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Lugoff-Elgin Middle

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Lugoff-Elgin Middle ranks 82 nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 76% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lugoff-Elgin Middle in Lugoff, SC, serves 649 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Kershaw 01 school district, ranking in the top quarter of South Carolina middle schools with a 4-star rating.

This school's standout strength is its mathematics program, particularly at the 8th-grade level where 59.5% of students are proficient—nearly 20 percentage points above the district average and 15 points above the state. The Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam results are even more impressive, with essentially 100% of students scoring proficient over the past three years. This means your child will have exceptional preparation for advanced math coursework. The school also shows strong results in English Language Arts, with 8th-grade proficiency at 71.1%, outpacing the state by more than 12 points. When compared to nearby schools, Lugoff-Elgin is the clear academic leader in its district, outperforming Camden Middle and Leslie M. Stover Middle by 25-39 percentile points overall, and by 24-36 percentage points in 8th-grade math specifically.

The school has shown remarkable progress in supporting all students, with significant improvements in outcomes for African American students and those from low-income households over the past two years. While chronic absenteeism (22.6%) is slightly above the state average and higher than some nearby schools like Longleaf Middle (13.6%), the school's strong test scores suggest students who attend regularly thrive. One area to watch is support for gifted students, where the school ranks lower than its overall performance would suggest. At $14,199 per student, spending is moderate compared to peers, and the school delivers strong results relative to its budget. Overall, Lugoff-Elgin offers a rigorous academic environment, especially in math, and is an excellent choice for families in the Lugoff area.

649

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,199

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1244 Highway 1 South
Lugoff, SC 29078

(803) 438-3591

District: Kershaw 01

Students who attend Lugoff-Elgin Middle usually attend:

High:

Lugoff-Elgin High

Feeder schools for Lugoff-Elgin Middle:

Elementary:	Lugoff Elementary
	Wateree Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

African American:

18.8%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kershaw 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg51%

82^nd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Kershaw 01

27^th of 75Kershaw 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	72.2	82 of 341	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	93 of 321	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	128 of 322	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	86 of 325	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	98 of 310	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	127 of 311	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	93 of 315	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	87 of 303	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	60.1	113 of 317	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.7	80 of 303	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.1	67 of 301	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.9	45 of 291	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	66 of 276	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	72 of 271	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	52 of 269	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	82.1	28 of 261	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	38 of 249	84.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	25 of 244	89.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	21 of 236	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	36 of 231	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	85.9	21 of 230	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	84.4	26 of 230	88.7%	★★★★☆
2003	77.6	50 of 225	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	76 of 251	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	41.9	141 of 246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	72 of 253	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	50 of 249	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	79 of 235	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	118 of 252	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	43 of 237	81.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	102 of 192	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.3	34 of 184	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	43.7	84 of 177	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	18 of 187	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	63.4	43 of 183	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	68 of 164	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	54 of 195	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	38 of 194	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	85 of 310	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	103 of 295	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	144 of 293	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	107 of 299	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	94 of 290	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	117 of 279	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	67 of 296	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	83 of 281	70.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	88 of 173	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	110 of 184	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	72 of 185	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	39 of 182	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	85 of 179	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	76 of 325	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	96 of 308	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	154 of 304	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	87 of 313	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	111 of 300	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	122 of 288	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	106 of 289	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	90 of 280	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	73 of 310	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	72 of 298	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	98 of 292	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	66 of 303	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	88 of 292	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	113 of 279	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	115 of 296	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	92 of 284	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	71.4	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	12 of 65	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	18 of 63	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	29.4	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.0	20 of 58	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	108 of 271	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	113 of 259	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	109 of 260	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	132 of 249	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	149 of 244	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	125 of 258	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	123 of 250	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2026)47th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+8 vs state

Science54%~ state avg

Mathematics52%+10 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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	649	46	14.1	58.7%	412 (63.5%)	122 (18.8%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.2%)	72.2	82^nd of 341 public middle schools	76.0%		66.7	93^rd of 321 public middle schools	71.0%	11				61.8	64.6	71.1				50.3	47.2	59.5		54.0		$14,199	$702	$839	$1,541	$10,836	$1,822	$12,658
Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	662	44	15.0	63.2%	319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	44.6	180^th of 341 public middle schools	47.2%		41.7	177^th of 321 public middle schools	44.9%	3				55.5	52.1	57.0				36.8	27.2	35.2		54.0		$12,121	$796	$765	$1,560	$9,020	$1,541	$10,560
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	902 McRae Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8975	844	58	14.6	100.0%	365 (43.2%)	299 (35.4%)	115 (13.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	47.4	167^th of 341 public middle schools	51.0%		44.2	168^th of 321 public middle schools	47.7%	1				51.5	54.0	57.3				35.3	38.7	35.8		55.2		$11,679	$818	$767	$1,585	$8,514	$1,581	$10,094
Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6	48.8%	127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	39.5	206^th of 341 public middle schools	39.6%		32.3	220^th of 321 public middle schools	31.5%	14		69.5	76.0	54.9	58.7	48.0		69.5	56.0	29.9	33.8	22.7	56.5	52.8		$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020
Blythewood Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Longtown Road East	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6850	872	54	16.2	36.1%	215 (24.7%)	476 (54.6%)	97 (11.1%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	77.6	64^th of 341 public middle schools	81.2%		74.6	70^th of 321 public middle schools	78.2%	6				73.7	63.8	73.7				44.9	46.5	60.4		67.6		$12,833	$886	$549	$1,435	$9,377	$2,020	$11,398
Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	796	56	14.2	57.1%	64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	36.6	219^th of 341 public middle schools	35.8%		32.9	214^th of 321 public middle schools	33.3%	5				49.2	51.9	61.7				26.2	25.7	38.4		40.1		$14,283	$905	$669	$1,575	$10,730	$1,978	$12,709
North Central Middle	Public	6-8	805 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 424-2740	408	33	12.3	100.0%	284 (69.6%)	49 (12.0%)	45 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	38.5	213^th of 341 public middle schools	37.5%		39.4	190^th of 321 public middle schools	40.8%	23				53.4	52.7	54.0				35.3	27.9	23.5		49.6		$14,061	$1,152	$951	$2,104	$9,942	$2,016	$11,958
Dent Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2721 Decker Boulevard	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2750	1,059	83	12.7	100.0%	185 (17.5%)	566 (53.4%)	186 (17.6%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	42.1	190^th of 341 public middle schools	44.3%		40.7	185^th of 321 public middle schools	42.4%	5				50.2	54.5	55.8				30.9	40.6	35.5		43.0		$15,232	$1,039	$661	$1,699	$11,035	$2,497	$13,532
Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	4355 Peach Orchard Road	Dalzell	29040	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 499-3341	365	25	14.6	100.0%	111 (30.4%)	191 (52.3%)	38 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	30.4	240^th of 341 public middle schools	29.6%		39	191^st of 321 public middle schools	40.5%	49				33.6	52.4	52.3				22.1	34.3	39.2		35.4		$13,183	$1,020	$1,467	$2,487	$9,298	$1,399	$10,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Lugoff-Elgin Middle

What district is Lugoff-Elgin Middle in?

Kershaw 01

What is the racial makeup of Lugoff-Elgin Middle?

Students at Lugoff-Elgin Middle are 63% White, 19% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lugoff-Elgin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Lugoff-Elgin Middle.

Is Lugoff-Elgin Middle a good school?

Lugoff-Elgin Middle ranks 82^nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lugoff-Elgin Middle attend?

Students who attend Lugoff-Elgin Middle usually go on to attend Lugoff-Elgin High

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