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Lakeside Middle

Q: Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Lakeside Middle ranks 33 rd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 90% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lakeside Middle is a public middle school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 892 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the state and district averages in academic assessments.

Lakeside Middle's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 100% proficiency in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 78.25% for the Lexington 01 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also excels in supporting diverse student populations, ranking among the top in the state for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Lakeside Middle's spending per student of $13,391 in the 2023-2024 school year indicates a strong commitment to resource allocation and student support.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Carolina Springs Middle and Beechwood Middle, Lakeside Middle's academic performance and overall school quality are significantly higher. The school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients (27.69% in 2023-2024) also suggests a more socioeconomically diverse student population compared to some nearby schools. Lakeside Middle's consistent high performance over the past several years, with a top-50 ranking among South Carolina middle schools, demonstrates its ability to provide a high-quality education to its students.

893

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,290

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 Old Cherokee Road
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-3700

District: Lexington 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

African American:

10.9%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg50%

33^rd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	33 of 320	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	47 of 325	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	44 of 325	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	67 of 310	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	53 of 311	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	47 of 315	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	47 of 303	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	46 of 317	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.8	40 of 303	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	33 of 301	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.4	29 of 291	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	31 of 276	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	87.6	17 of 271	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	89.4	14 of 269	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	13 of 261	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	14 of 244	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.0	12 of 236	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	7 of 231	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	93.0	8 of 230	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	93.4	7 of 230	97.0%	★★★★★
2003	93.1	8 of 225	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	73 of 252	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	96 of 248	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	33 of 253	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	127 of 249	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	68 of 235	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	48 of 252	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	25 of 237	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	6 of 184	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	20 of 177	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	28 of 187	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	30 of 183	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	15 of 164	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	9 of 195	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	5 of 194	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	2 of 108	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	9 of 105	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	20 of 117	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	30 of 295	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	42 of 294	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	40 of 299	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	69 of 290	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	52 of 279	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	47 of 296	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	38 of 281	86.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	16 of 173	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	66.2	73 of 183	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	45 of 185	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	50 of 182	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	41 of 179	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	94.3	5 of 144	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	15 of 141	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	12 of 139	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	49 of 307	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	85 of 307	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	85 of 313	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	113 of 300	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	86 of 288	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	48 of 289	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	56 of 280	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	31 of 296	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	45 of 294	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	44 of 303	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	61 of 292	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	40 of 279	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	40 of 296	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	51 of 284	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	53 of 257	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	74 of 255	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	73 of 260	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	100 of 249	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	76 of 244	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	76 of 258	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	77 of 250	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts76%+19 vs state

Science75%+27 vs state

Mathematics54%+18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	528	43	12.2		124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	29.1	233^rd of 320 public middle schools	27.2%		22.1	252^nd of 325 public middle schools	22.5%	19	41.3	49.4	53.0	13.5	21.1	29.3	29.0	95.8	$16,360	$547	$1,527	$2,074	$11,997	$2,290	$14,286
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 Lakeside Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Middle?

Students at Lakeside Middle are 71% White, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Lakeside Middle ranks 33^rd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakeside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Lakeside Middle.

What district is Lakeside Middle in?

Lexington 01

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