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Chapin Middle

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Chapin Middle ranks 35 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 90% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Chapin Middle, located in Chapin, SC, serves 1,007 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Lexington 05 school district, which ranks in the top 17% of districts statewide.

Chapin Middle is a consistently high-performing school, ranking in the top 10% of South Carolina middle schools for the past five years and currently holding a 5-star rating. Your child will benefit from academic achievement that significantly exceeds both district and state averages. For example, 8th grade math proficiency is 66.2%, compared to 50.8% for the district and 44.2% for the state. The school's advanced math program is particularly exceptional, with a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 EOCEP exam—far surpassing the state average of 73.95%. The school also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4%, compared to 22.3% statewide, indicating strong student engagement. Notably, Chapin Middle adds significant academic value: students arrive from Chapin Intermediate with solid scores, but leave Chapin Middle with even higher proficiency rates, showing the school effectively builds on prior learning.

Within its own district, Chapin Middle is the clear standout, dramatically outperforming Dutch Fork Middle (ranked 118th) and Irmo Middle (ranked 147th). It also holds its own against the strong schools in the neighboring Lexington 01 district, with Lakeside Middle, Beechwood Middle, and Meadow Glen Middle ranking just ahead of it. What makes Chapin Middle especially impressive is its efficiency: it spends less per student ($12,605) than most comparable schools, yet achieves superior results. While the school excels across most student groups, it shows particular strength in supporting multi-racial, Hispanic, and low-income students, all of whom rank in the 88th-89th percentile statewide.

1,007

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,563

Per pupil spending ?

25.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

94%

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

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 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg51%

35^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2017

From top 3% (2017) to top 10% (2026)

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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
2026	88.1	35 of 341	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	29 of 321	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	34 of 322	89.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.3	37 of 258	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	10 of 251	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	11 of 246	95.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	73.6	27 of 192	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	17 of 184	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	47.8	74 of 177	58.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	88.8	28 of 310	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	27 of 295	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	29 of 293	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
2026	65.2	75 of 197	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.7	36 of 173	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	76 of 184	58.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	86.3	17 of 159	89.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.3	41 of 325	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	45 of 308	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	41 of 304	86.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	85.1	37 of 310	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	89.3	28 of 298	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	39 of 292	86.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.3	7 of 65	89.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	72.5	70 of 271	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	57 of 259	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	69 of 256	73.0%	★★★★☆
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)

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+16 vs state

Mathematics64%+22 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
Chapin Middle	Public	6-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,007	68	14.9	25.0%	797 (79.1%)	56 (5.6%)	73 (7.2%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.3%)	88.1	35^th of 341 public middle schools	89.7%		90	29^th of 321 public middle schools	91.0%	6			73.0	75.1			62.1	66.2			94%		$14,563	$380	$456	$836	$11,371	$1,520	$13,727
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	26.9%	781 (79.3%)	52 (5.3%)	66 (6.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.5%)								(n/a)	74.7	65.2			65.2	65.5			74.2		≥ 96%		$13,178	$399	$388	$787	$10,164	$1,441	$12,391
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	51.4%	400 (45.7%)	305 (34.8%)	75 (8.6%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	58.8	121^st of 341 public middle schools	64.5%		56.4	123^rd of 321 public middle schools	61.7%	2			61.4	54.8			49.6	46.1			91%		$16,833	$582	$656	$1,239	$12,645	$1,711	$15,594
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	71.9%	183 (32.9%)	255 (45.8%)	36 (6.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)								(n/a)		50.1				32.9			44.1		95%		$19,497	$596	$695	$1,290	$15,053	$1,863	$18,207
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%)	52.1	150^th of 341 public middle schools	56.0%		51.2	138^th of 321 public middle schools	57.0%	12		82.6	50.9	51.4		69.6	34.0	36.3	79.2		86%		$16,420	$410	$565	$974	$12,942	$1,529	$15,445
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
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	57.3%	371 (67.1%)	102 (18.4%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	61.8	110^th of 341 public middle schools	67.7%		63.7	101^st of 321 public middle schools	68.5%	9		54.9	60.4	72.1		44.8	42.1	54.3	46.6		≥ 96%		$14,509	$673	$752	$1,425	$11,005	$2,079	$13,084
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
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	30.8%	501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	89.9	29^th of 341 public middle schools	91.5%		92.8	19^th of 321 public middle schools	94.1%	10		75.3	79.1	75.3		56.6	67.6	68.9	69.7		95%		$15,244	$800	$398	$1,199	$12,394	$1,651	$14,045
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

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?

Chapin Middle ranks 35^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

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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