Indian Land Middle

Summary:

Indian Land Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Indian Land, South Carolina, serving 989 students in grades 7-8. The school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, diverse student population, and efficient resource allocation.

Indian Land Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in South Carolina, with students significantly outperforming their peers in the Lancaster 01 district and across the state on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, 97.95% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 77.03% for the district and 72.5% for the state. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with 67.3% of 7th graders and 58.5% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, outpacing the district and state averages. Indian Land Middle's diverse student population, with higher percentages of Hispanic and Asian students than surrounding schools, also performs strongly across different racial subgroups.

Despite having a lower percentage of students from low-income families compared to the district and state, Indian Land Middle still manages to outperform its peers. The school spends more per student ($10,167 in 2022-2023) and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.9, which may contribute to its academic success. Overall, Indian Land Middle stands out as an exemplary middle school, providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population and serving as a model for other schools in the Lancaster 01 district and across York 03 and York 04 districts.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 8361 Charlotte Highway
       Indian Land, SC  29707


(803) 578-2500

District: Lancaster 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
52nd of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,167 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  989

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.5%
Hispanic:
13.4%
African American:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.9% Help


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Compare Details Indian Land Middle ranks better than 84% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks first among 5 ranked middle schools in the Lancaster 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.93. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Indian Land Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (61.5%), Hispanic (13.4%), African American (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Indian Land Middle is 15.9. 4 middle schools in the Lancaster 01 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Indian Land Middle is $10,167. 4 middle schools in the Lancaster 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Indian Land Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Indian Land Middle 52nd of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Indian Land Middle in the ranking list.)

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Lancaster 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster 01 30th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Indian Land Middle

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Rank History for all students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 82.32 32nd 249 87.1%
2010 81.84 31st 261 88.1%
2011 79.71 43rd 269 84.0%
2012 81.46 31st 271 88.6%
2013 85.10 32nd 276 88.4%
2014 83.98 34th 291 88.3%
2015 86.09 32nd 301 89.4%
2016 81.58 43rd 303 85.8%
2017 80.69 52nd 317 83.6%
2018 86.75 31st 303 89.8%
2019 87.06 35th 315 88.9%
2021 84.12 44th 311 85.9%
2022 86.26 37th 310 88.1%
2023 86.06 39th 325 88.0%
2024 82.93 52nd 325 84.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 82.80 4th 44 90.9%
2023 89.27 3rd 58 94.8%
2024 81.76 3rd 52 94.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.99 11th 93 88.2%
2019 92.34 6th 117 94.9%
2021 68.92 17th 87 80.5%
2022 82.52 9th 97 90.7%
2023 90.05 9th 95 90.5%
2024 92.37 7th 105 93.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.17 48th 280 82.9%
2019 76.96 45th 289 84.4%
2021 82.11 36th 288 87.5%
2022 91.50 18th 300 94.0%
2023 86.32 32nd 313 89.8%
2024 77.16 48th 307 84.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.63 25th 281 91.1%
2019 90.45 25th 296 91.6%
2021 79.65 47th 279 83.2%
2022 86.26 34th 290 88.3%
2023 83.76 43rd 299 85.6%
2024 75.97 58th 294 80.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.62 6th 194 96.9%
2019 87.77 14th 195 92.8%
2021 66.60 27th 164 83.5%
2022 58.12 57th 183 68.9%
2023 89.29 9th 187 95.2%
2024 62.70 48th 177 72.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.17 71st 179 60.3%
2022 66.99 63rd 182 65.4%
2023 74.38 36th 185 80.5%
2024 66.01 75th 183 59.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.44 39th 284 86.3%
2019 82.55 46th 296 84.5%
2021 87.05 32nd 279 88.5%
2022 86.20 38th 292 87.0%
2023 86.36 37th 303 87.8%
2024 86.08 38th 294 87.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.75 6th 7 14.3%
2024 68.90 3rd 8 62.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.54 6th 237 97.5%
2019 95.36 10th 252 96.0%
2021 98.68 3rd 235 98.7%
2022 96.12 8th 249 96.8%
2023 90.67 14th 253 94.5%
2024 88.83 12th 248 95.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.63 9th 123 92.7%
2019 90.13 7th 139 95.0%
2021 90.11 5th 111 95.5%
2022 87.89 13th 129 89.9%
2023 87.33 14th 141 90.1%
2024 81.71 19th 144 86.8%
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Rank History for White students at Indian Land Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.41 62nd 250 75.2%
2019 73.39 66th 258 74.4%
2021 63.30 86th 244 64.8%
2022 70.30 66th 249 73.5%
2023 69.92 72nd 260 72.3%
2024 61.19 93rd 255 63.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Indian Land Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2009 380 71 6 33 2 n/a n/a 15 507
2010 399 70 7 31 4 n/a n/a 15 526
2011 404 75 2 40 3 0 12 0 536
2012 424 78 4 48 3 0 14 0 571
2013 453 90 8 48 1 0 14 0 614
2014 489 94 10 47 1 0 16 0 657
2015 558 92 12 54 1 2 15 0 734
2016 639 90 17 67 4 2 20 0 839
2017 708 103 17 84 5 1 25 0 943
2018 736 119 23 84 2 1 26 0 991
2019 740 135 24 97 2 3 36 0 1037
2020 825 168 26 116 4 1 57 0 1197
2021 836 166 45 158 3 2 69 0 1279
2022 618 123 41 129 2 1 46 0 960
2023 608 124 62 133 2 1 59 0 989

