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Meadow Glen Middle

Public Grades 6-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Meadow Glen Middle in Lexington, SC, is a high-achieving public school serving 778 students in grades 6-8, part of the highly ranked Lexington 01 district. This school consistently ranks among the top 10% of middle schools in South Carolina, currently sitting at 27th out of 335 schools statewide—a remarkable feat that places it far ahead of many nearby options.

What truly sets Meadow Glen apart is its academic excellence across the board. Students score 10-20 percentage points higher than state averages on the SC READY exam in every subject and grade level. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency hits 68.9% compared to the state average of 44.2%. The school has also achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam for three consecutive years. Perhaps most impressive is the school's success with English Language Learners—this subgroup ranks 7th out of 113 schools statewide, placing them in the 94th percentile. This suggests highly effective, targeted support programs that other schools could learn from. The school also excels in science, with 6th-grade proficiency at 69.7%, nearly 18 points above the state average.

Meadow Glen's success extends beyond test scores. Its chronic absenteeism rate of just 11% is less than half the district and state averages—a stark contrast to nearby White Knoll Middle (29.5%) and St. Andrews Middle (40.7%). With a student-teacher ratio of 12.7 and per-student spending of $15,868, the school achieves top-tier results efficiently. Compare this to Heyward Gibbes Middle, which spends nearly double per student yet ranks in the bottom 10% statewide. One area worth watching: support for students with disabilities has declined in state ranking over the past three years, dropping from 13th to 79th. Still, for most families, Meadow Glen offers an exceptional, well-rounded education that consistently outperforms its peers.

778

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,868

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Ginny Lane
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-0600

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Meadow Glen Middle usually attend:

High:

River Bluff High

Feeder schools for Meadow Glen Middle:

Elementary:

Meadow Glen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

African American:

11.8%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg51%

29^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	89.9	29 of 341	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	19 of 321	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	27 of 322	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	24 of 325	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	30 of 310	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	26 of 311	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	38 of 315	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	38 of 303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	36 of 317	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	30 of 303	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	25 of 301	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.0	30 of 291	89.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	34 of 258	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	28 of 251	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	80 of 246	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	37 of 253	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.3	14 of 235	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.4	59 of 252	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	74 of 237	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.2	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	79 of 192	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	32 of 184	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	13 of 177	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	22 of 187	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	25 of 183	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	71 of 195	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	103 of 194	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	4 of 110	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	5 of 104	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	5 of 95	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	2 of 97	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	2 of 87	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	17 of 117	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	28 of 93	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	19 of 310	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	15 of 295	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	22 of 293	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	20 of 299	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	35 of 290	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	31 of 279	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	35 of 296	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	32 of 281	88.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	30 of 197	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	8 of 173	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	34 of 184	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	13 of 185	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.4	89 of 182	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	27 of 179	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	42 of 159	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	27 of 144	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	21 of 141	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	20 of 129	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	27 of 139	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	41 of 123	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	45 of 325	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	35 of 308	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	47 of 304	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	81 of 313	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	70 of 300	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	69 of 288	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	46 of 289	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	79 of 280	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	33 of 310	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	25 of 298	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	28 of 292	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	26 of 303	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	28 of 292	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	18 of 279	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	37 of 296	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	42 of 284	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	46 of 271	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	28 of 259	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	36 of 256	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	41 of 260	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	58 of 244	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	62 of 258	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	54 of 250	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

African American (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2026)59th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-84 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+18 vs state

Science70%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 2, 2015

Let me just say that this school isn't as good as it looks. The facilities are great I can give you that but the teachers and staff, no thank you. My child was hurt in no fight very badly, the person who hurt my child got in no trouble, while my child did for "provoking" him. The deans don't seem to pay much attention to larger things such as fights, but only small things like if a student was pinched. They gave the students iPads which is pretty handy and I'm glad they are allowing them to experience the new technology. Well, I shouldn't say "new". They gave out iPad 2ed generation, and they don't work very well. If you break it then you have to take to the help desk, and then they take at least a month to return it to you, then charge a fortune. My child has gotten so many bad grades because they haven't had their iPad to study. Teachers always say everything is on their iPads, and that's why they have NO LOCKERS. That's is bs if you ask me. Everything is on their iPad, that's why their book bags weigh 20 pounds. They have 3 five subject notebooks. The teachers don't even store them for you. That is messed up. The teachers barely even teach the class. They give an assignment, then get on the Mac book airs the school spent so much money on, instead of good iPads for the students. Some parents say the teachers don't get their bonuses if the students don't do well on PASS and MAP. So when that time of year rolls around, they go into hyper drive and shove all the knowledge in the kids head, leaving them stressed and having pressure put on their shoulders to do well. I've complained many times and they still haven't changed anything. I say do it the old fashioned way, or at lease give the kids a good working device to use. Mark my words, don't make your kid suffer like mine, get out if "the swamp" and get in the road to a different school distract! 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 (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	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
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
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	84.5%	124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	26.1	255^th of 341 public middle schools	25.2%		29.1	234^th of 321 public middle schools	27.1%	21	38.7	45.6	52.8	17.8	17.3	38.2	41.8	$16,360	$547	$1,527	$2,074	$11,997	$2,290	$14,286
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
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	100.0%	335 (33.8%)	439 (44.3%)	85 (8.6%)	36 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.4%)	52.1	150^th of 341 public middle schools	56.0%		51.2	138^th of 321 public middle schools	57.0%	12	82.6	50.9	51.4	69.6	34.0	36.3	79.2	$14,658	$468	$510	$978	$12,107	$1,573	$13,680
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
St. Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	1231 Bluefield Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8910	627	58	10.8	100.0%	17 (2.7%)	523 (83.4%)	46 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	9.5	323^rd of 341 public middle schools	5.3%		9.7	307^th of 321 public middle schools	4.4%	16	32.6	36.7	35.2	13.3	16.4	18.5	23.5	$18,051	$2,156	$1,651	$3,808	$11,942	$2,301	$14,244
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	71.9%	183 (32.9%)	255 (45.8%)	36 (6.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)								(n/a)	50.1			32.9			44.1	$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	100.0%	221 (42.0%)	176 (33.5%)	92 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	45.5	175^th of 341 public middle schools	48.7%		42.7	175^th of 321 public middle schools	45.5%		43.3	51.8	53.9	33.1	36.7	56.2	49.4	$15,079	$689	$1,316	$2,005	$10,905	$2,170	$13,074
Heyward Gibbes Middle	Public	6-8	500 Summerlea Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2942	252	26	9.8	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	227 (90.1%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	15.3	305^th of 341 public middle schools	10.6%		11.9	297^th of 321 public middle schools	7.5%	8	32.4	46.5	37.2	17.3	11.3	30.8	27.5	$28,273	$2,597	$1,973	$4,569	$19,307	$4,397	$23,704
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadow Glen Middle

How many students attend Meadow Glen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Meadow Glen Middle.

What district is Meadow Glen Middle in?

Lexington 01

Is Meadow Glen Middle a good school?

Yes. Meadow Glen Middle ranks in the top 8.5% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Glen Middle?

Students at Meadow Glen Middle are 64% White, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Meadow Glen Middle attend?

Students who attend Meadow Glen Middle usually go on to attend River Bluff High

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