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A. L. Corbett Middle

Public Grades 6-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 18% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

A. L. Corbett Middle in Wagener, SC, is a small school serving 203 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Aiken 01 district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in math and English Language Arts running well below state averages. For example, only about 18-24% of students are proficient in math, compared to roughly 40-44% statewide. The most recent state ranking places the school in the 18th percentile, a decline from its 33rd percentile showing a few years ago. When compared to nearby schools, the gaps are stark: Tall Pines STEM Academy, a charter school about 14 miles away, posts proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points higher in several subjects, while Pelion Middle, the closest school geographically, also outperforms A. L. Corbett in most areas despite having a chronic absenteeism rate nearly double that of A. L. Corbett. There is one bright spot: 7th grade English Language Arts jumped from 29.1% to 48.5% proficiency in a single year, suggesting that targeted instructional efforts can yield results.

On the resource side, per-student spending dropped dramatically from $16,728 to $9,755 in one year—a 42% reduction—making it one of the lowest-spending schools in the region. This decline coincides with the school's falling state ranking, raising questions about whether fewer resources are impacting outcomes. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 22.4% is right at the state average and better than several higher-performing nearby schools, indicating that attendance is not the primary barrier. For parents, this school offers small class sizes and a dedicated community, but the academic struggles—particularly in math—and the recent funding cuts are important factors to weigh when considering educational options.

203

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,755

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 A L Corbett Circle
Wagener, SC 29164

(803) 564-1050

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend A. L. Corbett Middle usually attend:

High:

Wagener-Salley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

African American:

41.4%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg51%

279^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 25% (2019) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Middle 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	20.5	279 of 341	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	261 of 321	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	245 of 322	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	217 of 325	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	222 of 310	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	244 of 311	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	235 of 315	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	249 of 258	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	243 of 251	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	238 of 246	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	207 of 253	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	189 of 249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	198 of 235	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	248 of 295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	218 of 293	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	218 of 299	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	209 of 290	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	227 of 279	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	218 of 296	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	292 of 325	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	252 of 308	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	222 of 304	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	199 of 313	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	188 of 300	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	207 of 288	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	205 of 289	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	260 of 310	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	234 of 298	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	227 of 292	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	188 of 303	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	216 of 292	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	211 of 279	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	223 of 296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	248 of 271	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	220 of 259	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	207 of 256	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	217 of 244	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	207 of 258	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-16 vs state

Science41%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

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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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
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
Pelion Middle	Public	6-8	325 Main Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2300	513	45	11.4	100.0%	348 (67.8%)	26 (5.1%)	106 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	41.9	191^st of 341 public middle schools	44.0%		34.2	207^th of 321 public middle schools	35.5%	16		55.1	48.9	50.7		30.5	35.1	39.3	52.1		$15,624	$1,258	$615	$1,873	$12,035	$1,717	$13,751
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
Sandhills Middle	Public	7-8	582 Meadowfield Road	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7005	495	37	13.3	100.0%	204 (41.2%)	111 (22.4%)	146 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.1%)	12.2	315^th of 341 public middle schools	7.6%		11	302^nd of 321 public middle schools	5.9%	13			42.1	40.4			14.2	16.4			$12,734	$969	$1,088	$2,057	$9,353	$1,324	$10,677
Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	791	64	12.3	57.0%	382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	50.3	157^th of 341 public middle schools	54.0%		46.9	154^th of 321 public middle schools	52.0%	3		67.9	57.0	54.8		45.9	31.2	26.1	54.0		$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783
Gilbert Middle	Public	6-8	120 Rikard Circle	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1700	804	65	12.4	48.4%	566 (70.4%)	58 (7.2%)	140 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	56	137^th of 341 public middle schools	59.8%		51.1	139^th of 321 public middle schools	56.7%	2		61.3	59.2	55.0		36.1	47.8	39.3	57.4		$14,097	$753	$362	$1,115	$11,641	$1,340	$12,982
Williston-Elko Middle	Public	6-8	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3430	149	15	9.9		41 (27.5%)	96 (64.4%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	33.3	225^th of 341 public middle schools	34.0%					(n/a)		36.2	52.8	65.9		27.5	18.8	52.3	25.9
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14.0	100.0%	227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	45.8	173^rd of 341 public middle schools	49.3%		41.4	178^th of 321 public middle schools	44.5%	5		53.6	60.7	53.7		34.0	44.8	23.1	50.0		$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246
Frances F. Mack Intermediate	Public	5-6	161 Gaston Street	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7004	515	38	13.5	100.0%	246 (47.8%)	78 (15.1%)	148 (28.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)								(n/a)	43.7	37.1			26.1	20.9			26.2		$15,010	$778	$2,597	$3,376	$10,078	$1,556	$11,634
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A. L. Corbett Middle

How many students attend A. L. Corbett Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended A. L. Corbett Middle.

What high school do graduates of A. L. Corbett Middle attend?

Students who attend A. L. Corbett Middle usually go on to attend Wagener-Salley High

What is the racial makeup of A. L. Corbett Middle?

Students at A. L. Corbett Middle are 42% White, 41% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is A. L. Corbett Middle in?

Aiken 01

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A. L. Corbett Middle ranks in the bottom 18.2% of South Carolina middle schools.

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