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Kelly Mill Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 2-8
219th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 32% of South Carolina middle schools
Summary

Kelly Mill Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Blythewood, South Carolina, serving grades 2-8 with an enrollment of 1,023 students. The school is part of the Richland 02 school district, which is ranked 37 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kelly Mill Middle consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in EOCEP/Algebra 1 and SC READY English Language Arts. However, the school struggles in SC READY Mathematics, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and district averages. The school also excels in the performance of certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who often outperform their peers at the state and district levels. Conversely, the school struggles with the performance of Multi-racial, Low Socio-Economic Status, Disabled, and Gifted and Talented students.

Compared to nearby schools, Kelly Mill Middle's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other Richland 02 middle schools in the area, such as Dent Middle and Longleaf Middle. However, Blythewood Middle, also in the Richland 02 district and located just 2.5 miles from Kelly Mill Middle, consistently outperforms Kelly Mill Middle in both overall and subgroup academic measures. The school also faces concerns regarding a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which may be impacting its academic performance.

979
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,337
Per pupil spending ?
48.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1141 Kelly Mill Road
       Blythewood, SC  29016

(803) 691-7210

District: Richland 02


Feeder schools for Kelly Mill Middle:

Elementary:    Bridge Creek Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
68.2%
White:
13.0%
Hispanic:
9.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg44%
South Carolina avg50%
Elementary school
423rd of 640
South Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
219th of 320
South Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Middle Schools in the Richland 02
37th of 75Richland 02 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202534.3423 of 64033.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.7448 of 63829.8%★★☆☆☆
202354.3283 of 64456.1%★★★☆☆
202269.5183 of 62570.7%★★★★☆
202161.0230 of 62263.0%★★★☆☆
201959.5258 of 64359.9%★★★☆☆
201839.3373 of 62440.2%★★☆☆☆
201742.8372 of 63941.8%★★☆☆☆
201623.1507 of 61918.1%★☆☆☆☆
201519.5570 of 63810.7%★☆☆☆☆
201420.5558 of 63011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201324.5504 of 59915.9%★☆☆☆☆
201232.1452 of 59423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201127.6484 of 59718.9%★☆☆☆☆
201039.5396 of 58932.8%★★☆☆☆
200943.3359 of 58038.1%★★☆☆☆
200837.5406 of 57729.6%★★☆☆☆
200743.8366 of 56635.3%★★☆☆☆
200667.0184 of 55967.1%★★★☆☆
200571.5142 of 55774.5%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202547.4200 of 38147.5%★★☆☆☆
202378.951 of 39487.1%★★★★☆
202293.815 of 39396.2%★★★★★
202194.811 of 35096.9%★★★★★
201984.036 of 42191.4%★★★★★
201842.4246 of 41240.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202544.775 of 14749.0%★★★☆☆
202347.487 of 17450.0%★★★☆☆
202284.713 of 15191.4%★★★★★
202157.442 of 12265.6%★★★☆☆
201956.569 of 18963.5%★★★☆☆
201839.889 of 16144.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202542.7329 of 58143.4%★★☆☆☆
202362.3214 of 58063.1%★★★☆☆
202269.5159 of 57372.3%★★★★☆
202174.2129 of 55476.7%★★★★☆
201966.1192 of 58867.3%★★★☆☆
201837.5373 of 57034.6%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202542.873 of 10127.7%★☆☆☆☆
202267.542 of 10961.5%★★★☆☆
202164.171 of 14751.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202573.929 of 15681.4%★★★★☆
202379.019 of 11583.5%★★★★☆
202285.516 of 11586.1%★★★★☆
201995.76 of 11694.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202526.9473 of 61322.8%★☆☆☆☆
202361.2216 of 60864.5%★★★☆☆
202262.7207 of 60065.5%★★★☆☆
202164.6189 of 58067.4%★★★☆☆
201956.6269 of 60055.2%★★★☆☆
201832.2422 of 58828.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202524.7449 of 58623.4%★☆☆☆☆
