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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	Distance	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
Northside Middle	0.0mi	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
St. Andrews Middle	1.8mi	Public	6-8	1231 Bluefield Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8910	627	58	10.8		17 (2.7%)	523 (83.4%)	46 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	9.7	305^th of 320 public middle schools	4.7%		10.7	306^th of 325 public middle schools	5.8%	1	34.9	32.1	32.2	15.5	5.1	10.4	21.4		$18,051	$2,156	$1,651	$3,808	$11,942	$2,301	$14,244
Heyward Gibbes Middle	3.5mi	Public	6-8	500 Summerlea Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2942	252	26	9.8		4 (1.6%)	227 (90.1%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	11.9	295^th of 320 public middle schools	7.8%		11.4	301^st of 325 public middle schools	7.4%	6	38.4	40.3	33.3	11.5	10.5	3.9	27.0		$28,273	$2,597	$1,973	$4,569	$19,307	$4,397	$23,704
R. H. Fulmer Middle	3.6mi	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
Meadow Glen Middle	3.8mi	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
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	4.7mi	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4070	442	35	12.6		128 (29.0%)	161 (36.4%)	102 (23.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	29.5	231^st of 320 public middle schools	27.8%		28.2	235^th of 325 public middle schools	27.7%	4	42.5	46.4	44.4	22.3	28.8	21.3	37.2	100.0	$16,055	$1,248	$1,134	$2,382	$11,314	$2,359	$13,673
W. A. Perry Middle	5.2mi	Public	6-8	2600 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 256-6347	320	32	10.0		2 (0.6%)	289 (90.3%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	13.4	288^th of 320 public middle schools	10.0%		16.8	276^th of 325 public middle schools	15.1%	12	34.8	46.8	34.7	10.2	12.6	9.1	22.0	90.5	$30,818	$3,082	$2,054	$5,136	$19,110	$6,573	$25,683
Hand Middle	5.3mi	Public	6-8	2600 Wheat Street	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2947	755	61	12.3		232 (30.7%)	388 (51.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	49.1	150^th of 320 public middle schools	53.1%		52.2	141^st of 325 public middle schools	56.6%	9	56.8	56.5	55.8	31.2	30.5	35.7	38.0	98.3	$18,872	$1,401	$1,133	$2,534	$13,897	$2,441	$16,338
Alcorn Middle	5.3mi	Public	6-8	5125 Fairfield Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3439	381	31	12.4		11 (2.9%)	295 (77.4%)	55 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	6.4	316^th of 320 public middle schools	1.3%		7.7	319^th of 325 public middle schools	1.8%	3	25.8	29.1	22.8	9.2	10.3	7.3	15.5		$22,494	$2,572	$1,551	$4,123	$15,467	$2,904	$18,371
Pine Ridge Middle	6.2mi	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		113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	15.4	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%		21.2	257^th of 325 public middle schools	20.9%	19	37.2	29.8	34.5	21.9	13.5	17.3	28.7	100.0	$17,076	$669	$2,162	$2,832	$10,992	$3,253	$14,245

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