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St. Andrews Middle

Q: Is St. Andrews Middle a good school?

St. Andrews Middle ranks in the bottom 4.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend St. Andrews Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended St. Andrews Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of St. Andrews Middle?

Students at St. Andrews Middle are 83% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of St. Andrews Middle attend?

Students who attend St. Andrews Middle usually go on to attend Columbia High

Public Grades 6-8

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

St. Andrews Middle is a public school in Columbia, SC, serving 627 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Richland 01 school district.

St. Andrews Middle faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5-8% of South Carolina middle schools over the past three years. The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with 40.7% of students missing substantial school days—nearly double the state average of 22.3%. This attendance crisis directly impacts learning, and nearby schools with lower absenteeism rates show dramatically better results. For example, Meadow Glen Middle has an 11% chronic absenteeism rate and achieves proficiency rates 2-3 times higher, while Northside Middle, just 1.84 miles away in the Lexington 02 district, outperforms St. Andrews in nearly every subject despite serving a similar population.

There are some bright spots worth noting. The school's Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam scores are exceptional—96% proficiency in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 72.5%—though this may reflect a highly selective group of advanced students. English Language Arts proficiency has also shown steady improvement across all grades, with 7th grade jumping from 19.3% to 36.7% over two years. However, regular math proficiency remains alarmingly low, ranging from 5-18% across grades, and the school's gifted and talented program ranks in the bottom 1% statewide. The school spends $18,051 per student—more than better-performing nearby schools like Meadow Glen Middle ($15,868)—yet outcomes lag significantly. This suggests the challenges are less about funding and more about how resources are used, with attendance likely being the single most impactful area for improvement.

627

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,051

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1231 Bluefield Road
Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 731-8910

District: Richland 01

Students who attend St. Andrews Middle usually attend:

High:

Columbia High

Feeder schools for St. Andrews Middle:

Elementary:	H. B. Rhame Elementary
	Logan Elementary
	Pine Grove Elementary
	Sandel Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.4%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (25% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg51%

319^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	9.2	319 of 335	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	305 of 320	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	306 of 325	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	299 of 325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	274 of 310	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	294 of 311	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	264 of 315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	270 of 303	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	256 of 317	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	233 of 303	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	247 of 301	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	248 of 291	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	222 of 276	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	207 of 271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	206 of 269	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	206 of 261	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	203 of 244	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	202 of 236	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	185 of 231	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	182 of 230	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.9	170 of 230	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.0	166 of 225	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	217 of 257	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	202 of 248	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	163 of 249	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	188 of 235	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	155 of 237	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	141 of 191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	150 of 184	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	156 of 177	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	146 of 187	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	95 of 183	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	143 of 164	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	165 of 195	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	108 of 108	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	291 of 305	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	278 of 295	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	272 of 294	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	254 of 299	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	256 of 290	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	260 of 279	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	251 of 296	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	243 of 281	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	1.0	181 of 183	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	159 of 159	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	289 of 307	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	280 of 307	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	279 of 313	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	258 of 300	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	266 of 288	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	232 of 289	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	242 of 280	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	289 of 306	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	283 of 296	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	280 of 294	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	287 of 303	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	264 of 292	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	267 of 279	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	248 of 296	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	254 of 284	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)26th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-23 vs state

Science24%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

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The Principle and Staff are very interested in educating the (Whole Student). Parent participation is encouraged, and student success is the vision. Close Quote

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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 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
St. Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	1231 Bluefield Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8910	627	58	10.8		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	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	528	43	12.2		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
Heyward Gibbes Middle	Public	6-8	500 Summerlea Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2942	252	26	9.8		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	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%)	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
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
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%)	90.5	27^th of 335 public middle schools	91.9%		92.8	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%	8				75.3	79.1	75.3				56.6	67.6	68.9		69.7	$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468
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%)	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
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
R. H. Fulmer Middle	Public	6-8	1614 Walterboro St.	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5660	526	47	11.1		221 (42.0%)	176 (33.5%)	92 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	45.9	172^nd of 335 public middle schools	48.7%		42.7	176^th of 320 public middle schools	45.0%	4				43.3	51.8	53.9				33.1	36.7	56.2		49.4	$15,079	$689	$1,316	$2,005	$10,905	$2,170	$13,074
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

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Andrews Middle

What high school do graduates of St. Andrews Middle attend?

Students who attend St. Andrews Middle usually go on to attend Columbia High

Is St. Andrews Middle a good school?

St. Andrews Middle ranks in the bottom 4.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

What district is St. Andrews Middle in?

Richland 01

What is the racial makeup of St. Andrews Middle?

Students at St. Andrews Middle are 83% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend St. Andrews Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended St. Andrews Middle.

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