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Indian Land Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 0 36.0 0.0 n/a
2009 507 31.0 16.4 27.2
2010 526 35.0 15.0 31.7
2011 536 30.0 17.8 31
2012 571 36.0 15.8 34.2
2013 614 40.0 15.3 32.7
2014 657 41.0 16.0 30.6
2015 734 47.0 15.6 29.7
2016 839 48.0 17.4 25.6
2017 943 57.0 16.5 26.8
2018 991 59.0 16.7 21.9
2019 1037 64.0 16.2 20
2020 1197 67.0 17.8 16.1
2021 1279 73.0 17.5 16.6
2022 960 53.5 17.9 13.4
2023 989 62.0 15.9 27.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Indian Land Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 0 36.0 0.0 n/a
2009 507 31.0 16.4 27.2
2010 526 35.0 15.0 31.7
2011 536 30.0 17.8 31
2012 571 36.0 15.8 34.2
2013 614 40.0 15.3 32.7
2014 657 41.0 16.0 30.6
2015 734 47.0 15.6 29.7
2016 839 48.0 17.4 25.6
2017 943 57.0 16.5 26.8
2018 991 59.0 16.7 21.9
2019 1037 64.0 16.2 20
2020 1197 67.0 17.8 16.1
2021 1279 73.0 17.5 16.6
2022 960 53.5 17.9 13.4
2023 989 62.0 15.9 27.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Indian Land Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $270 (3.5%) $95 (1.2%) $365 (4.8%) $6,292 (82.4%) $982 (12.9%) $7,274 (95.2%) $7,639
2020 $293 (3.6%) $104 (1.3%) $397 (4.8%) $6,793 (82.9%) $1,003 (12.2%) $7,796 (95.1%) $8,194
2021 $251 (3.1%) $68 (0.8%) $318 (4.0%) $6,716 (83.8%) $976 (12.2%) $7,692 (96.0%) $8,010
2022 $356 (4.6%) $339 (4.3%) $695 (8.9%) $6,314 (81.0%) $784 (10.1%) $7,099 (91.1%) $7,794
2023 $958 (9.4%) $529 (5.2%) $1,488 (14.6%) $7,429 (73.1%) $1,250 (12.3%) $8,679 (85.4%) $10,167

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Land Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 35th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 39th of 325 Middle schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Indian Land Middle)6666.8
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Lancaster 01)4350.2
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4450.1
 6.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Indian Land Middle)56.953.2
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster 01)34.534.4
 0.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Indian Land Middle)54.961.9
 7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Lancaster 01)45.748.3
 2.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)44.553.1
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Indian Land Middle)57.449.6
 7.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster 01)36.233.1
 3.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)36.631.6
 5%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Indian Land Middle)97.498.5
 1.1%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lancaster 01)71.764.6
 7.1%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1037989
 4.6%
African American135124
 8.1%
American Indian22
Asian2462
 158.3%
Hispanic97133
 37.1%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White740608
 17.8%
Two or More Races3659
 63.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20%27.9%
 7.9%


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Indian Land Middle ranks 52nd of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 989 students attended Indian Land Middle.

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

Students at Indian Land Middle are 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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