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Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

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Batesburg-Leesville Middle School ranks 179 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 44% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 457 students. The school is part of the Lexington 03 school district, which is ranked 54 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School has consistently outperformed the Lexington 03 district and the state of South Carolina in several key test score metrics, including End of Course Exam (EOCEP) in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, and SC READY English Language Arts. However, the school has lower proficiency rates than the district and state in SC READY Mathematics. The school's performance is mixed across different student subgroups, with female and Hispanic students outperforming their state-level peers, while African American students and students with disabilities have consistently underperformed. The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.6% in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lakeside Middle, Pleasant Hill Middle, and Beechwood Middle, all of which are part of the Lexington 01 district, Batesburg-Leesville Middle School's test scores are generally lower. The school also has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and a higher student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby Lexington 01 schools. Despite the increased spending per student at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, from $10,568 in 2020-2021 to $14,412 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not yet seen significant improvements, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the challenges it faces.

462

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,262

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

South Carolina avg50%

179^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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
2025	41.4	179 of 320	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	181 of 325	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	26.5	204 of 252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	196 of 248	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	31.9	137 of 184	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	129 of 177	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	46 of 105	56.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	37.5	188 of 295	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	150 of 294	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	89 of 156	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	93 of 144	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	44.9	163 of 307	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	167 of 307	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	45.4	158 of 296	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	171 of 294	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	38.7	158 of 257	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 298%+24 vs state

English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

Science44%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-6 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
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%)	41.4	179^th of 320 public middle schools	44.1%		41.5	181^st of 325 public middle schools	44.3%	2		46.2	51.0	53.0		30.1	27.6	29.8	44.1	97.9	$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246
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
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
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		178 (33.1%)	97 (18.1%)	253 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	21.9	255^th of 320 public middle schools	20.3%		27.9	236^th of 325 public middle schools	27.4%	19		36.4	41.4	40.4		23.4	14.1	28.7	28.3	100.0	$11,070	$940	$304	$1,243	$8,770	$1,057	$9,827
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
Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	82 Camp Long Road	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2		326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	74	72^nd of 320 public middle schools	77.5%		76.9	66^th of 325 public middle schools	79.7%	6	77.9	70.5	69.9	76.0	44.2	53.7	39.8	17.4	64.2		$11,482	$60	$236	$296	$186	$11,001	$11,186
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%)	34.2	207^th of 320 public middle schools	35.3%		22	253^rd of 325 public middle schools	22.2%	46		48.9	49.4	40.1		36.0	28.3	11.8	40.3	92.1	$15,624	$1,258	$615	$1,873	$12,035	$1,717	$13,751
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

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.

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

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

Is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School a good school?

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School ranks 179^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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