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Midland Valley High

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Midland Valley High ranks 150 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 36% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Midland Valley High is a public high school located in Graniteville, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,486 students. The school is part of the Aiken 01 school district, which is ranked 39 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midland Valley High faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores, graduation rates, and high chronic absenteeism. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 88.7% in 2022-2023 to 81.7% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average of 85.4%. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra 1/Mathematics (64.54%) and English 1 (50.53%) are significantly below the state averages of 73.95% and 61.66%, respectively. Midland Valley High also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.5% to 40.2% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average of 22.5%.

When compared to other high schools in the Aiken 01 district, Midland Valley High generally performs worse on key metrics. For example, Silver Bluff High and South Aiken High have higher proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra 1/Mathematics and English 1, as well as higher four-year graduation rates. To address these issues, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes across all subgroups.

1,558

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,886

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

227 Mustang Drive
Graniteville, SC 29829

(803) 593-7100

District: Aiken 01

Feeder schools for Midland Valley High:

Elementary:	Byrd Elementary
	Clearwater Elementary
	Gloverville Elementary
	Graniteville Elementary
	More...
	Jefferson Elementary
	Warrenville Elementary
Middle:	Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
	Leavelle McCampbell Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

African American:

32.1%

Hispanic:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (65% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg71%

150^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Aiken 01

39^th of 75Aiken 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	34.9	150 of 235	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	167 of 235	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	133 of 237	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	147 of 226	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	144 of 227	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	126 of 225	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	114 of 216	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	129 of 223	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	111 of 231	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	90 of 232	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.9	92 of 210	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	105 of 203	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	88 of 202	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	81 of 199	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.3	117 of 199	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.1	68 of 188	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	87 of 185	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	70 of 191	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	121 of 191	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.0	109 of 187	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	111 of 194	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	134 of 194	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	100 of 199	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	70 of 190	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	107 of 178	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	98 of 184	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	113 of 183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	112 of 139	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	115 of 145	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	102 of 141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	68 of 139	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.4	104 of 115	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	106 of 143	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	78 of 137	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	42 of 71	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	36 of 64	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	157 of 225	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	181 of 225	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	106 of 223	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	136 of 220	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	135 of 213	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	118 of 213	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	107 of 210	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	89 of 153	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	124 of 157	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	125 of 156	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	92 of 121	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	87 of 108	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	67 of 93	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	50 of 80	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	136 of 226	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	162 of 229	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	126 of 226	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	132 of 220	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	123 of 213	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	111 of 217	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	113 of 214	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	140 of 224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	142 of 228	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	148 of 229	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	146 of 224	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	138 of 215	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	130 of 218	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	129 of 213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	139 of 196	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	169 of 196	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	124 of 197	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	149 of 189	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	143 of 191	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	132 of 185	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 283%-3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%-9 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution57%-5 vs state

English 151%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Midland Valley High	Public	9-12	227 Mustang Drive	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7100	1,558	88	17.7		656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	34.9	150^th of 235 public high schools	36.2%		29	167^th of 235 public high schools	28.9%	17	64.5	50.5	56.7	83.4	$11,886	$590	$945	$1,534	$9,029	$1,323	$10,352
Aiken County Career Center	Public	10-12	2455 Jefferson Davis Highway	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7300	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Augusta High	Public	9-12	2000 Knobcone Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 442-6100	1,645	93	17.6		779 (47.4%)	503 (30.6%)	253 (15.4%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	41	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%		43	125^th of 235 public high schools	46.8%	12	56.9	58.9	61.6	83.1	$11,560	$642	$946	$1,588	$8,796	$1,176	$9,972
Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	176	7	25.1		114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	97.5	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%		97.8	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%	2		100.0	97.4	100.0	$41,824	$2,717	$2,560	$5,277	$31,869	$4,678	$36,547
Fox Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	165 Shortcut Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 613-9435	672	43	15.8		476 (70.8%)	109 (16.2%)	50 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	66.1	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%		58.1	81^st of 235 public high schools	65.5%	22	71.7	68.0	65.8	93.9	$9,211	$141	$63	$204	$8,344	$663	$9,007
South Aiken High	Public	9-12	232 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2600	1,349	80	16.8		658 (48.8%)	414 (30.7%)	156 (11.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	51	105^th of 235 public high schools	55.3%		46	119^th of 235 public high schools	49.4%	14	66.8	59.2	58.9	89.9	$12,188	$432	$945	$1,377	$9,615	$1,196	$10,811
Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,097	78	14.0		430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	31.8	162^nd of 235 public high schools	31.1%		38	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%	23	56.1	50.2	57.7	81.6	$13,738	$712	$502	$1,214	$10,807	$1,718	$12,524
Silver Bluff High	Public	9-12	64 DeSoto Drive	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 652-8100	756	48	15.7		313 (41.4%)	297 (39.3%)	90 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	46	119^th of 235 public high schools	49.4%		36.8	143^rd of 235 public high schools	39.1%	24	75.5	56.1	52.2	88.5	$13,005	$571	$946	$1,517	$10,009	$1,478	$11,488
Trenton High	Public	9-12	84 Greenhouse Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3044	3	4	.7		0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3		284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	18.4	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%		21	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%	11	45.7	44.3	37.0	81.7	$17,471	$2,173	$625	$2,798	$11,945	$2,728	$14,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Midland Valley High

Is Midland Valley High a good school?

Midland Valley High ranks 150^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Midland Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,558 students attended Midland Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Midland Valley High?

Students at Midland Valley High are 42% White, 32% African American, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Midland Valley High in?

Aiken 01

What schools feed into Midland Valley High?

Midland Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Byrd Elementary
Elementary : Clearwater Elementary
Elementary : Gloverville Elementary
Elementary : Graniteville Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Warrenville Elementary
Middle : Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
Middle : Leavelle McCampbell Middle

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