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Blythewood Middle

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Blythewood Middle ranks 71 st of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Blythewood Middle is a public middle school in Blythewood, South Carolina, serving 843 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Richland 02 school district, which is ranked 37 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Blythewood Middle has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in South Carolina, with a current ranking of 71 out of 320 schools and a 4-star rating.

Blythewood Middle consistently outperforms the Richland 02 district and the state of South Carolina in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of Blythewood Middle students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 70.4% for the Richland 02 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 6-8 compared to the district and state. Additionally, Blythewood Middle excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking among the top 20 middle schools in the state for African American and Hispanic students, and among the top 25 for White students. The school's Gifted and Talented students also rank in the top 10 middle schools in the state.

While Blythewood Middle has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 24.7% in 2022-2023, the school's rates are still lower than the state average. The school also spends more per student ($12,252 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Nearby middle schools in the Richland 02 district, such as Dent Middle and Longleaf Middle, have similar or higher rates of chronic absenteeism, and struggle academically compared to Blythewood Middle.

872

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,833

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2351 Longtown Road East
Blythewood, SC 29016

(803) 691-6850

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Blythewood Middle usually attend:

High:

Blythewood High

Feeder schools for Blythewood Middle:

Elementary:

Round Top Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.6%

White:

24.7%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (58% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richland 02

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg50%

71^st of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Richland 02

37^th of 75Richland 02 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	74.6	71 of 320	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	73 of 325	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	64 of 325	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	44 of 310	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	54 of 311	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	31 of 315	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	37 of 303	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	44 of 317	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	70 of 303	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	45 of 301	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.1	61 of 291	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	49 of 276	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	51 of 271	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	42 of 269	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	37 of 261	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.2	24 of 249	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	28 of 244	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	28 of 236	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	85.8	20 of 231	91.3%	★★★★★
2005	84.2	28 of 230	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	88.0	15 of 230	93.5%	★★★★★
2003	83.8	29 of 225	87.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	18 of 252	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	13 of 248	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	13 of 253	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	7 of 249	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	12 of 235	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	11 of 237	95.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	76 of 184	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	84 of 177	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	9 of 183	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	14 of 164	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	29 of 195	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	17 of 194	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	54 of 295	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	66 of 294	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	53 of 299	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	29 of 290	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	51 of 279	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	21 of 296	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	29 of 281	89.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	9 of 173	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	19 of 183	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	32 of 185	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	1 of 182	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	28 of 179	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	6 of 156	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.7	6 of 141	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	7 of 129	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	3 of 139	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	29 of 123	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	100 of 307	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	77 of 307	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	77 of 313	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	64 of 300	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	119 of 288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	31 of 289	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	52 of 280	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	79 of 296	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	76 of 294	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	48 of 292	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	46 of 279	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	32 of 296	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	41 of 284	85.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	22 of 257	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	31 of 255	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	19 of 260	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	11 of 249	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	17 of 244	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	7 of 258	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	14 of 250	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts66%+9 vs state

Science55%+6 vs state

Mathematics45%+10 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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Blythewood Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Longtown Road East	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6850	872	54	16.2		215 (24.7%)	476 (54.6%)	97 (11.1%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	74.6	71^st of 320 public middle schools	77.8%		71.9	73^rd of 325 public middle schools	77.5%	2				60.8	72.5	64.1				45.7	47.1	42.7		54.6	100.0	$12,833	$886	$549	$1,435	$9,377	$2,020	$11,398
Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6		127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	32.3	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%		34.8	205^th of 325 public middle schools	36.9%	14				51.0	46.9	48.6				20.8	24.3	19.1		41.0	90.3	$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020
Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	796	56	14.2		64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	32.9	214^th of 320 public middle schools	33.1%		31.6	220^th of 325 public middle schools	32.3%	6				46.2	48.0	51.4				24.9	17.3	26.0		39.9	100.0	$14,283	$905	$669	$1,575	$10,730	$1,978	$12,709
Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	662	44	15.0		319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	41.7	178^th of 320 public middle schools	44.4%		44.5	166^th of 325 public middle schools	48.9%	12				47.5	55.5	59.4				21.2	28.0	22.1		45.6	100.0	$12,121	$796	$765	$1,560	$9,020	$1,541	$10,560
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
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6015 N Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 900-0664	216	23	9.3		106 (49.1%)	89 (41.2%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	8.5	309^th of 320 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	316^th of 325 public middle schools	2.8%	7	14.8	20.5	30.3	28.5	35.5	42.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.6	0.0	7.7	11.4	17.8		$16,348	$1,802	$163	$1,965	$11,174	$3,208	$14,383
Alcorn Middle	Public	6-8	5125 Fairfield Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3439	381	31	12.4		11 (2.9%)	295 (77.4%)	55 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	6.4	316^th of 320 public middle schools	1.3%		7.7	319^th of 325 public middle schools	1.8%	3				25.8	29.1	22.8				9.2	10.3	7.3		15.5		$22,494	$2,572	$1,551	$4,123	$15,467	$2,904	$18,371
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Blythewood Middle

What is the racial makeup of Blythewood Middle?

Students at Blythewood Middle are 55% African American, 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Blythewood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 872 students attended Blythewood Middle.

What high school do graduates of Blythewood Middle attend?

Students who attend Blythewood Middle usually go on to attend Blythewood High

Is Blythewood Middle a good school?

Blythewood Middle ranks 71^st of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Blythewood Middle in?

Richland 02

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