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Beechwood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 92% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Beechwood Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 1,013 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the Lexington 01 District and the state of South Carolina in academic achievement.

Beechwood Middle's academic performance is exceptional, with 99.37% of students proficient or better 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 demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students with disabilities. Additionally, Beechwood Middle has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the district and state averages, indicating a commitment to student engagement and well-being.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Chapin Middle, Meadow Glen Middle, and Lakeside Middle, Beechwood Middle consistently outperforms its peers in statewide rankings and test scores. The school's strong academic performance, equity-focused approach, and commitment to student success make it a standout institution in the Lexington, South Carolina, region.

1,033

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,948

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1340 Highway 378
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-5700

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Beechwood Middle usually attend:

High:

Lexington High

Feeder schools for Beechwood Middle:

Elementary:	Lake Murray Elementary
	Rocky Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

African American:

6.9%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2021 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (69% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg50%

26^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 13% (2021) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	90.4	26 of 320	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	53 of 325	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	45 of 310	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	40 of 311	87.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	14 of 248	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	31 of 253	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	21 of 249	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.9	48 of 235	79.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	15 of 184	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	25 of 177	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	17 of 187	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	63.9	41 of 183	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	49 of 164	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	22 of 295	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	54 of 294	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	50 of 299	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	50 of 290	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	35 of 279	87.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	43 of 173	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	100 of 183	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.8	62 of 185	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	47 of 182	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	65 of 179	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	3 of 156	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	14 of 144	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	21 of 307	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	32 of 307	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	48 of 313	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	48 of 300	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	39 of 288	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	29 of 296	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	36 of 294	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	52 of 303	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	33 of 292	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	44 of 279	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	3 of 63	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	51.7	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	57 of 257	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	87 of 255	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	96 of 260	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	81 of 249	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	72 of 244	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

African American (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)75th percentile-17 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

Science72%+24 vs state

Mathematics56%+21 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 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Chapin Intermediate	Public	5-6	1130 Old Lexington Highway	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5700	985	65	15.1		781 (79.3%)	52 (5.3%)	66 (6.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.5%)								(n/a)	77.1	69.2			68.0	58.0			70.5		$12,023	$506	$369	$875	$9,775	$1,373	$11,148
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Beechwood Middle

Is Beechwood Middle a good school?

Yes. Beechwood Middle ranks in the top 8.1% of South Carolina middle schools.

What district is Beechwood Middle in?

Lexington 01

How many students attend Beechwood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,033 students attended Beechwood Middle.

What high school do graduates of Beechwood Middle attend?

Students who attend Beechwood Middle usually go on to attend Lexington High

What is the racial makeup of Beechwood Middle?

Students at Beechwood Middle are 76% White, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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