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Best Middle Schools in Aiken County, SC

At a glance

Schools

5,202

Students

Districts

Top rankedTall Pines STEM Academy69^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Highland Springs Middle up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle 13 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)				SC READY Mathematics (2026)				SC READY Science (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	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
Paul Knox Middle	Public	6-8	1804 Wells Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6300	573	31	18.4	58.3%	292 (51.0%)	155 (27.1%)	79 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	66.4	98^th of 341 public middle schools	71.3%		66.2	95^th of 321 public middle schools	70.4%	3		55.7	71.1	72.9		37.7	49.4	48.6	54.2	$11,697	$953	$1,118	$2,071	$8,517	$1,109	$9,626
North Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Edgefield Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6200	492	27	18.2	61.6%	211 (42.9%)	137 (27.8%)	102 (20.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	61.2	113^th of 341 public middle schools	66.9%		55.7	126^th of 321 public middle schools	60.7%	13		57.8	60.4	62.4		49.1	41.6	41.5	57.9	$11,811	$855	$1,067	$1,922	$8,624	$1,266	$9,889
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle	Public	6-8	29 Lions Trail	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7260	476	29	16.4	100.0%	238 (50.0%)	109 (22.9%)	105 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	22	271^st of 341 public middle schools	20.5%		22.7	254^th of 321 public middle schools	20.9%	17		36.7	47.3	49.3		20.2	19.9	26.8	38.6	$12,604	$1,248	$1,067	$2,315	$9,201	$1,088	$10,289
Leavelle McCampbell Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4300	540	26	20.7	72.6%	207 (38.3%)	194 (35.9%)	99 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	32.5	228^th of 341 public middle schools	33.1%		27.2	243^rd of 321 public middle schools	24.3%	15		50.3	55.2	43.1		32.3	25.8	17.0	47.1	$11,195	$568	$1,188	$1,756	$8,443	$997	$9,440
M. B. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	274 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2470	643	34	19.0	66.6%	285 (44.3%)	221 (34.4%)	89 (13.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	41.6	195^th of 341 public middle schools	42.8%		40.8	183^rd of 321 public middle schools	43.0%	12			55.2	57.0			34.0	32.4		$12,016	$723	$1,169	$1,892	$9,051	$1,073	$10,124
New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	814 Main Street South	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 652-8200	274	21	13.0	75.3%	114 (41.6%)	83 (30.3%)	57 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	48.7	163^rd of 341 public middle schools	52.2%		46	158^th of 321 public middle schools	50.8%	5		58.5	48.3	68.3		39.1	27.0	27.0	63.4	$14,677	$632	$1,229	$1,861	$11,551	$1,265	$12,816
Schofield Middle	Public	7-8	224 Kershaw Street Northeast	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2770	356	26	13.6	100.0%	76 (21.3%)	208 (58.4%)	52 (14.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	17.6	294^th of 341 public middle schools	13.8%		14.8	281^st of 321 public middle schools	12.5%	13			37.8	43.9			20.6	27.5		$14,127	$617	$1,270	$1,888	$10,793	$1,446	$12,239
Jackson STEM Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	18371 Atomic Road	Jackson	29831	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 279-3525	302	20	15.1	100.0%	132 (43.7%)	116 (38.4%)	30 (9.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	29.1	248^th of 341 public middle schools	27.3%		31.9	223^rd of 321 public middle schools	30.5%	25		40.0	54.7	47.3		19.0	24.4	31.6	47.5	$13,573	$596	$1,165	$1,761	$10,909	$903	$11,812
A. L. Corbett Middle	Public	6-8	10 A L Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1050	203	15	13.5	100.0%	85 (41.9%)	84 (41.4%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	20.5	279^th of 341 public middle schools	18.2%		20.3	261^st of 321 public middle schools	18.7%	18		41.3	48.5	36.9		24.0	17.7	22.7	41.4	$9,755	$190	$827	$1,018	$6,664	$2,073	$8,737
Aiken Intermediate	Public	6	101 Gator Lane	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2570	427	26	16.7	100.0%	155 (36.3%)	189 (44.3%)	53 (12.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)		51.0				30.1			53.2	$10,621	$882	$927	$1,808	$7,946	$866	$8,812
Highland Springs Middle	Public	6-8	822 Fountainhead Drive	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 844-9601	534	28	19.0	100.0%	255 (47.8%)	144 (27.0%)	94 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	71.4	83^rd of 341 public middle schools	75.7%		56.4	124^th of 321 public middle schools	61.4%	41		60.1	64.5	72.7		48.0	48.6	49.3	61.3	$13,335	$839	$1,155	$1,994	$9,977	$1,364	$11,341
Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	550 Camp Long Rd	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2	14.4%	326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	76.7	69^th of 341 public middle schools	79.8%		74	71^st of 321 public middle schools	77.9%	2	86.0	72.7	66.0	74.2	63.0	52.5	53.0	47.8	59.6	$11,482	$60	$236	$296	$186	$11,001	$11,186

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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