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Merriwether Middle

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Merriwether Middle ranks 87 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 73% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Merriwether Middle is a public middle school located in North Augusta, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Edgefield 01 school district, which is ranked 46 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Merriwether Middle has consistently ranked in the top half of South Carolina middle schools, with a current ranking of 87 out of 320 schools and a 4-star rating.

Merriwether Middle consistently outperforms the Edgefield 01 district and the state of South Carolina in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 64.3% of 6th graders, 73.5% of 7th graders, and 76.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 55.3% and the state's 56%. In mathematics, Merriwether Middle had 45.5% of 6th graders, 38.5% of 7th graders, and 28.1% of 8th graders proficient or better, outperforming the district and state. The school's performance is particularly strong among certain student subgroups, ranking 31st out of 252 South Carolina middle schools for African American students, 75th out of 307 schools for students of low socioeconomic status, and 79th out of 295 schools for female students.

Merriwether Middle has consistently high performance in Algebra 1, with 100% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly outpacing the Edgefield 01 district's 47.08% and the state's 72.5%. The school has also seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $10,342 in 2020-2021 to $12,814 in 2023-2024, which may have contributed to its strong academic performance. However, Merriwether Middle has experienced a slight increase in chronic absenteeism, an area the school may want to focus on to improve student engagement and outcomes.

365

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,196

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 Murrah Road
North Augusta, SC 29860

(803) 279-2511

District: Edgefield 01

Students who attend Merriwether Middle usually attend:

High:

Strom Thurmond High

Feeder schools for Merriwether Middle:

Elementary:

Merriwether Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

African American:

21.1%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg46%

87^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Edgefield 01

46^th of 75Edgefield 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	69.1	87 of 320	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	91 of 325	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	122 of 325	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	125 of 310	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	142 of 311	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	124 of 315	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	113 of 303	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.7	126 of 317	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	124 of 303	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	117 of 301	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	135 of 291	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	120 of 276	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	120 of 271	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	98 of 269	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	110 of 261	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	83 of 249	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.1	60 of 244	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	42 of 236	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	49 of 231	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.6	46 of 230	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	84.0	29 of 230	87.4%	★★★★☆
2003	82.0	32 of 225	85.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	31 of 252	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	31 of 248	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	98 of 253	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	59 of 235	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	73 of 252	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	96 of 237	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	79 of 295	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	64 of 294	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	110 of 299	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	111 of 290	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	137 of 279	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	117 of 296	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	87 of 281	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	102 of 307	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	75 of 307	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	148 of 313	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	150 of 300	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	162 of 288	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	188 of 289	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	138 of 280	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	90 of 296	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	122 of 294	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	126 of 303	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	121 of 292	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	130 of 279	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	118 of 296	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	127 of 284	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	126 of 257	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	112 of 255	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	152 of 260	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	130 of 249	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	155 of 244	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	146 of 258	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	139 of 250	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+15 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

The new principle lacks the experience to do this job. She is narrowly focused. She is not inclusive with students who have special needs. She is more interested in numbers than real students. She refuses the input of parents or grandparents. I am really worried about the direction the school is going. Close Quote

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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
Merriwether Middle	Public	6-8	430 Murrah Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 279-2511	365	25	14.6		231 (63.3%)	77 (21.1%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	69.1	87^th of 320 public middle schools	72.8%		66.6	91^st of 325 public middle schools	72.0%	4	64.3	73.5	76.3	45.5	38.5	28.1	45.9		$14,196	$966	$564	$1,530	$11,123	$1,544	$12,666
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
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
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
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
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
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle	Public	6-8	1095 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1997	394	32	12.3		133 (33.8%)	194 (49.2%)	45 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	34.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		33.1	213^th of 325 public middle schools	34.5%	7	45.6	53.9	47.1	37.7	17.6	20.7	36.8	100.0	$15,258	$976	$827	$1,803	$11,650	$1,805	$13,455
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Merriwether Middle

How many students attend Merriwether Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Merriwether Middle.

Is Merriwether Middle a good school?

Merriwether Middle ranks 87^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Merriwether Middle?

Students at Merriwether Middle are 63% White, 21% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Merriwether Middle in?

Edgefield 01

What high school do graduates of Merriwether Middle attend?

Students who attend Merriwether Middle usually go on to attend Strom Thurmond High

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