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Chapin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Chapin Middle is a public middle school in Chapin, South Carolina, serving 1,030 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district, which is ranked 13th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Chapin Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in South Carolina, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Chapin Middle excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 79.7% for the Lexington 05 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also ranks highly in the state for the performance of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as for students with disabilities and gifted and talented students. While Chapin Middle has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, this rate is still lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Chapin Middle stands out for its consistent high performance and commitment to equity and inclusive education. However, some schools in the Lexington 01 district, such as Meadow Glen Middle and Lakeside Middle, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state. The increase in chronic absenteeism at Chapin Middle is an area the school and district should address to ensure continued student success.

1,007

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,605

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11661 Broad River Road
Chapin, SC 29036

(803) 722-5500

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend Chapin Middle usually attend:

High:

Chapin High

Feeder schools for Chapin Middle:

Elementary:	Chapin Elementary
	Lake Murray Elementary
	Piney Woods Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

7.2%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2017 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (69% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg51%

29^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2017

From top 3% (2017) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Lexington 05

13^th of 75Lexington 05 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	90.0	29 of 320	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	35 of 325	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	28 of 325	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	27 of 310	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	30 of 311	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	19 of 315	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	18 of 303	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	10 of 317	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	10 of 252	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	11 of 248	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	12 of 253	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	26 of 235	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	45 of 252	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	95.8	7 of 237	97.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	17 of 184	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	47.8	73 of 177	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	60 of 187	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	99.9	1 of 183	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	7 of 164	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	24 of 195	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	8 of 194	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	28 of 295	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	29 of 294	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	21 of 299	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	22 of 290	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	28 of 279	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	16 of 296	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	15 of 281	94.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	36 of 173	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	76 of 183	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	84 of 185	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	64 of 182	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	99 of 179	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	19 of 156	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	15 of 144	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	13 of 141	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	8 of 129	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	4 of 111	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	2 of 139	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	3 of 123	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	46 of 307	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	42 of 307	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	54 of 313	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	44 of 300	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	31 of 288	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	10 of 289	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	16 of 280	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	28 of 296	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	39 of 294	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	33 of 303	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	25 of 292	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	31 of 279	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	19 of 296	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	18 of 284	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	4 of 63	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	61.9	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	58 of 257	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	70 of 255	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	60 of 260	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	51 of 249	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	61 of 244	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	31 of 258	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	33 of 250	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts76%+19 vs state

Mathematics52%+19 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
Chapin Middle	Public	6-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,007	68	14.9		797 (79.1%)	56 (5.6%)	73 (7.2%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.3%)	90	29^th of 320 public middle schools	90.9%		88.4	35^th of 325 public middle schools	89.2%	6			76.7	75.9			50.4	54.0		100.0	$12,605	$446	$382	$827	$10,276	$1,502	$11,777
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
Dutch Fork Middle	Public	6-8	1528 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4800	876	68	12.8		400 (45.7%)	305 (34.8%)	75 (8.6%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	56.4	123^rd of 320 public middle schools	61.6%		65.2	98^th of 325 public middle schools	69.8%	25			59.8	60.5			31.3	30.2		97.2	$14,461	$672	$565	$1,237	$11,716	$1,509	$13,225
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
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
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
Mid-Carolina Middle	Public	6-8	6794 US Highway 76	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-3634	553	45	12.3		371 (67.1%)	102 (18.4%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	63.7	102^nd of 320 public middle schools	68.1%		74.9	69^th of 325 public middle schools	78.8%	33		56.3	72.2	55.8		46.0	41.2	32.4	49.8	100.0	$14,516	$1,035	$951	$1,986	$10,367	$2,164	$12,531
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapin Middle

How many students attend Chapin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,007 students attended Chapin Middle.

What district is Chapin Middle in?

Lexington 05

What high school do graduates of Chapin Middle attend?

Students who attend Chapin Middle usually go on to attend Chapin High

Is Chapin Middle a good school?

Yes. Chapin Middle ranks in the top 9.1% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chapin Middle?

Students at Chapin Middle are 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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