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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	Distance	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 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 5th 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
South Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	1551 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8416	439	38	11.5	100.0%	99 (22.6%)	219 (49.9%)	99 (22.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	19.3	283^rd of 341 public middle schools	17.0%		14.3	285^th of 321 public middle schools	11.2%	2		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
A. R. Rucker Middle	2.7mi	Public	6-8	422 Old Dixie Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 416-8555	477	37	12.7	100.0%	125 (26.2%)	240 (50.3%)	78 (16.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	19.9	282^nd of 341 public middle schools	17.3%		15.4	279^th of 321 public middle schools	13.1%	3		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
Buford Middle	9.5mi	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	59.0%	292 (78.1%)	12 (3.2%)	55 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	55.3	140^th of 341 public middle schools	58.9%		59.4	112^th of 321 public middle schools	65.1%	28		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
Andrew Jackson Middle	12.9mi	Public	6-8	6865 Kershaw Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-6021	480	32	14.9	70.5%	304 (63.3%)	120 (25.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	46.2	171^st of 341 public middle schools	49.9%		49.9	144^th of 321 public middle schools	55.1%	27		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
Lewisville Middle	13.7mi	Public	6-8	3595 Lancaster Highway	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5858	295	22	13.4	100.0%	162 (54.9%)	81 (27.5%)	32 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	66.4	99^th of 341 public middle schools	71.0%		50.5	141^st of 321 public middle schools	56.1%	42		70.4	64.2	69.4		45.1	42.9	38.4	57.2		$13,663	$2,170	$769	$2,939	$8,297	$2,427	$10,724
Castle Heights Middle	17.7mi	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	669	48	13.9	100.0%	257 (38.4%)	205 (30.6%)	104 (15.5%)	12 (1.8%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	39.1	207^th of 341 public middle schools	39.3%		42.2	176^th of 321 public middle schools	45.2%	31		44.9	54.4	44.1		38.3	37.4	38.2	45.1		$15,533	$610	$770	$1,380	$12,358	$1,795	$14,153
Indian Land Middle	18.0mi	Public	7-8	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2500	1,102	64	17.2	27.8%	580 (52.6%)	129 (11.7%)	246 (22.3%)	98 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.4%)	88.1	36^th of 341 public middle schools	89.4%		82.4	49^th of 321 public middle schools	84.7%	13			75.3	74.2			66.1	60.4			$11,377	$335	$142	$477	$8,830	$2,070	$10,900
Indian Land Intermediate	18.0mi	Public	5-6	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-3600	1,181	72	16.4	21.2%	703 (59.5%)	140 (11.9%)	138 (11.7%)	120 (10.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)								(n/a)	80.2	79.1			75.7	71.6			79.5		$10,670	$259	$128	$387	$8,867	$1,416	$10,283
Saluda Trail Middle	19.9mi	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	751	54	13.9	100.0%	217 (28.9%)	425 (56.6%)	59 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	41.8	192^nd of 341 public middle schools	43.7%		48.1	150^th of 321 public middle schools	53.3%	42		45.6	55.8	56.4		29.0	35.4	43.5	41.0		$15,224	$590	$862	$1,452	$11,818	$1,954	$13,772

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