Middle Schools in Williamsburg 01

The Williamsburg 01 district in South Carolina is home to three middle schools: Kingstree Middle Magnet, C.E. Murray Middle, and Hemingway MB Lee Middle. These schools serve students in grades 5-8 and face challenges common to many districts, including low academic performance and high rates of economic disadvantage.

Kingstree Middle Magnet is the largest school in the district with 365 students, while C.E. Murray Middle and Hemingway MB Lee Middle have 146 and 129 students, respectively. Kingstree Middle Magnet is the only magnet school in the district, which may contribute to its larger student population. However, Hemingway MB Lee Middle has the highest per-student spending at $10,026, while Kingstree Middle Magnet has the lowest at $6,707.

Academically, all three schools struggle, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally below the Williamsburg 01 district and South Carolina state averages. Kingstree Middle Magnet has the highest proficiency rates in ELA, while C.E. Murray Middle performs the best in Mathematics. However, all three schools have high rates of chronic absenteeism, exceeding the state average, and serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 97.67% to 100%. These factors likely contribute to the overall low academic performance of the middle schools in the Williamsburg 01 district.