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Indian Land Middle

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Indian Land Middle ranks 34 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 90% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Indian Land Middle in Indian Land, SC, serves 1,102 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the Lancaster 01 school district, which ranks 23rd out of 75 districts in South Carolina. The school is a high performer, ranking 34th out of 335 middle schools statewide (90th percentile, 5 stars) in the 2025-2026 school year, and its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly exceed both district and state averages. For example, 75.3% of 7th graders and 74.2% of 8th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of about 59%, while math proficiency rates of 66.1% and 60.4% far outpaced the state's 43% average.

What truly sets Indian Land Middle apart is its exceptional performance with student subgroups. In 2025-2026, the school ranked in the 97th percentile for African American students, 94th for Hispanic students, 91st for English Language Learners, and 97th for Disabled students—a dramatic improvement from the 72nd percentile the prior year. This demonstrates a strong commitment to closing achievement gaps, which is rare even among top-ranked schools. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 13.1%, well below the district (21.5%) and state (22.3%) averages, and does so while spending just $11,377 per student—less than nearby Saluda Trail Middle ($15,224) and Castle Heights Middle ($15,533), yet achieving higher proficiency rates than both.

While Indian Land trails the elite York 04 schools like Gold Hill Middle (9th) and Forest Creek Middle (14th) in raw scores, it significantly outperforms York 03 schools such as W. C. Sullivan Middle (191st) and Castle Heights Middle (205th). One area for improvement is Gifted and Talented students, where the school ranks in the 51st percentile—a relative weakness compared to its otherwise stellar record. With a higher student-teacher ratio (17.2) than nearby schools, Indian Land still delivers strong results, making it a cost-effective, inclusive choice for families seeking quality education in the Charlotte metro area.

1,102

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,377

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8361 Charlotte Highway
Indian Land, SC 29707

(803) 578-2500

District: Lancaster 01

Students who attend Indian Land Middle usually attend:

High:

Indian Land High

Feeder schools for Indian Land Middle:

Elementary:	Harrisburg Elementary
	Indian Land Elementary
	Van Wyck Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

22.3%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (69% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg51%

34^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	88.9	34 of 335	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	50 of 320	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	52 of 325	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	39 of 325	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	37 of 310	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	44 of 311	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	35 of 315	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	31 of 303	89.8%	★★★★★
2017	80.7	52 of 317	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	43 of 303	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	32 of 301	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.0	34 of 291	88.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.1	32 of 276	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	31 of 271	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	43 of 269	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	31 of 261	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	32 of 249	87.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	8 of 257	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	12 of 248	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	14 of 253	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	3 of 235	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	10 of 252	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	6 of 237	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	39.8	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	6 of 191	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	59.0	51 of 184	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	48 of 177	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	9 of 187	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	58.1	57 of 183	68.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	27 of 164	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	14 of 195	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	6 of 194	96.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	10 of 113	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	10 of 108	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	7 of 105	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	17 of 87	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	6 of 117	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	11 of 93	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	26 of 305	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.3	42 of 295	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	58 of 294	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	43 of 299	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	34 of 290	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	47 of 279	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	25 of 296	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	25 of 281	91.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	91 of 185	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	94 of 173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	75 of 183	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	36 of 185	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	63 of 182	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	71 of 179	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	10 of 159	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	15 of 156	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	19 of 144	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	14 of 141	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	13 of 129	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	5 of 111	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	7 of 139	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	9 of 123	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	30 of 320	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	64.2	85 of 307	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	48 of 307	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	32 of 313	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	18 of 300	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	36 of 288	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	45 of 289	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	48 of 280	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	33 of 306	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	47 of 296	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	38 of 294	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	37 of 303	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	38 of 292	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	32 of 279	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	46 of 296	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	39 of 284	86.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	81.8	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	3 of 58	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	71 of 268	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	90 of 257	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	93 of 255	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	72 of 260	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	86 of 244	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	66 of 258	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	62 of 250	75.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)94th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+16 vs state

Mathematics63%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

My son just started 6th grade this year at Indian Land Middle School. He really likes it and also enjoys all of his teachers. I would highly recommend to all!!! Close Quote

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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 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	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
Indian Land Middle	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		580 (52.6%)	129 (11.7%)	246 (22.3%)	98 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.4%)	88.9	34^th of 335 public middle schools	89.9%		82.4	50^th of 320 public middle schools	84.4%	16			75.3	74.2			66.1	60.4		$11,377	$335	$142	$477	$8,830	$2,070	$10,900
Indian Land Intermediate	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		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
Forest Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2212 Whites Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3450	757	56	13.5		519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	97.1	14^th of 335 public middle schools	95.8%		97.3	9^th of 320 public middle schools	97.2%	5		83.1	88.0	80.9		75.6	76.7	74.7	86.6	$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486
Banks Trail Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Banks Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2990	638	52	12.2		378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	91.7	22^nd of 335 public middle schools	93.4%		92.7	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%	2		74.8	73.5	78.5		61.5	66.7	75.0	74.7	$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909
Fort Mill Middle	Public	6-8	200 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-5553	620	51	12.1		365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	91.7	21^st of 335 public middle schools	93.7%		93.6	17^th of 320 public middle schools	94.7%	4		73.1	77.1	79.5		64.0	65.3	76.5	69.8	$14,477	$421	$357	$778	$12,051	$1,648	$13,699
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	1711 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8199	710	60	11.8		279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	91.1	25^th of 335 public middle schools	92.5%		90.4	27^th of 320 public middle schools	91.6%	2		76.4	80.9	72.8		60.7	68.2	65.0	73.2	$13,901	$362	$620	$982	$11,410	$1,508	$12,918
Castle Heights Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	669	48	13.9		257 (38.4%)	205 (30.6%)	104 (15.5%)	12 (1.8%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	39.4	205^th of 335 public middle schools	38.8%		42.2	177^th of 320 public middle schools	44.7%	28		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
W. C. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1450	827	64	12.9		337 (40.7%)	229 (27.7%)	200 (24.2%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	46.8	167^th of 335 public middle schools	50.1%		52.7	132^nd of 320 public middle schools	58.8%	35		54.3	56.1	55.5		34.7	39.2	39.4	45.2	$15,281	$381	$801	$1,183	$12,364	$1,734	$14,098
Pleasant Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	2320 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-3770	916	68	13.4		595 (65.0%)	70 (7.6%)	84 (9.2%)	122 (13.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	96.5	17^th of 335 public middle schools	94.9%		96.8	11^th of 320 public middle schools	96.6%	6		79.5	83.2	84.3		72.7	77.8	75.4	82.1	$12,759	$586	$347	$933	$10,392	$1,434	$11,826
Gold Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8300	877	62	14.1		564 (64.3%)	43 (4.9%)	72 (8.2%)	152 (17.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	97.8	9^th of 335 public middle schools	97.3%		97.7	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%	2		87.1	87.1	85.4		74.2	78.9	73.8	90.8	$11,731	$293	$357	$650	$9,773	$1,307	$11,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Land Middle

What is the racial makeup of Indian Land Middle?

Students at Indian Land Middle are 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Indian Land Middle attend?

Students who attend Indian Land Middle usually go on to attend Indian Land High

What district is Indian Land Middle in?

Lancaster 01

Is Indian Land Middle a good school?

Indian Land Middle ranks 34^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Indian Land Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,102 students attended Indian Land Middle.

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