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Pleasant Hill Middle

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Pleasant Hill Middle ranks 40 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 88% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Pleasant Hill Middle is a public middle school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 707 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lexington 01 District, which is ranked 18 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Pleasant Hill Middle has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in South Carolina, with a peak ranking of 20th out of 301 schools in the 2014-2015 school year.

One of the key factors that sets Pleasant Hill Middle apart is its exceptional academic performance. The school consistently outperforms the state and Lexington 01 District averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 99.11% of students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 78.25% for the district and 73.95% for the state. Additionally, the school excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial student subgroups.

While Pleasant Hill Middle has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 27.3% in 2022-2023, the rates are still lower than the state average and comparable to other high-performing middle schools in the Lexington 01 District. The school also spends more per student ($13,444 in 2023-2024) compared to the state and district averages, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, such as Meadow Glen Middle and Beechwood Middle, Pleasant Hill Middle outperforms them in several key areas, making it one of the top-performing middle schools in the region.

750

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,606

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

660 Rawl Road
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-2700

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Lexington High

Feeder schools for Pleasant Hill Middle:

Elementary:

Pleasant Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

African American:

12.7%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (66% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg50%

40^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle Schools in the Lexington 01

18^th of 75Lexington 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
2025	86.1	40 of 320	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	27 of 325	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	51 of 325	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	46 of 310	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	35 of 311	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	37 of 315	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	33 of 303	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	90.3	26 of 317	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	21 of 303	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.3	20 of 301	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	23 of 291	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.8	21 of 276	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	13 of 271	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	13 of 269	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	10 of 261	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.1	11 of 249	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	12 of 244	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	92.9	8 of 236	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	15 of 252	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	29 of 248	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	74 of 253	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	46 of 249	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	19 of 235	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	47 of 252	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	30 of 237	87.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	48 of 184	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	27 of 177	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	57 of 187	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.1	108 of 183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.2	30 of 164	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	42 of 195	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	13 of 194	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	89.5	12 of 117	89.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	38 of 295	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	26 of 294	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	51 of 299	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	55 of 290	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	46 of 279	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	30 of 296	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	34 of 281	87.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	65 of 183	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	75 of 185	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	32 of 182	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	37 of 179	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	23 of 156	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	94.9	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	14 of 139	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	26 of 123	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	34 of 307	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	39 of 307	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	76 of 313	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	121 of 300	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	65 of 288	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	41 of 289	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	39 of 280	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	35 of 296	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	27 of 294	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	47 of 303	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	35 of 292	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	28 of 279	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	39 of 296	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	33 of 284	88.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	92.2	3 of 39	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	63.3	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	63 of 257	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	47 of 255	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	75 of 260	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	62 of 249	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	59 of 244	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	68 of 258	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	63 of 250	74.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)92nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)64th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 299%+25 vs state

English Language Arts77%+20 vs state

Mathematics54%+19 vs state

Science53%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	750	55	13.7		518 (69.1%)	95 (12.7%)	66 (8.8%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.3%)	86.1	40^th of 320 public middle schools	87.5%		90.3	27^th of 325 public middle schools	91.7%	13	72.5	77.8	80.0	56.5	55.2	51.2	52.7	99.1	$14,606	$844	$423	$1,267	$11,763	$1,576	$13,339
Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,033	72	14.4		788 (76.3%)	71 (6.9%)	69 (6.7%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	90.4	26^th of 320 public middle schools	91.9%		83.3	50^th of 325 public middle schools	84.6%	24	80.6	74.4	74.7	68.9	55.2	43.8	72.1	99.4	$12,948	$656	$319	$975	$10,528	$1,444	$11,973
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	893	69	12.9		634 (71.0%)	97 (10.9%)	57 (6.4%)	67 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	89.2	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		84.1	47^th of 325 public middle schools	85.5%	14	80.3	77.8	69.1	63.1	54.8	43.9	75.2	100.0	$13,290	$862	$364	$1,226	$10,604	$1,461	$12,065
Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	791	64	12.3		382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	46.9	155^th of 320 public middle schools	51.6%		50.9	148^th of 325 public middle schools	54.5%	7	59.9	56.2	55.1	36.3	23.5	25.8	40.3	98.8	$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783
White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	693	54	12.8		362 (52.2%)	132 (19.0%)	137 (19.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	31.7	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%		32.6	215^th of 325 public middle schools	33.8%	9	51.4	49.4	48.6	22.7	21.7	17.5	37.5	94.3	$15,279	$823	$476	$1,299	$12,400	$1,580	$13,980
Gilbert Middle	Public	6-8	120 Rikard Circle	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1700	804	65	12.4		566 (70.4%)	58 (7.2%)	140 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	51.1	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%		47.6	157^th of 325 public middle schools	51.7%	18	61.8	55.6	54.4	39.8	31.7	26.8	41.0	100.0	$14,097	$753	$362	$1,115	$11,641	$1,340	$12,982
Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	778	61	12.7		501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	92.8	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%		90.3	28^th of 325 public middle schools	91.4%	9	77.4	78.3	82.0	62.9	57.9	54.6	70.5	100.0	$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468
Irmo Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6051 Wescott Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3600	992	87	11.4		335 (33.8%)	439 (44.3%)	85 (8.6%)	36 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.4%)	51.2	138^th of 320 public middle schools	56.9%		42.7	176^th of 325 public middle schools	45.8%	38	79.2	49.6	48.8	65.7	29.9	22.8	77.7	93.5	$14,658	$468	$510	$978	$12,107	$1,573	$13,680
CrossRoads Intermediate	Public	6	6949 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8300	557	51	10.9		183 (32.9%)	255 (45.8%)	36 (6.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)								(n/a)	45.8			27.2			46.8		$15,526	$717	$554	$1,271	$12,366	$1,890	$14,255
R. H. Fulmer Middle	Public	6-8	1614 Walterboro St.	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5660	526	47	11.1		221 (42.0%)	176 (33.5%)	92 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	42.7	176^th of 320 public middle schools	45.0%		39.1	188^th of 325 public middle schools	42.2%	12	41.0	53.2	50.8	33.3	29.9	32.4	44.2	100.0	$15,079	$689	$1,316	$2,005	$10,905	$2,170	$13,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Hill Middle

How many students attend Pleasant Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Pleasant Hill Middle.

What district is Pleasant Hill Middle in?

Lexington 01

What high school do graduates of Pleasant Hill Middle attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Middle usually go on to attend Lexington High

Is Pleasant Hill Middle a good school?

Pleasant Hill Middle ranks 40^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Hill Middle?

Students at Pleasant Hill Middle are 69% White, 13% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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