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New Heights Middle

Public Grades 6-8

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 12% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

New Heights Middle is a public middle school in Jefferson, South Carolina, serving 500 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district, which is ranked 55 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Heights Middle faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 35.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Chesterfield-Ruby Middle school. Academically, New Heights Middle consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.2% in the Chesterfield 01 district and 56% statewide.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,746 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average, the increased funding does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the students. Comparing New Heights Middle to nearby higher-performing schools, such as Chesterfield-Ruby Middle and A.R. Rucker Middle, suggests that the school's struggles to serve its diverse student population and the high chronic absenteeism rates may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance.

457

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,791

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5738 Highway 151
Jefferson, SC 29718

(843) 658-6830

District: Chesterfield 01

Students who attend New Heights Middle usually attend:

High:

Central High

Feeder schools for New Heights Middle:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Pageland Elementary
	Petersburg Primary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.4%

White:

31.3%

Hispanic:

20.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

South Carolina avg46%

280^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Chesterfield 01

55^th of 75Chesterfield 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	14.6	280 of 320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	273 of 325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	249 of 310	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	268 of 311	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	293 of 315	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	232 of 317	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	206 of 303	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	211 of 301	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.2	230 of 291	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	224 of 276	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	184 of 271	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	196 of 269	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	220 of 261	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	214 of 236	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	208 of 231	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.0	164 of 230	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.5	157 of 230	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.6	138 of 225	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	250 of 252	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	248 of 248	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	249 of 253	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	225 of 235	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	234 of 252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	210 of 237	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	39.4	114 of 195	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	118 of 194	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	81 of 105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	251 of 295	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	288 of 294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	265 of 299	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	249 of 290	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	242 of 279	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	283 of 296	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	160 of 185	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	166 of 182	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.0	179 of 179	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	125 of 156	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	132 of 144	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	119 of 141	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	115 of 129	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	137 of 139	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	123 of 123	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	279 of 307	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	272 of 313	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	240 of 300	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	254 of 288	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	279 of 289	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	256 of 280	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	268 of 296	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	256 of 294	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	245 of 303	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	222 of 292	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	238 of 279	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	261 of 296	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	245 of 284	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.6	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	232 of 257	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	243 of 255	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	239 of 260	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	226 of 244	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	252 of 258	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	230 of 250	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)42nd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-19 vs state

Science33%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-23 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)	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
New Heights Middle	Public	6-8	5738 Highway 151	Jefferson	29718	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 658-6830	457	28	16.3		143 (31.3%)	171 (37.4%)	92 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	14.6	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%		11.3	302^nd of 325 public middle schools	7.1%	22	38.0	38.5	36.3	16.8	11.2	8.3	32.8		$12,791	$925	$1,132	$2,057	$8,919	$1,815	$10,734
Buford Middle	Public	6-8	1890 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 285-8473	374	29	12.8		292 (78.1%)	12 (3.2%)	55 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	59.4	113^th of 320 public middle schools	64.7%		70.4	77^th of 325 public middle schools	76.3%	36	53.4	63.2	45.6	51.2	42.1	48.2	38.0	100.0	$14,477	$399	$124	$523	$11,964	$1,990	$13,954
Chesterfield-Ruby Middle	Public	6-8	14445 Highway 9	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-9401	414	28	14.7		248 (59.9%)	112 (27.1%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	37.4	197^th of 320 public middle schools	38.4%		31.4	221^st of 325 public middle schools	32.0%	24	50.4	55.6	49.6	26.2	22.3	17.1	45.6	100.0	$13,624	$1,135	$1,096	$2,231	$9,396	$1,996	$11,393
Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6865 Kershaw Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-6021	480	32	14.9		304 (63.3%)	120 (25.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	49.9	145^th of 320 public middle schools	54.7%		54.7	133^rd of 325 public middle schools	59.1%	12	45.2	63.4	45.7	43.6	35.5	35.8	39.7	100.0	$13,329	$310	$114	$424	$10,659	$2,246	$12,905
A. R. Rucker Middle	Public	6-8	422 Old Dixie Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 416-8555	477	37	12.7		125 (26.2%)	240 (50.3%)	78 (16.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	15.4	277^th of 320 public middle schools	13.4%		18.6	267^th of 325 public middle schools	17.8%	10	33.1	41.9	39.1	20.3	12.8	10.9	27.2	96.2	$13,783	$1,276	$309	$1,585	$9,947	$2,250	$12,198
North Central Middle	Public	6-8	805 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 424-2740	408	33	12.3		284 (69.6%)	49 (12.0%)	45 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	39.4	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%		43.6	172^nd of 325 public middle schools	47.1%	19	44.6	56.7	41.3	35.0	23.9	24.0	49.3	100.0	$14,061	$1,152	$951	$2,104	$9,942	$2,016	$11,958

Frequently Asked Questions about New Heights Middle

Is New Heights Middle a good school?

New Heights Middle ranks in the bottom 12.5% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Heights Middle?

Students at New Heights Middle are 37% African American, 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of New Heights Middle attend?

Students who attend New Heights Middle usually go on to attend Central High

How many students attend New Heights Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended New Heights Middle.

What district is New Heights Middle in?

Chesterfield 01

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