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Lady's Island Middle

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Lady's Island Middle ranks 200 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 41% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lady's Island Middle in Beaufort, SC, serves 338 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. The school has a 2-star rating overall and ranks near the 40th percentile statewide, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch and a notably favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8 to 1.

The most striking bright spot is the school's Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam performance: 100% of students who took the test were proficient in both 2024-2025 and 2022-2023, a full 26 points above the state average. This suggests an exceptionally effective pipeline for advanced math students. However, this success doesn't extend to the broader student body—only 26.1% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level math, compared to 41.8% statewide. The school also shows a significant strength in serving its White students, who ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide (a 4-star rating), while its Gifted and Talented students have consistently ranked in the bottom 11th percentile over the past three years, earning 1-star or 0-star ratings. This contrast is counterintuitive and points to potential issues in how advanced programs are structured.

Chronic absenteeism is a persistent challenge at 29.3%, well above the district (21.3%) and state (22.3%) averages, and has remained high for three consecutive years. Compared to nearby Bluffton Middle, which spends nearly $8,000 less per student and achieves a 76th percentile ranking, Lady's Island's high per-student spending of $22,164 doesn't appear to translate into proportional academic gains. However, it does have a significantly lower chronic absenteeism rate than Beaufort Middle (29.3% vs. 39.9%) and a better student-teacher ratio, suggesting a more stable learning environment even if outcomes lag.

338

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,755

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

≥ 96%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

30 Cougar Drive
Beaufort, SC 29907

(843) 322-3100

District: Beaufort 01

Students who attend Lady's Island Middle usually attend:

High:

Beaufort High

Feeder schools for Lady's Island Middle:

Elementary:	Coosa Elementary
	Lady's Island Elementary
	St. Helena Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.6%

White:

25.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg51%

200^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	200 of 341	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	182 of 321	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	171 of 322	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	233 of 325	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	186 of 310	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	177 of 311	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	183 of 315	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	188 of 303	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	170 of 317	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	181 of 303	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	159 of 301	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.0	174 of 291	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	172 of 276	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	186 of 271	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	184 of 269	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	160 of 261	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.0	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	184 of 244	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	198 of 236	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	173 of 231	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.8	166 of 230	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	162 of 230	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.8	184 of 225	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	162 of 258	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	154 of 251	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	139 of 246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	206 of 253	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	168 of 235	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	146 of 252	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	188 of 237	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	167 of 192	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	139 of 183	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	173 of 195	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	127 of 194	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	186 of 310	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	193 of 295	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	178 of 293	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	226 of 299	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	192 of 290	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	175 of 279	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	178 of 296	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	177 of 281	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	176 of 197	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	165 of 184	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	172 of 185	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	161 of 182	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	164 of 179	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	101 of 159	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	51 of 139	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	71 of 123	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	194 of 325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	188 of 308	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	204 of 304	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	258 of 313	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	211 of 300	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	205 of 288	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	206 of 289	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	227 of 280	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	184 of 310	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	157 of 298	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	144 of 292	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	208 of 303	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	169 of 292	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	155 of 279	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	171 of 296	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	177 of 284	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	79 of 271	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	98 of 259	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	102 of 256	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	154 of 260	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	104 of 249	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	110 of 244	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	90 of 258	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	102 of 250	59.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)71st percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

African American (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)13th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%-4 vs state

Science39%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	200^th of 341 public middle schools	41.3%		40.9	182^nd of 321 public middle schools	43.3%	18	48.8	53.1	61.3	38.1	26.1	35.3	38.6		≥ 96%		$23,755	$1,391	$644	$2,034	$16,404	$5,317	$21,721
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%)	52.1	149^th of 341 public middle schools	56.3%		45.3	162^nd of 321 public middle schools	49.5%	13	54.2	54.9	72.7	35.0	29.1	48.5	44.1		94%		$23,555	$751	$1,029	$1,780	$16,524	$5,251	$21,775
Whale Branch Middle	Public	6-8	2009 Trask Parkway	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3000	243	32	7.5	—	13 (5.3%)	164 (67.5%)	50 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	11.4	317^th of 341 public middle schools	7.0%		12.6	292^nd of 321 public middle schools	9.0%	25	33.3	48.1	34.6	11.5	15.2	16.0	21.8		≥ 96%		$62,728	$790	$2,574	$3,364	$48,282	$11,082	$59,364
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	57.6%	239 (30.7%)	96 (12.3%)	396 (50.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	45	179^th of 341 public middle schools	47.5%		54.1	131^st of 321 public middle schools	59.2%	48	49.8	53.1	58.8	39.1	35.7	39.8	44.4		96%		$8,956	$375	$375	$750	$6,083	$2,124	$8,206
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	61.6%	370 (40.2%)	96 (10.4%)	413 (44.8%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	71	84^th of 341 public middle schools	75.4%		68.8	87^th of 321 public middle schools	72.9%	3	61.5	65.0	57.3	56.4	53.1	50.1	67.1		≥ 96%		$20,708	$454	$959	$1,413	$15,201	$4,094	$19,295
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	51.7%	408 (48.2%)	79 (9.3%)	290 (34.3%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	70.4	88^th of 341 public middle schools	74.2%		59.8	111^th of 321 public middle schools	65.4%	23	64.4	60.3	63.0	53.2	48.7	49.0	66.3		95%		$16,602	$501	$788	$1,289	$12,139	$3,174	$15,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Lady's Island Middle

How many students attend Lady's Island Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Lady's Island Middle.

Is Lady's Island Middle a good school?

Lady's Island Middle ranks 200^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lady's Island Middle?

Students at Lady's Island Middle are 51% African American, 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lady's Island Middle attend?

Students who attend Lady's Island Middle usually go on to attend Beaufort High

What district is Lady's Island Middle in?

Beaufort 01

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