Simmons-Pinckney Middle School

Simmons-Pinckney Middle School is a School in Charleston, SC, located at 244 President St. It serves as the only neighborhood middle school on the peninsula, offering diverse opportunities for students to explore interests and engage in creative and collaborative experiences both in the classroom and beyond. The school provides personalized guidance to help every student succeed academically, socially, and emotionally, ensuring access to personalized learning tools and resources that support engagement and academic success.

Reimagined in 2015, the school is located on the Burke High School Campus, with visitors entering at the Sumter Street Front Office. The building was constructed in 1949 to educate African-American children in grades 1-7 under the name A. Burnett Rhett Elementary. It remained an elementary school until the late 1970s, when it switched to middle level classes and was renamed Rhett Middle School. The school relocated to Rutledge Street in 1982 for three years before closing. Between 2005 and 2012, middle school students were served in the Rhett building as Burke A+ Academy, and in 2012, it became known as Burke Middle.

In 2016, the institution was renamed to honor Phillip Simmons, a blacksmith and iron worker whose artistry is visible throughout the city, and the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator and civil rights activist who pastored Mother Emmanuel AME Church. The school provides free and reduced-price meals for children through the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. It also implements an Attendance Incentive Program designed to encourage consistent attendance by providing financial incentives to students.

Simmons-Pinckney Middle School anchors the historic downtown Charleston community by providing a continuous and supportive educational journey for its students, honoring the legacy of its namesakes through its commitment to academic success and individualized attention.

Situated on President Street in Charleston, the school is about 0.1 miles from the Arthur W. Christopher Community Center and Burke High School.

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