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Hopkins Middle

Public Grades 6-8

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 13% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hopkins Middle in Hopkins, SC, serves 458 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Richland 01 school district, and has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 15% of South Carolina middle schools in recent years.

One of the most striking findings is the school's exceptional performance in advanced math. In the 2024-2025 school year, nearly 100% of Hopkins students scored proficient on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam, matching the performance at nearby W.G. Sanders Middle and Southeast Middle. However, this success doesn't extend to grade-level math—only about 9-27% of 6th and 7th graders scored proficient on standard math assessments, far below state averages. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 33.7% of students missing significant school days in 2024-2025, notably higher than the 22.2% rate at nearby Southeast Middle. This attendance issue is likely a major barrier to learning, as students can't benefit from instruction they don't attend.

There are encouraging signs, though. The school has made significant year-over-year gains in 6th grade math (from 13.1% to 27.2% proficient) and 6th grade science (from 11.7% to 29.8% proficient). African American students have also shown notable improvement, jumping from the 17th to the 32nd percentile statewide in one year. Hopkins Middle spends $20,049 per student—more than higher-performing schools like Crayton Middle ($17,291) and Dent Middle ($15,232)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. While these resources haven't yet produced the academic results parents might hope for, the recent improvements in math and science, combined with targeted support for specific student groups, suggest the school may be on an upward trajectory.

458

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,049

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Clarkson Road
Hopkins, SC 29061

(803) 695-3331

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Hopkins Middle usually attend:

High:

Lower Richland High

Feeder schools for Hopkins Middle:

Elementary:	Caughman Road Elementary
	Hopkins Elementary
	Mill Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.5%

White:

5.0%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (31% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg51%

290^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Richland 01

55^th 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
2026	17.3	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	284 of 320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	293 of 325	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	240 of 310	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	283 of 311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	299 of 315	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	280 of 317	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	253 of 303	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	284 of 301	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	252 of 291	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	240 of 276	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	221 of 271	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	236 of 269	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	210 of 261	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	197 of 249	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	210 of 236	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	218 of 231	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	217 of 230	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	209 of 230	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	22.3	191 of 225	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	175 of 257	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	208 of 252	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	191 of 253	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	111 of 249	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	186 of 235	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	166 of 191	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	101 of 184	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	144 of 177	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	147 of 187	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	93 of 183	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	256 of 305	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	267 of 295	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	267 of 294	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	227 of 290	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	265 of 279	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	274 of 296	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	259 of 281	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	275 of 307	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	273 of 307	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	275 of 313	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	220 of 300	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	274 of 288	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	281 of 289	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	268 of 280	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	256 of 296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	266 of 294	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	236 of 292	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	248 of 279	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	285 of 296	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	263 of 284	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-18 vs state

Science30%-22 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 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)	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 (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	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
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%)	17.3	290^th of 335 public middle schools	13.4%		14.2	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%	6		38.0	48.0	36.9		27.2	20.0	17.9	29.8	$20,049	$1,757	$1,560	$3,317	$13,084	$3,648	$16,732
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%)	17.2	293^rd of 335 public middle schools	12.5%		15.6	275^th of 320 public middle schools	14.1%	18		43.8	40.2	37.8		20.7	14.5	16.6	41.9	$22,241	$2,391	$1,651	$4,043	$15,417	$2,782	$18,198
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%)	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
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%)	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
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%)	29.8	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
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%)	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
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%)	42.4	187^th of 335 public middle schools	44.2%		40.7	186^th of 320 public middle schools	41.9%	1		50.2	54.5	55.8		30.9	40.6	35.5	43.0	$15,232	$1,039	$661	$1,699	$11,035	$2,497	$13,532
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%)	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
Frances F. Mack Intermediate	Public	5-6	161 Gaston Street	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7004	515	38	13.5		246 (47.8%)	78 (15.1%)	148 (28.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)								(n/a)	43.7	37.1			26.1	20.9			26.2	$15,010	$778	$2,597	$3,376	$10,078	$1,556	$11,634
Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	379	31	12.2		113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	17.4	289^th of 335 public middle schools	13.7%		15.4	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%	13		36.4	39.6	34.9		22.7	22.6	25.6	38.6	$17,076	$669	$2,162	$2,832	$10,992	$3,253	$14,245

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Hopkins Middle ranks in the bottom 13.4% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hopkins Middle?

Students at Hopkins Middle are 84% African American, 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Hopkins Middle in?

Richland 01

What high school do graduates of Hopkins Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Hopkins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Hopkins Middle.

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