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Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

Q: Is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School a good school?

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School ranks 173 rd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 49% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School serves 462 students in grades 6-8 within the Lexington 03 school district in Batesburg-Leesville, SC, and has earned a 3-star rating (49th percentile statewide) while serving a student body where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The school's standout achievement is its exceptional Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam performance, with 97.86% of students scoring proficient in 2024-2025—a remarkable 36-point advantage over the district average and 24 points above the state. This three-year streak of excellence (89.81%, 94%, and 97.86%) rivals even the region's most affluent schools like Lakeside Middle (100%) and Beechwood Middle (99.37%), making it arguably the most impressive achievement among comparable schools given the student demographics. The school also shows strong support for English Language Learners (ranking in the 56th-59th percentile) and recently posted a dramatic 31-percentile-point improvement in serving students with disabilities, jumping from a 1-star to a 3-star rating. However, grade-level math proficiency remains a concern—only 23.1% of 8th graders scored proficient versus the state's 44.2%—suggesting the school excels at accelerating top math students while the broader population still needs support.

Compared to nearby schools, Batesburg-Leesville sits competitively among those serving similar demographics, outperforming A. L. Corbett Middle (18th percentile) and Saluda Middle (28th percentile), though it trails the higher-resourced Lexington 01 schools. The school spends $15,262 per student—more than Gilbert Middle ($14,097) and Pelion Middle ($15,624)—with investments appearing strategically targeted toward math acceleration and ELL support. Chronic absenteeism (24.7% in 2024-2025) remains the school's biggest obstacle, but the overall trajectory is positive: the school has climbed from the 27th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 49th percentile today, with 7th-grade ELA (60.7%) and math (44.8%) now exceeding state averages.

462

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,215

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

≥ 96%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

425 Shealy Road
Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006

(803) 532-3831

District: Lexington 03

Students who attend Batesburg-Leesville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Batesburg-Leesville High School

Feeder schools for Batesburg-Leesville Middle School:

Elementary:	Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School
	Batesburg-Leesville Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

African American:

26.4%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 21% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg51%

173^rd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 75Lexington 03 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	45.8	173 of 341	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	178 of 321	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	182 of 322	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	165 of 325	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	202 of 310	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	227 of 311	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	184 of 315	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	163 of 303	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	209 of 317	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	191 of 303	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	166 of 301	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	145 of 291	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.4	146 of 276	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.4	141 of 271	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	129 of 269	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	137 of 261	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	162 of 249	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	139 of 244	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	130 of 236	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.9	134 of 231	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	144 of 230	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.1	111 of 230	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.6	126 of 225	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	178 of 258	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	204 of 251	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	194 of 246	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	162 of 253	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	201 of 235	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	211 of 252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	179 of 237	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	81 of 192	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.9	137 of 184	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	130 of 177	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.0	62 of 187	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	20 of 183	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	23.8	146 of 164	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	46 of 104	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	168 of 310	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	188 of 295	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	153 of 293	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	145 of 299	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	184 of 290	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	204 of 279	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	184 of 296	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	146 of 281	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	5 of 197	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	108 of 159	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	89 of 156	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	94 of 144	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	108 of 129	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.2	26 of 139	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	163 of 308	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	168 of 304	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	155 of 313	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	176 of 300	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	186 of 288	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	167 of 289	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	163 of 280	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	168 of 310	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	159 of 298	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	173 of 292	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	162 of 303	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	198 of 292	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	205 of 279	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	172 of 296	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	173 of 284	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	152 of 271	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	157 of 259	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	149 of 256	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	133 of 260	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	208 of 244	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	163 of 258	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	136 of 250	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science50%~ 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14.0	—	227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	45.8	173^rd of 341 public middle schools	49.3%		41.4	178^th of 321 public middle schools	44.5%	5		53.6	60.7	53.7		34.0	44.8	23.1	50.0		≥ 96%		$16,215	$770	$863	$1,633	$12,230	$2,352	$14,582
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		≥ 96%		$15,013	$602	$392	$994	$12,556	$1,463	$14,019
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		96%		$13,481	$519	$344	$862	$11,215	$1,404	$12,619
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		95%		$15,021	$659	$457	$1,116	$12,328	$1,577	$13,905
Saluda Middle	Public	6-8	200 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3767	537	39	13.7	73.8%	178 (33.1%)	97 (18.1%)	253 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	29.6	245^th of 341 public middle schools	28.2%		21.9	257^th of 321 public middle schools	19.9%	12		44.4	44.8	54.0		20.5	27.6	39.4	37.2		≥ 96%		$10,215	$630	$182	$812	$8,407	$997	$9,404
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		96%		$15,357	$849	$459	$1,308	$12,474	$1,575	$14,049
Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	550 Camp Long Rd	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2	14.4%	326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	76.7	69^th of 341 public middle schools	79.8%		74	71^st of 321 public middle schools	77.9%	2	86.0	72.7	66.0	74.2	63.0	52.5	53.0	47.8	59.6		≥ 96%		$12,348	$156	$262	$418	$185	$11,746	$11,930
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		95%		$14,247	$735	$390	$1,125	$11,611	$1,511	$13,122
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	—	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		≥ 96%		$17,535	$1,231	$684	$1,915	$13,667	$1,953	$15,620
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		96%		$14,910	$722	$472	$1,194	$12,164	$1,553	$13,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

Is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School a good school?

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School ranks 173^rd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Batesburg-Leesville Middle School?

Students at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School are 49% White, 26% African American, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Batesburg-Leesville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Batesburg-Leesville Middle School.

What district is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School in?

Lexington 03

What high school do graduates of Batesburg-Leesville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Batesburg-Leesville Middle School usually go on to attend Batesburg-Leesville High School

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