Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science, 6401 Dorchester Road: sixth grade through eighth grade, 513 students in 2024-25, rated Average on the state report card.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website and 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.
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science is a Charleston County School District middle school on Dorchester Road. It earned an Average overall rating, with 40 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 843-767-8383, 6401 Dorchester Road
- School website: zucker.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 | 6401 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29418 |
| Phone | 843-767-8383 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Charleston County School District |
| School hours | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| State school ID | 1001111 |
Principal
Principal Christopher Haynes, according to the school’s administration page. The school’s home page says he was named one of six Star Principals of the Year for the district. The assistant principals are Evahn Green, Shorace Guider and Archie Temoney.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 513 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 501 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 10 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, 40 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 | Below Average |
| Preparing for success | Below Average |
| Student progress | Average |
| English learners’ progress | Below Average |
| School climate | Average |
On the spring 2025 SC READY tests in grades 6 to 8, 40.1% of students met or exceeded expectations in English language arts and 19.8% in math; on the state science test, 36.4% did, according to the state’s report card data. Across the 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. In the zone layers behind that tool, the Jerry Zucker zone takes students from all or part of the Hunley Park Elementary, Lambs Elementary, Pepperhill Elementary and W.B. Goodwin Elementary zones, and middle school students go on to R.B. Stall High, depending on the street. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s site, so these pairings come from the district’s own 2025-26 zone layers.
Calendar and school hours
Jerry Zucker follows Charleston County School District’s 2026-27 calendar. Coming dates from the academic calendar (PDF):
- Tuesday, Oct. 13: first day of the second quarter
- 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.
Activities
The school’s athletics page lists basketball, soccer and volleyball.
More
- The district’s middle schools page
- Every public school in North Charleston, with zones and report cards
- Our North Charleston schools guide for the district calendars, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Jerry Zucker serve?
Jerry Zucker serves sixth grade through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Jerry Zucker’s school rating?
Jerry Zucker was rated Average, with 40 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 school report card, the latest the state has published.
Which high school does Jerry Zucker Middle feed into?
In Charleston County School District’s 2025-26 zone layers, the Jerry Zucker Middle zone lies in the R.B. Stall High zone.
What time does Jerry Zucker start?
Classes run 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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