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Southeast Middle

Public Grades 6-8

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southeast Middle is a public middle school located in Hopkins, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the Richland 01 school district, which is ranked 52 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Southeast Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Southeast Middle significantly underperforms compared to the Richland 01 district and the state of South Carolina in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38% of 6th graders, 39.6% of 7th graders, and 37% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.9%, 47.2%, and 45.2% for the district, respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 18.8% of 6th graders, 13.5% of 7th graders, and 7.9% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to 26.7%, 22.8%, and 23.4% for the district. Additionally, Southeast Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 31.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Southeast Middle's performance lags behind both the district and state averages, as well as nearby middle schools, including Heyward Gibbes Middle, Alcorn Middle, W.A. Perry Middle, W.G. Sanders Middle, Hand Middle, and Hopkins Middle. These schools generally have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall performance. Additionally, the nearby Dent Middle, a magnet school, and the Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy, a public charter school, also outperform Southeast Middle.

462

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,241

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

731 Horrell Hill Road
Hopkins, SC 29061

(803) 695-5700

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Southeast Middle usually attend:

High:

Lower Richland High

Feeder schools for Southeast Middle:

Elementary:	Gadsden Elementary
	Horrell Hill Elementary
	Webber School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.1%

Hispanic:

13.6%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (28% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg50%

275^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Richland 01

52^nd of 75Richland 01 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	15.6	275 of 320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	289 of 325	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	276 of 325	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	276 of 310	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	284 of 311	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	279 of 315	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	279 of 317	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	257 of 303	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	275 of 301	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	239 of 291	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	238 of 276	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	203 of 271	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	201 of 269	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	202 of 261	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.7	149 of 244	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	176 of 236	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	166 of 231	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	177 of 230	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.7	176 of 230	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.8	189 of 225	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	162 of 252	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	162 of 248	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	144 of 253	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	161 of 249	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	175 of 235	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	188 of 252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	165 of 237	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	138 of 183	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	174 of 195	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	172 of 194	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	260 of 295	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	260 of 294	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	268 of 299	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	257 of 290	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	255 of 279	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	259 of 296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	257 of 281	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	143 of 156	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	283 of 307	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	275 of 307	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	270 of 313	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	277 of 300	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	272 of 288	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	259 of 289	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	255 of 280	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	258 of 296	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	269 of 294	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	249 of 303	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	267 of 292	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	251 of 279	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	267 of 296	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	249 of 284	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts38%-18 vs state

Science31%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-22 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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	731 Horrell Hill Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 695-5700	462	41	11.2		34 (7.4%)	333 (72.1%)	63 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	15.6	275^th of 320 public middle schools	14.1%		13.8	289^th of 325 public middle schools	11.1%	14				38.0	39.6	37.0				18.8	13.5	7.9		31.3	100.0	$22,241	$2,391	$1,651	$4,043	$15,417	$2,782	$18,198
Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	1601 Clarkson Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 695-3331	458	41	11.1		23 (5.0%)	387 (84.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	14.2	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		12.8	296^th of 325 public middle schools	8.9%	12				43.8	39.1	35.8				13.1	9.2	16.7		11.7	100.0	$20,049	$1,757	$1,560	$3,317	$13,084	$3,648	$16,732
Crayton Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Clemson Avenue	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7224	952	68	14.0		469 (49.3%)	330 (34.7%)	70 (7.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	82.3	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%		84.6	46^th of 325 public middle schools	85.8%	5				66.7	70.4	65.7				55.0	53.7	47.1		62.3	98.8	$17,291	$1,415	$1,114	$2,529	$12,672	$2,090	$14,761
Hand Middle	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
Dent Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2721 Decker Boulevard	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2750	1,059	83	12.7		185 (17.5%)	566 (53.4%)	186 (17.6%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	40.7	186^th of 320 public middle schools	41.9%		43.8	168^th of 325 public middle schools	48.3%	18				48.2	47.5	42.5				36.2	31.2	28.6		46.2	100.0	$15,232	$1,039	$661	$1,699	$11,035	$2,497	$13,532
W. G. Sanders Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3455 Pine Belt Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 735-7575	503	54	9.3		59 (11.7%)	376 (74.8%)	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	31.9	221^st of 320 public middle schools	30.9%		40	185^th of 325 public middle schools	43.1%	36				44.3	37.5	56.2				23.6	18.2	29.4		37.2	100.0	$20,208	$1,375	$1,201	$2,576	$14,996	$2,637	$17,633
W. A. Perry Middle	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
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	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
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6015 N Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 900-0664	216	23	9.3		106 (49.1%)	89 (41.2%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	8.5	309^th of 320 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	316^th of 325 public middle schools	2.8%	7	14.8	20.5	30.3	28.5	35.5	42.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.6	0.0	7.7	11.4	17.8		$16,348	$1,802	$163	$1,965	$11,174	$3,208	$14,383
Alcorn Middle	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Middle

How many students attend Southeast Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Southeast Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Middle?

Students at Southeast Middle are 72% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Southeast Middle attend?

Students who attend Southeast Middle usually go on to attend Lower Richland High

What district is Southeast Middle in?

Richland 01

Is Southeast Middle a good school?

Southeast Middle ranks in the bottom 14.1% of South Carolina middle schools.

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