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Carolina Springs Middle

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Carolina Springs Middle ranks 157 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 54% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Carolina Springs Middle in Lexington, SC, serves 791 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly regarded Lexington 01 school district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks 14th out of 75 districts in the state.

Carolina Springs is a solid, stable school that performs near the state average, but it sits in a different tier than several of its immediate neighbors. In the 2025-2026 school year, it ranks 154th out of 335 South Carolina middle schools (54th percentile), while nearby Meadow Glen Middle (27th), Lakeside Middle (20th), Beechwood Middle (23rd), and Pleasant Hill Middle (35th) all rank in the top 11% statewide. The most pronounced gap is in math: only 31.2% of Carolina Springs 7th graders are proficient, compared to roughly 68% at those top-tier schools. ELA scores show a similar, though less severe, pattern—for example, 54.8% of 8th graders are proficient in ELA versus over 75% at the higher-performing peers. Chronic absenteeism is also a challenge, with 25.6% of students missing significant school time, more than double the rate at Meadow Glen (11.0%).

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. The school's advanced math program is exceptional: students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam have a near-perfect pass rate (98.76% in 2024-2025), far exceeding the state average of 73.95%. ELA proficiency has also improved steadily across all grade levels over the past two years—6th grade jumped from 49.3% to 67.9%. The school performs notably well with its African American students (ranking in the 69th percentile statewide) and shows a positive upward trend in reading. For parents, this means Carolina Springs offers strong opportunities for advanced learners and is making clear progress in literacy, though the school is working to close the math gap and address attendance issues that impact overall performance.

791

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,288

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6180 Platt Springs Road
Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 821-4900

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Carolina Springs Middle usually attend:

High:

White Knoll High

Feeder schools for Carolina Springs Middle:

Elementary:	Carolina Springs Elementary
	Red Bank Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

African American:

30.6%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Lexington 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg51%

157^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the Lexington 01

14^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
2026	50.3	157 of 341	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	154 of 321	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	148 of 322	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	121 of 310	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	158 of 311	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	127 of 315	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	117 of 303	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	160 of 317	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	136 of 303	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	123 of 301	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	107 of 291	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	121 of 276	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	62 of 271	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	37 of 269	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	33 of 261	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	43 of 249	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	45 of 244	81.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	79 of 258	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	103 of 251	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	65 of 246	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	112 of 253	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	82 of 249	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	116 of 235	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	79 of 252	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	98 of 237	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	97 of 192	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	130 of 184	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	77 of 177	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	116 of 187	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	70 of 183	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	48 of 164	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	29.1	151 of 195	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	108 of 194	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	74 of 104	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	153 of 310	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	142 of 295	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	138 of 293	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	156 of 299	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	110 of 290	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	143 of 279	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	129 of 296	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	106 of 281	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	140 of 197	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	108 of 173	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	108 of 184	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	98 of 185	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	87 of 182	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	114 of 179	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	86 of 159	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	64 of 156	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	59 of 144	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	27 of 141	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	37 of 129	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	37 of 139	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	39 of 123	68.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	146 of 325	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	140 of 308	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	137 of 304	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	154 of 313	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	115 of 300	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	142 of 288	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	108 of 289	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	93 of 280	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	151 of 310	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	168 of 298	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	134 of 292	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	132 of 303	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	123 of 292	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	154 of 279	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	116 of 296	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	118 of 284	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	35 of 63	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	167 of 271	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	166 of 259	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	166 of 256	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	170 of 260	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	131 of 249	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	158 of 244	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	156 of 258	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	141 of 250	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)49th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

Science54%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-8 vs state

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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	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 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
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	57.0%	382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	50.3	157^th of 341 public middle schools	54.0%		46.9	154^th of 321 public middle schools	52.0%	3	67.9	57.0	54.8	45.9	31.2	26.1	54.0		$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783
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	28.6%	518 (69.1%)	95 (12.7%)	66 (8.8%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.3%)	87.8	37^th of 341 public middle schools	89.1%		86.1	39^th of 321 public middle schools	87.9%	2	79.1	73.0	79.5	59.5	57.2	64.8	67.9		$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	63.2%	362 (52.2%)	132 (19.0%)	137 (19.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	39.7	202^nd of 341 public middle schools	40.8%		31.7	225^th of 321 public middle schools	29.9%	23	52.2	50.6	50.0	32.1	38.0	28.2	51.0		$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	48.4%	566 (70.4%)	58 (7.2%)	140 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	56	137^th of 341 public middle schools	59.8%		51.1	139^th of 321 public middle schools	56.7%	2	61.3	59.2	55.0	36.1	47.8	39.3	57.4		$14,097	$753	$362	$1,115	$11,641	$1,340	$12,982
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	27.7%	634 (71.0%)	97 (10.9%)	57 (6.4%)	67 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	91.6	21^st of 341 public middle schools	93.8%		89.2	32^nd of 321 public middle schools	90.0%	11	76.8	83.0	77.6	62.3	68.2	61.4	77.1		$13,290	$862	$364	$1,226	$10,604	$1,461	$12,065
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	24.8%	788 (76.3%)	71 (6.9%)	69 (6.7%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	91	24^th of 341 public middle schools	93.0%		90.4	26^th of 321 public middle schools	91.9%	2	77.4	79.1	76.9	67.2	69.5	58.5	73.9		$12,948	$656	$319	$975	$10,528	$1,444	$11,973
Pelion Middle	Public	6-8	325 Main Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2300	513	45	11.4	100.0%	348 (67.8%)	26 (5.1%)	106 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	41.9	191^st of 341 public middle schools	44.0%		34.2	207^th of 321 public middle schools	35.5%	16	55.1	48.9	50.7	30.5	35.1	39.3	52.1		$15,624	$1,258	$615	$1,873	$12,035	$1,717	$13,751
Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	379	31	12.2	100.0%	113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	17.6	293^rd of 341 public middle schools	14.1%		15.4	278^th of 321 public middle schools	13.4%	15	36.4	39.6	34.9	22.7	22.6	25.6	38.6		$17,076	$669	$2,162	$2,832	$10,992	$3,253	$14,245
Sandhills Middle	Public	7-8	582 Meadowfield Road	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7005	495	37	13.3	100.0%	204 (41.2%)	111 (22.4%)	146 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.1%)	12.2	315^th of 341 public middle schools	7.6%		11	302^nd of 321 public middle schools	5.9%	13		42.1	40.4		14.2	16.4			$12,734	$969	$1,088	$2,057	$9,353	$1,324	$10,677
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	30.8%	501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	89.9	29^th of 341 public middle schools	91.5%		92.8	19^th of 321 public middle schools	94.1%	10	75.3	79.1	75.3	56.6	67.6	68.9	69.7		$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina Springs Middle

What high school do graduates of Carolina Springs Middle attend?

Students who attend Carolina Springs Middle usually go on to attend White Knoll High

Is Carolina Springs Middle a good school?

Carolina Springs Middle ranks 157^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carolina Springs Middle?

Students at Carolina Springs Middle are 48% White, 31% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Carolina Springs Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Carolina Springs Middle.

What district is Carolina Springs Middle in?

Lexington 01

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