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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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 (2024)	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 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	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
Hand Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	2600 Wheat Street	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2947	755	61	12.3	100.0%	232 (30.7%)	388 (51.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	52.6	145^th of 335 public middle schools	56.7%		49.1	150^th of 320 public middle schools	53.1%	5				62.4	64.3	56.3				39.1	33.5	40.1		44.6	$18,872	$1,401	$1,133	$2,534	$13,897	$2,441	$16,338
Crayton Middle	2.4mi	Public	6-8	5000 Clemson Avenue	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7224	952	68	14.0	100.0%	469 (49.3%)	330 (34.7%)	70 (7.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	83	47^th of 335 public middle schools	86.0%		82.3	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%	4				69.1	76.1	66.1				56.0	60.7	57.2		65.0	$17,291	$1,415	$1,114	$2,529	$12,672	$2,090	$14,761
W. A. Perry Middle	2.6mi	Public	6-8	2600 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 256-6347	320	32	10.0	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	289 (90.3%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	12.7	309^th of 335 public middle schools	7.8%		13.4	288^th of 320 public middle schools	10.0%	21				26.6	47.7	46.5				14.0	14.4	17.0		18.5	$30,818	$3,082	$2,054	$5,136	$19,110	$6,573	$25,683
W. G. Sanders Middle	3.2mi	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	100.0%	59 (11.7%)	376 (74.8%)	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	22.5	263^rd of 335 public middle schools	21.5%		31.9	221^st of 320 public middle schools	30.9%	42				43.6	50.3	36.0				24.5	28.6	26.0		31.4	$20,208	$1,375	$1,201	$2,576	$14,996	$2,637	$17,633
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	3.9mi	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4070	442	35	12.6	100.0%	128 (29.0%)	161 (36.4%)	102 (23.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	29.8	241^st of 335 public middle schools	28.1%		29.5	231^st of 320 public middle schools	27.8%	10				39.5	45.3	47.6				20.6	29.5	44.1		42.8	$16,055	$1,248	$1,134	$2,382	$11,314	$2,359	$13,673
Heyward Gibbes Middle	4.0mi	Public	6-8	500 Summerlea Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2942	252	26	9.8	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	227 (90.1%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	15.1	301^st of 335 public middle schools	10.1%		11.9	295^th of 320 public middle schools	7.8%	6				32.4	46.5	37.2				17.3	11.3	30.8		27.5	$28,273	$2,597	$1,973	$4,569	$19,307	$4,397	$23,704
Alcorn Middle	4.3mi	Public	6-8	5125 Fairfield Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3439	381	31	12.4	100.0%	11 (2.9%)	295 (77.4%)	55 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	3.9	334^th of 335 public middle schools	0.3%		6.4	316^th of 320 public middle schools	1.3%	18				25.1	17.8	29.8				10.8	9.2	9.8		14.4	$22,494	$2,572	$1,551	$4,123	$15,467	$2,904	$18,371
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	4.6mi	Public, Charter	2-8	6015 N Main Street	Columbia	29224	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 900-0664	216	23	9.3	34.3%	106 (49.1%)	89 (41.2%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	1.3	335^th of 335 public middle schools	0.0%		8.5	309^th of 320 public middle schools	3.4%	26	6.3	22.6	19.6	14.3	15.4		9.7	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	8.6	$16,348	$1,802	$163	$1,965	$11,174	$3,208	$14,383
St. Andrews Middle	5.2mi	Public	6-8	1231 Bluefield Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8910	627	58	10.8	100.0%	17 (2.7%)	523 (83.4%)	46 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	9.2	319^th of 335 public middle schools	4.8%		9.7	305^th of 320 public middle schools	4.7%	14				32.6	36.7	35.2				13.3	16.4	18.5		23.5	$18,051	$2,156	$1,651	$3,808	$11,942	$2,301	$14,244
Northside Middle	5.3mi	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	528	43	12.2	84.5%	124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	26	252^nd of 335 public middle schools	24.8%		29.1	233^rd of 320 public middle schools	27.2%	19				38.7	45.6	52.8				17.8	17.3	38.2		41.8	$16,360	$547	$1,527	$2,074	$11,997	$2,290	$14,286

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