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H. E. McCracken Middle

Q: Is H. E. McCracken Middle a good school?

H. E. McCracken Middle ranks 112 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 65% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

H. E. McCracken Middle is a public middle school located in Bluffton, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 892 students. The school is part of the Beaufort 01 school district, which is ranked 28 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H. E. McCracken Middle consistently outperforms the Beaufort 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 67.94% for the district and 73.95% for the state. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is also above the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a strong performance among its student subgroups, particularly for White students and students with disabilities, ranking among the top middle schools in the state for these populations.

While H. E. McCracken Middle's overall academic performance is strong, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.7% to 29.7% over the past few years. This is an area of concern that the school may need to address. When compared to nearby middle schools within the same district, such as Bluffton Middle, H. E. McCracken Middle generally outperforms its peers, particularly in academic achievement and student-teacher ratio.

846

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,619

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 H. E. McCracken Circle
Bluffton, SC 29910

(843) 706-8700

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend H. E. McCracken Middle usually attend:

High:

May River High

Feeder schools for H. E. McCracken Middle:

Elementary:	Bluffton Elementary
	Pritchardville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.2%

Hispanic:

34.3%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg50%

112^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Beaufort 01

28^th of 75Beaufort 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	112 of 320	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	112 of 325	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	100 of 325	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	61 of 310	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	79 of 311	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	94 of 315	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	89 of 303	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.4	108 of 317	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	147 of 303	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	95 of 301	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	129 of 291	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	127 of 276	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	109 of 271	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.6	67 of 269	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	63.9	100 of 261	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	104 of 249	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	123 of 244	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.3	137 of 236	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	140 of 231	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	125 of 230	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.5	114 of 230	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	45.3	134 of 225	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	175 of 252	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	156 of 248	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	91 of 253	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	38 of 249	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	46 of 235	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	75 of 252	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	103 of 237	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	25 of 184	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	96.8	3 of 177	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	5 of 183	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	44.3	77 of 164	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	80 of 108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	72 of 105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	32 of 87	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	76 of 93	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	109 of 295	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	109 of 294	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	117 of 299	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	71 of 290	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	86 of 279	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	71 of 296	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	77 of 281	72.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	45 of 173	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	70 of 183	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	93 of 185	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	36 of 182	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	69 of 179	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	110 of 156	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	91 of 144	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	77 of 141	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	49 of 129	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	98 of 139	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	153 of 307	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	122 of 307	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	70 of 313	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	32 of 300	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	38 of 288	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	104 of 289	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	70 of 280	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	105 of 296	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	88 of 294	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	51 of 292	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	69 of 279	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	111 of 296	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	104 of 284	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	31 of 63	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	75 of 257	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	80 of 255	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	95 of 260	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	48 of 249	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	80 of 244	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	88 of 258	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	80 of 250	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Military Connected (2022)91st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th 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
H. E. McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	250 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8700	846	68	12.4		408 (48.2%)	79 (9.3%)	290 (34.3%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	59.8	112^th of 320 public middle schools	65.0%		62	112^th of 325 public middle schools	65.5%		60.9	55.9	57.8	43.1	37.2	32.6	50.7	100.0	$15,619	$393	$353	$747	$12,483	$2,389	$14,872
Bluffton Middle	Public	6-8	30 New Mustang Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 707-0700	921	65	14.1		370 (40.2%)	96 (10.4%)	413 (44.8%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	68.8	88^th of 320 public middle schools	72.5%		68.7	80^th of 325 public middle schools	75.4%	8	63.5	59.8	57.4	55.0	39.1	37.9	60.5	100.0	$13,949	$457	$367	$824	$10,942	$2,183	$13,125
Hilton Head Island Middle	Public	6-8	55 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4500	778	69	11.2		239 (30.7%)	96 (12.3%)	396 (50.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	54.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%		57.2	123^rd of 325 public middle schools	62.2%	8	50.2	62.1	58.1	40.9	33.8	33.0	41.8	100.0	$15,953	$659	$392	$1,051	$12,572	$2,329	$14,901
Beaufort Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5700	348	38	9.1		116 (33.3%)	152 (43.7%)	49 (14.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	45.3	163^rd of 320 public middle schools	49.1%		51.5	146^th of 325 public middle schools	55.1%	17	46.9	60.3	52.9	31.3	33.4	33.6	32.2	95.2	$22,884	$1,703	$571	$2,274	$16,438	$4,172	$20,610
Lady's Island Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	30 Cougar Drive	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-3100	338	38	8.8		86 (25.4%)	171 (50.6%)	55 (16.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	40.9	183^rd of 320 public middle schools	42.8%		43.7	170^th of 325 public middle schools	47.7%	13	47.3	61.8	42.3	36.4	37.0	13.1	41.0	100.0	$22,164	$1,553	$630	$2,184	$16,080	$3,900	$19,980

Frequently Asked Questions about H. E. McCracken Middle

Is H. E. McCracken Middle a good school?

H. E. McCracken Middle ranks 112^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of H. E. McCracken Middle?

Students at H. E. McCracken Middle are 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend H. E. McCracken Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended H. E. McCracken Middle.

What high school do graduates of H. E. McCracken Middle attend?

Students who attend H. E. McCracken Middle usually go on to attend May River High

What district is H. E. McCracken Middle in?

Beaufort 01

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