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Robert E. Howard Middle

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Public Grades 6-8

444

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1255 Belleville Road
Orangeburg, SC 29115

(803) 534-5470

District: Orangeburg 05

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.4%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2010 → 1st in 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (14% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2010

!Social Studies scores 49 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

South Carolina avg48%

Not ranked this year

Robert E. Howard Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	313 of 315	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	293 of 303	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	309 of 317	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	297 of 301	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	276 of 291	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	242 of 276	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	249 of 271	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	242 of 269	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	226 of 261	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	224 of 244	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	186 of 236	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	194 of 230	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.0	205 of 230	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.3	198 of 225	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.9	242 of 252	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	217 of 237	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	4.3	294 of 296	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	272 of 281	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	7.2	285 of 289	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	273 of 280	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	7.6	288 of 296	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	271 of 284	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2018-2019) ?

English 1100%+21 vs state

English Language Arts17%-26 vs state

Social Studies16%-49 vs state

Science12%-35 vs state

Mathematics7%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Robert E. Howard Middle	Public	6-8	1255 Belleville Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-5470	396	26	15.4		7 (1.8%)	351 (88.6%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	18.7	264^th of 320 public middle schools	17.5%		18	270^th of 325 public middle schools	16.9%	6	33.0	41.1	42.4	22.0	12.8	21.8	24.3	91.7	$14,620	$1,243	$1,160	$2,403	$10,328	$1,889	$12,217
William J. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	919 Bennett Avenue	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-2200	587	45	13.0		19 (3.2%)	514 (87.6%)	29 (4.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	10.5	302^nd of 320 public middle schools	5.6%		13.2	293^rd of 325 public middle schools	9.8%	9	33.2	31.2	28.7	18.3	8.0	7.2	29.2	76.6	$15,460	$1,198	$1,075	$2,273	$11,363	$1,825	$13,187
Carver Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	2018 Carver School Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-3554	439	34	12.7		148 (33.7%)	230 (52.4%)	36 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	11.5	297^th of 320 public middle schools	7.2%		10.7	307^th of 325 public middle schools	5.5%	10	34.9	34.5	30.1	19.8	8.2	8.3	26.7	70.4	$15,823	$1,263	$1,536	$2,799	$11,200	$1,824	$13,024
Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle	Public	7-8	897 North Street	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3058	188	18	10.4		89 (47.3%)	88 (46.8%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	29.7	230^th of 320 public middle schools	28.1%		45.9	162^nd of 325 public middle schools	50.2%	68		45.9	43.0		24.1	23.6			$19,476	$1,692	$1,464	$3,156	$13,772	$2,548	$16,320
Lake Marion Middle	Public	6-8	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29412	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 496-5197	501	35	14.1		34 (6.8%)	430 (85.8%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert E. Howard Middle

What is the racial makeup of Robert E. Howard Middle?

Students at Robert E. Howard Middle are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Robert E. Howard Middle?

In the 2018-19 school year, 444 students attended Robert E. Howard Middle.

What district is Robert E. Howard Middle in?

Orangeburg 05

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