Simmons-Pinckney Middle, 2 Perry St.: sixth through eighth grade, 190 students in 2024-25, rated Unsatisfactory on the state report card.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the school’s administration page; 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.
Simmons-Pinckney Middle is the Charleston County School District middle school for the peninsula. Its website calls it “the only neighborhood middle school on the peninsula” and now gives its address as 2 Perry St., the former Mitchell Elementary building; the federal and state records still list 244 President St., the Burke High campus. It was rated Unsatisfactory, with 26 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 843-724-7789, 2 Perry St.
- School website: simmonspinckney.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 | 2 Perry St., Charleston, SC 29403 |
| Phone | 843-724-7789 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Charleston County School District |
| School hours | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| State school ID | 1001115 |
Principal
Principal Nathan Nelson, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 190 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 199 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about eight 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: Unsatisfactory, 26 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 | Unsatisfactory |
| Preparing for success | Unsatisfactory |
| Student progress | Unsatisfactory |
| School climate | Unsatisfactory |
On the spring 2025 SC READY tests in grades 6 to 8, 28% of students met or exceeded expectations in English language arts and 7.4% in math; on the state science test, 17.2% 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 Simmons-Pinckney zone covers the peninsula and feeds Burke High. In the district’s zone layers it is fed by the Memminger and Sanders-Clyde zones and the neighborhood part of James Simons Montessori.
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.
Calendar and school hours
Simmons-Pinckney 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: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with arrival from 8:05 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule (PDF). Early-release days end at 1:30 p.m. and half days at 11:45 a.m.
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 Simmons-Pinckney Middle serve?
Simmons-Pinckney Middle serves sixth through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Simmons-Pinckney Middle’s school rating?
Simmons-Pinckney Middle was rated Unsatisfactory, with 26 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 school report card, the latest the state has published.
Which high school does Simmons-Pinckney Middle feed into?
In Charleston County School District’s zone layers, the Simmons-Pinckney Middle zone feeds Burke High.
What time does Simmons-Pinckney Middle start?
The school day runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with arrival from 8:05 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.
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