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Andrew Jackson Middle

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Andrew Jackson Middle ranks 169 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 50% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Andrew Jackson Middle in Kershaw, SC, serves 480 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Lancaster 01 school district, holding a 3-star rating that places it in the 50th percentile statewide.

This school stands out as a solid mid-tier performer in its area, ranking second-best among nearby middle schools. It significantly outperforms South Middle (16th percentile), A.R. Rucker Middle (17th percentile), and New Heights Middle (11th percentile), while trailing slightly behind Buford Middle (59th percentile). The most remarkable achievement is in Algebra 1, where the school achieved a stunning 100% proficiency rate—26 percentage points above the state average. However, parents should note that 7th grade math is a persistent weak spot, with only about one-third of students scoring proficient, compared to roughly half of 8th graders. The school also benefits from being in a strong district, as Lancaster 01 ranks in the 69th percentile statewide, and it outperforms North Central Middle in the neighboring Kershaw 01 district by a wide margin in math.

Chronic absenteeism affects about 1 in 4 students, which is higher than state averages but notably the lowest among all nearby schools—most of which exceed 29%. The school has shown improvement in this area, dropping from 28% to 24.8% in one year. Per-student spending has risen 35% over four years to $13,329, yet the school achieves better results than several higher-spending neighbors, suggesting efficient use of resources. While the school has demonstrated it can reach higher rankings—hitting the 59th percentile in 2023-2024—recent years have seen some decline, particularly for students with disabilities. For parents, this is a school with clear strengths in advanced math and strong district support, but one that faces ongoing challenges with attendance and consistency across grade levels.

480

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,329

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6865 Kershaw Camden Highway
Kershaw, SC 29067

(803) 475-6021

District: Lancaster 01

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Middle usually attend:

High:

Andrew Jackson High

Feeder schools for Andrew Jackson Middle:

Elementary:	Heath Springs Elementary
	Kershaw Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

African American:

25.0%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

169^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Lancaster 01

23^rd of 75Lancaster 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	46.6	169 of 335	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	145 of 320	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	133 of 325	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	174 of 325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	156 of 310	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	208 of 311	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	199 of 315	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	164 of 303	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	181 of 317	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	158 of 303	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	174 of 301	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.4	162 of 291	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	168 of 276	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.0	139 of 271	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	145 of 269	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	132 of 261	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	132 of 249	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.3	132 of 244	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	131 of 236	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.6	122 of 231	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	155 of 230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.8	142 of 230	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.3	131 of 225	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	178 of 257	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.9	78 of 252	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	157 of 248	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	170 of 253	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	171 of 249	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	165 of 235	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	184 of 252	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	159 of 237	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	134 of 191	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	134 of 184	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	96 of 177	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	84 of 187	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	120 of 183	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	61 of 164	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	139 of 195	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	162 of 305	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	143 of 295	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	116 of 294	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	137 of 299	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	150 of 290	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	185 of 279	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	210 of 296	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	166 of 281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	120 of 185	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	116 of 173	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	107 of 183	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	149 of 185	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	143 of 182	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	150 of 179	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	176 of 320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	161 of 307	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	126 of 307	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	191 of 313	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	170 of 300	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	225 of 288	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	228 of 289	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	199 of 280	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	165 of 306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	137 of 296	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	127 of 294	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	190 of 303	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	151 of 292	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	192 of 279	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	169 of 296	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	146 of 284	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	175 of 268	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	176 of 257	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	156 of 255	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	194 of 260	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	209 of 258	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	186 of 250	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2026)30th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-9 vs state

Science49%-3 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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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)	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 (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	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
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%)	46.6	169^th of 335 public middle schools	49.6%		49.9	145^th of 320 public middle schools	54.7%	24	47.5	42.8	56.5	45.1	32.6	50.9	48.8	$13,329	$310	$114	$424	$10,659	$2,246	$12,905
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%)	38.7	211^th of 335 public middle schools	37.0%		39.4	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%	20	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
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%)	19.8	278^th of 335 public middle schools	17.0%		15.4	277^th of 320 public middle schools	13.4%	1	44.1	37.2	39.5	25.0	21.5	20.3	40.5	$13,783	$1,276	$309	$1,585	$9,947	$2,250	$12,198
South Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8416	439	38	11.5		99 (22.6%)	219 (49.9%)	99 (22.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	19.1	280^th of 335 public middle schools	16.4%		14.3	283^rd of 320 public middle schools	11.6%	3	39.6	32.1	43.6	24.1	24.4	26.6	36.8	$13,646	$933	$426	$1,359	$10,178	$2,108	$12,286
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%)	55.9	137^th of 335 public middle schools	59.1%		59.4	113^th of 320 public middle schools	64.7%	24	45.0	59.6	57.6	42.0	53.8	60.8	40.5	$14,477	$399	$124	$523	$11,964	$1,990	$13,954
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%)	15.7	298^th of 335 public middle schools	11.0%		14.6	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%	18	32.9	48.2	41.6	17.2	19.1	22.6	29.8	$12,791	$925	$1,132	$2,057	$8,919	$1,815	$10,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Jackson Middle

What high school do graduates of Andrew Jackson Middle attend?

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Middle usually go on to attend Andrew Jackson High

How many students attend Andrew Jackson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Andrew Jackson Middle.

What district is Andrew Jackson Middle in?

Lancaster 01

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Jackson Middle?

Students at Andrew Jackson Middle are 63% White, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Andrew Jackson Middle a good school?

Andrew Jackson Middle ranks 169^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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