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Midland Valley High

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Midland Valley High ranks 149 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Midland Valley High is a large public high school in Graniteville, SC, serving about 1,558 students in grades 9-12 within the Aiken 01 school district.

The most pressing concern for parents to know is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which sits at 38.8%—nearly double the state average of 22.3% and significantly higher than nearby Silver Bluff High (26.3%) and North Augusta High (25.4%). This attendance issue appears connected to a declining graduation rate, which has fallen from a peak of 93.3% in 2021-2022 to 84.5%—now below both district and state averages. The school also serves a high-poverty population, with nearly 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. On the academic side, results are mixed. Algebra 1 proficiency has improved dramatically, jumping from 46.3% to 70.4% over three years, now exceeding the state average. However, English 1 proficiency remains a persistent weakness at 48.4%, well below the state's 60.9%. Interestingly, students who reach English 2 perform much better (81.3%), suggesting the transition into high school is the biggest hurdle.

Compared to other area schools, Midland Valley spends less per student ($11,886) than Aiken High ($13,738) and South Aiken High ($12,188), and has a higher student-teacher ratio (17.7) than both. The contrast with Aiken Scholars Academy—a selective magnet school with a 100% graduation rate and 2.2% absenteeism—is stark, though that school spends over $41,000 per student. The good news is that Midland Valley has shown it can improve when focused, as evidenced by the Algebra 1 gains. The school's greatest opportunity for meaningful change lies in tackling the attendance crisis, which appears to be the root cause driving many of its other challenges.

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 — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (62% vs 69% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg69%

149^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Aiken 01

37^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
2026	42.2	149 of 248	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	152 of 240	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	172 of 243	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.5	107 of 200	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	112 of 196	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	136 of 197	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.3	97 of 136	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	113 of 140	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	117 of 147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.7	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.0	158 of 229	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	160 of 229	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	186 of 231	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.0	129 of 155	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.3	90 of 154	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	125 of 158	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	125 of 156	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	81 of 124	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	93 of 122	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	81 of 122	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.4	134 of 241	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	138 of 230	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	166 of 235	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.9	127 of 233	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	142 of 228	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	146 of 234	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	53 of 61	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	141 of 200	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	174 of 202	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 281%-3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 270%+6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution59%-4 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 248%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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	74.0%	656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	42.2	149^th of 248 public high schools	39.9%		34.9	152^nd of 240 public high schools	36.7%	3	70.4	48.4	58.5	81.3	$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	56.9%	779 (47.4%)	503 (30.6%)	253 (15.4%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	62.4	93^rd of 248 public high schools	62.5%		41	138^th of 240 public high schools	42.5%	45	83.3	59.5	65.3	86.4	$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	30.7%	114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	97.7	4^th of 248 public high schools	98.4%		97.5	3^rd of 240 public high schools	98.8%	1	100.0	100.0	100.0	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	9.1%	476 (70.8%)	109 (16.2%)	50 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	67	77^th of 248 public high schools	69.0%		66.1	60^th of 240 public high schools	75.0%	17	90.0	63.3	61.7	91.4	$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	58.2%	658 (48.8%)	414 (30.7%)	156 (11.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	61	101^st of 248 public high schools	59.3%		51	106^th of 240 public high schools	55.8%	5	71.7	61.6	58.6	88.2	$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	100.0%	430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	46.9	134^th of 248 public high schools	46.0%		31.8	165^th of 240 public high schools	31.3%	31	82.5	48.6	60.6	82.4	$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	76.2%	313 (41.4%)	297 (39.3%)	90 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	49.2	128^th of 248 public high schools	48.4%		46	120^th of 240 public high schools	50.0%	8	85.3	56.3	69.0	75.8	$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	66.7%	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	68.2%	284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	42.6	148^th of 248 public high schools	40.3%		18.4	200^th of 240 public high schools	16.7%	52		50.3	39.0	88.8	$17,471	$2,173	$625	$2,798	$11,945	$2,728	$14,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Midland Valley High

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

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.

Is Midland Valley High a good school?

Midland Valley High ranks 149^th of 248 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.

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