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Hopkins Middle

Public Grades 6-8

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 11% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hopkins Middle is a public middle school located in Hopkins, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 463 students. The school is part of the Richland 01 school district, which is ranked 52 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Hopkins Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom third of South Carolina middle schools, with its highest ranking being 240 out of 310 schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Hopkins Middle has struggled with several key metrics that differentiate it from other schools in the area. The school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 40.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding schools in the Richland 01 district. Additionally, Hopkins Middle's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.1% of 6th graders, 9.2% of 7th graders, and 16.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in SC READY Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 39.4%, 34%, and 32.4%, respectively.

When comparing Hopkins Middle to other middle schools in the Richland 01 district, such as W.A. Perry Middle and W.G. Sanders Middle, Hopkins Middle consistently performs worse on academic measures, despite having similar student demographics and spending levels. Additionally, nearby magnet schools, such as Dent Middle, significantly outperform Hopkins Middle on academic measures, suggesting that a more innovative, student-centered approach to education could potentially benefit the students at Hopkins Middle.

458

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,049

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Clarkson Road
Hopkins, SC 29061

(803) 695-3331

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Hopkins Middle usually attend:

High:

Lower Richland High

Feeder schools for Hopkins Middle:

Elementary:	Caughman Road Elementary
	Hopkins Elementary
	Mill Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.5%

White:

5.0%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 23rd percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg50%

284^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the Richland 01

52^nd of 75Richland 01 among South Carolina districts

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
2025	14.2	284 of 320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	293 of 325	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	240 of 310	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	283 of 311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	299 of 315	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	280 of 317	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	253 of 303	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	284 of 301	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	252 of 291	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	240 of 276	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	221 of 271	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	236 of 269	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	210 of 261	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	197 of 249	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	210 of 236	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	218 of 231	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	217 of 230	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	209 of 230	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	22.3	191 of 225	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	208 of 252	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	191 of 253	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	111 of 249	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	186 of 235	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	101 of 184	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	144 of 177	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	147 of 187	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	93 of 183	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	267 of 295	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	267 of 294	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	227 of 290	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	265 of 279	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	274 of 296	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	259 of 281	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	275 of 307	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	273 of 307	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	275 of 313	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	220 of 300	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	274 of 288	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	281 of 289	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	268 of 280	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	256 of 296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	266 of 294	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	236 of 292	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	248 of 279	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	285 of 296	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	263 of 284	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)45th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts39%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-22 vs state

Science12%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Hopkins Middle

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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 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th 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
Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	1601 Clarkson Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 695-3331	458	41	11.1		23 (5.0%)	387 (84.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	14.2	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		12.8	296^th of 325 public middle schools	8.9%	12		43.8	39.1	35.8		13.1	9.2	16.7	11.7	100.0	$20,049	$1,757	$1,560	$3,317	$13,084	$3,648	$16,732
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	731 Horrell Hill Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 695-5700	462	41	11.2		34 (7.4%)	333 (72.1%)	63 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	15.6	275^th of 320 public middle schools	14.1%		13.8	289^th of 325 public middle schools	11.1%	14		38.0	39.6	37.0		18.8	13.5	7.9	31.3	100.0	$22,241	$2,391	$1,651	$4,043	$15,417	$2,782	$18,198
Crayton Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Clemson Avenue	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7224	952	68	14.0		469 (49.3%)	330 (34.7%)	70 (7.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	82.3	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%		84.6	46^th of 325 public middle schools	85.8%	5		66.7	70.4	65.7		55.0	53.7	47.1	62.3	98.8	$17,291	$1,415	$1,114	$2,529	$12,672	$2,090	$14,761
Hand Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Wheat Street	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2947	755	61	12.3		232 (30.7%)	388 (51.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	49.1	150^th of 320 public middle schools	53.1%		52.2	141^st of 325 public middle schools	56.6%	9		56.8	56.5	55.8		31.2	30.5	35.7	38.0	98.3	$18,872	$1,401	$1,133	$2,534	$13,897	$2,441	$16,338
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4070	442	35	12.6		128 (29.0%)	161 (36.4%)	102 (23.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	29.5	231^st of 320 public middle schools	27.8%		28.2	235^th of 325 public middle schools	27.7%	4		42.5	46.4	44.4		22.3	28.8	21.3	37.2	100.0	$16,055	$1,248	$1,134	$2,382	$11,314	$2,359	$13,673
W. G. Sanders Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3455 Pine Belt Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 735-7575	503	54	9.3		59 (11.7%)	376 (74.8%)	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	31.9	221^st of 320 public middle schools	30.9%		40	185^th of 325 public middle schools	43.1%	36		44.3	37.5	56.2		23.6	18.2	29.4	37.2	100.0	$20,208	$1,375	$1,201	$2,576	$14,996	$2,637	$17,633
Dent Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2721 Decker Boulevard	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2750	1,059	83	12.7		185 (17.5%)	566 (53.4%)	186 (17.6%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	40.7	186^th of 320 public middle schools	41.9%		43.8	168^th of 325 public middle schools	48.3%	18		48.2	47.5	42.5		36.2	31.2	28.6	46.2	100.0	$15,232	$1,039	$661	$1,699	$11,035	$2,497	$13,532
W. A. Perry Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 256-6347	320	32	10.0		2 (0.6%)	289 (90.3%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	13.4	288^th of 320 public middle schools	10.0%		16.8	276^th of 325 public middle schools	15.1%	12		34.8	46.8	34.7		10.2	12.6	9.1	22.0	90.5	$30,818	$3,082	$2,054	$5,136	$19,110	$6,573	$25,683
Frances F. Mack Intermediate	Public	5-6	161 Gaston Street	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7004	515	38	13.5		246 (47.8%)	78 (15.1%)	148 (28.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)								(n/a)	33.2	41.3			19.1	28.6			32.8		$15,010	$778	$2,597	$3,376	$10,078	$1,556	$11,634
Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	379	31	12.2		113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	15.4	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%		21.2	257^th of 325 public middle schools	20.9%	19		37.2	29.8	34.5		21.9	13.5	17.3	28.7	100.0	$17,076	$669	$2,162	$2,832	$10,992	$3,253	$14,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkins Middle

Is Hopkins Middle a good school?

Hopkins Middle ranks in the bottom 11.3% of South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Hopkins Middle attend?

Students who attend Hopkins Middle usually go on to attend Lower Richland High

How many students attend Hopkins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Hopkins Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Hopkins Middle?

Students at Hopkins Middle are 84% African American, 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Hopkins Middle in?

Richland 01

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