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Schofield Middle

Public Grades 7-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 13% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Schofield Middle is a public middle school located in Aiken, South Carolina, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 396 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. However, Schofield Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

Schofield Middle's academic performance is a significant concern, as the school consistently underperforms compared to the Aiken 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.3% of 7th-grade students and 42.2% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.5% and 53.1% for the Aiken 01 district, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is even more concerning, with only 13.2% of 7th-grade students and 9.4% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 19.6% and 21.9% for the district. Additionally, Schofield Middle has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 44.7% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Schofield Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby middle schools in the Aiken 01 district, such as Paul Knox Middle, North Augusta Middle, and Highland Springs Middle, which consistently outperform Schofield Middle on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $12,231 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.6, Schofield Middle's challenges suggest a need to address factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices, student engagement, and support services.

356

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,127

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

224 Kershaw Street Northeast
Aiken, SC 29801

(803) 641-2770

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend Schofield Middle usually attend:

High:

Aiken High

Feeder schools for Schofield Middle:

Elementary:	Aiken Elementary
	J. D. Lever Elementary
	North Aiken Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.4%

White:

21.3%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg45%

279^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle 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	14.8	279 of 320	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	285 of 325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	268 of 325	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	229 of 310	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	216 of 311	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	200 of 315	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	196 of 303	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	203 of 317	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	164 of 303	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.3	129 of 301	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.5	133 of 291	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	124 of 276	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	99 of 271	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	65 of 269	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	86 of 261	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	67 of 249	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	58.8	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	95 of 236	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.5	61 of 231	73.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	54 of 230	76.5%	★★★★☆
2004	74.5	56 of 230	75.7%	★★★★☆
2003	81.8	33 of 225	85.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	225 of 248	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	235 of 253	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	176 of 235	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	144 of 252	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	144 of 237	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	116 of 184	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	146 of 177	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	123 of 187	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	130 of 183	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	127 of 164	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	140 of 195	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	262 of 295	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	274 of 294	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	259 of 299	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	213 of 290	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	181 of 279	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	190 of 296	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	201 of 281	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	161 of 185	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.1	72 of 179	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	127 of 156	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	263 of 307	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	277 of 307	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	278 of 313	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	261 of 300	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	229 of 288	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	198 of 289	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	217 of 280	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	255 of 296	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	240 of 294	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	243 of 303	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	227 of 292	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	209 of 279	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	192 of 296	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	169 of 284	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	242 of 257	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	211 of 255	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	211 of 260	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	138 of 244	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	95 of 258	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	100 of 250	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)13th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-22 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)	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 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
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		76 (21.3%)	208 (58.4%)	52 (14.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	14.8	279^th of 320 public middle schools	12.8%		14.9	285^th of 325 public middle schools	12.3%	6			35.3	42.2			13.2	9.4		$14,127	$617	$1,270	$1,888	$10,793	$1,446	$12,239
Aiken Intermediate	Public	6	101 Gator Lane	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2570	427	26	16.7		155 (36.3%)	189 (44.3%)	53 (12.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)		46.2				22.2			40.9	$10,621	$882	$927	$1,808	$7,946	$866	$8,812
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		285 (44.3%)	221 (34.4%)	89 (13.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	40.8	184^th of 320 public middle schools	42.5%		56.4	128^th of 325 public middle schools	60.6%	56			56.4	54.1			22.1	22.2		$12,016	$723	$1,169	$1,892	$9,051	$1,073	$10,124
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		207 (38.3%)	194 (35.9%)	99 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	27.2	242^nd of 320 public middle schools	24.4%		28.9	231^st of 325 public middle schools	28.9%	11		56.2	41.1	47.2		18.4	8.2	14.0	40.6	$11,195	$568	$1,188	$1,756	$8,443	$997	$9,440
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		238 (50.0%)	109 (22.9%)	105 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	22.7	252^nd of 320 public middle schools	21.3%		28.9	232^nd of 325 public middle schools	28.6%	20		42.7	48.2	42.0		16.4	13.1	19.5	34.2	$12,604	$1,248	$1,067	$2,315	$9,201	$1,088	$10,289
Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	82 Camp Long Road	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2		326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	74	72^nd of 320 public middle schools	77.5%		76.9	66^th of 325 public middle schools	79.7%	6	77.9	70.5	69.9	76.0	44.2	53.7	39.8	17.4	64.2	$11,482	$60	$236	$296	$186	$11,001	$11,186
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		114 (41.6%)	83 (30.3%)	57 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	46	159^th of 320 public middle schools	50.3%		56.5	127^th of 325 public middle schools	60.9%	32		53.0	67.0	61.8		19.5	20.0	21.6	46.5	$14,677	$632	$1,229	$1,861	$11,551	$1,265	$12,816
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		255 (47.8%)	144 (27.0%)	94 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	56.4	124^th of 320 public middle schools	61.3%					(n/a)		63.7	61.5	63.0		38.1	25.7	22.3	52.1	$13,335	$839	$1,155	$1,994	$9,977	$1,364	$11,341
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		211 (42.9%)	137 (27.8%)	102 (20.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	55.7	126^th of 320 public middle schools	60.6%		59.7	113^th of 325 public middle schools	65.2%	13		57.1	58.6	68.6		35.0	24.3	30.2	50.4	$11,811	$855	$1,067	$1,922	$8,624	$1,266	$9,889
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		292 (51.0%)	155 (27.1%)	79 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	66.2	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%		70.6	76^th of 325 public middle schools	76.6%	20		61.2	67.6	59.7		37.8	36.9	40.3	53.9	$11,697	$953	$1,118	$2,071	$8,517	$1,109	$9,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Schofield Middle

What district is Schofield Middle in?

Aiken 01

What is the racial makeup of Schofield Middle?

Students at Schofield Middle are 58% African American, 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Schofield Middle a good school?

Schofield Middle ranks in the bottom 12.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Schofield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Schofield Middle.

What high school do graduates of Schofield Middle attend?

Students who attend Schofield Middle usually go on to attend Aiken High

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