the state’s report card data.
Across Charleston County School District, in grades 3 to 8, the figures were 67.6% in English, 56.2% in math and 57.2% in science.
The full report card, with test results by group, teacher data, school safety and spending, is on the state’s SC School Report Cards site. The state publishes new ratings each fall.
Attendance zone
Check an address with the district’s school lookup tool, which the district links from its lookup page.
The C.E. Williams zone covers West Ashley and feeds West Ashley High. In the district’s zone layers it is fed by the Ashley River Creative Arts, Drayton Hall, Oakland, Springfield, St. Andrew’s School of Math and Science and Stono Park zones.
We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s site, so these pairings come from the district’s own zone layers, for 2025-26 and 2026-27; where a zone is split, the street address decides.
Programs
The South campus website describes “a robust and diverse arts program” and the AVID college-readiness program.
Calendar and school hours
C.E. Williams Middle follows Charleston County School District’s 2026-27 calendar. Coming dates from the academic calendar (PDF):
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-24: no school; both are weather make-up days if the district needs them
- Nov. 25-27: fall break
- Friday, Dec. 18: half day
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
School hours: sixth grade 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., with arrival from 7 a.m.; seventh and eighth grade 8:35 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., with arrival from 8:10 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule (PDF).
More
- The district’s middle schools page
- Every public school in Charleston, with zones and report cards
- Our Charleston schools guide for the district calendars, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does C.E. Williams Middle serve?
C.E. Williams Middle serves sixth through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2024-25 report card.
What is C.E. Williams Middle’s school rating?
C.E. Williams Middle was rated Average, with 41 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 school report card, the latest the state has published.
Which high school does C.E. Williams Middle feed into?
In Charleston County School District’s zone layers, the C.E. Williams Middle zone feeds West Ashley High.
What time does C.E. Williams Middle start?
Sixth grade runs 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. and seventh and eighth grade 8:35 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.
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