202344.3320 of 58245.0%★★☆☆☆
202267.1185 of 57968.0%★★★☆☆
202149.2282 of 56149.7%★★☆☆☆
201965.9197 of 59066.6%★★★☆☆
201847.4302 of 57147.1%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
20255.47 of 70.0%★★☆☆☆
20239.89 of 90.0%★☆☆☆☆
202282.52 of 771.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202341.17 of 1030.0%★★☆☆☆
202274.13 of 757.1%★★★★☆
201975.22 of 666.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202554.2228 of 46050.4%★★★☆☆
202375.8102 of 46378.0%★★★★☆
202291.624 of 45594.7%★★★★★
202147.3241 of 43945.1%★★☆☆☆
201992.610 of 47297.9%★★★★★
201876.494 of 45779.4%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202532.3219 of 32031.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.8205 of 32536.9%★★☆☆☆
202347.8160 of 32550.8%★★★☆☆
202257.1114 of 31063.2%★★★☆☆
202157.5121 of 31161.1%★★★☆☆
201955.6123 of 31561.0%★★★☆☆
201850.3136 of 30355.1%★★★☆☆
201750.5147 of 31753.6%★★★☆☆
201647.1162 of 30346.5%★★☆☆☆
201555.6119 of 30160.5%★★★☆☆
201457.3117 of 29159.8%★★★☆☆
201361.0111 of 27659.8%★★★☆☆
201263.0110 of 27159.4%★★★☆☆
201160.4117 of 26956.5%★★★☆☆
201075.656 of 26178.5%★★★★☆
200977.249 of 24980.3%★★★★☆
200880.334 of 24486.1%★★★★☆
200780.034 of 23685.6%★★★★☆
200682.034 of 23185.3%★★★★☆
200571.665 of 23071.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202550.4113 of 25255.2%★★★☆☆
202453.694 of 24862.1%★★★☆☆
202370.346 of 25381.8%★★★★☆
202280.426 of 24989.6%★★★★☆
202183.320 of 23591.5%★★★★★
201975.531 of 25287.7%★★★★☆
201863.056 of 23776.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202530.6142 of 18422.8%★☆☆☆☆
202439.7102 of 17742.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.2100 of 18746.5%★★☆☆☆
202259.154 of 18370.5%★★★★☆
202158.744 of 16473.2%★★★★☆
201945.295 of 19551.3%★★★☆☆
201845.8100 of 19448.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202534.9193 of 29534.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.1192 of 29434.7%★★☆☆☆
202355.6115 of 29961.5%★★★☆☆
202258.9100 of 29065.5%★★★☆☆
202163.596 of 27965.6%★★★☆☆
201959.0110 of 29662.8%★★★☆☆
201850.3135 of 28152.0%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202545.9127 of 17326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202447.6123 of 18332.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.6128 of 18530.8%★★☆☆☆
202253.9102 of 18244.0%★★☆☆☆
202154.7104 of 17941.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202560.354 of 15665.4%★★★☆☆
202444.376 of 14447.2%★★☆☆☆
202364.639 of 14172.3%★★★★☆
202270.033 of 12974.4%★★★★☆
201977.429 of 13979.1%★★★★☆
201849.459 of 12352.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202530.9223 of 30727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.7233 of 30724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202347.6142 of 31354.6%★★★☆☆
202251.5123 of 30059.0%★★★☆☆
202154.3116 of 28859.7%★★★☆☆
201944.3158 of 28945.3%★★☆☆☆
201837.2178 of 28036.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202529.2214 of 29627.7%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7188 of 29436.1%★★☆☆☆
202339.4176 of 30341.9%★★☆☆☆
202253.2122 of 29258.2%★★★☆☆
202148.4133 of 27952.3%★★★☆☆
201952.0126 of 29657.4%★★★☆☆
201849.9128 of 28454.9%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
20254.413 of 130.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202436.49 of 1330.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.912 of 120.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202240.77 of 1136.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202525.551 of 6319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.945 of 5213.5%★☆☆☆☆
202344.236 of 5837.9%★★☆☆☆
202276.56 of 4486.4%★★★★☆
201975.27 of 3982.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202555.8104 of 25759.5%★★★☆☆
202471.967 of 25573.7%★★★★☆
202371.568 of 26073.8%★★★★☆
202274.353 of 24978.7%★★★★☆
202166.779 of 24467.6%★★★☆☆
201976.356 of 25878.3%★★★★☆
201881.138 of 25084.8%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+48 vs school
White (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school
Disabled (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile-26 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school
Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-34 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+34 vs school
White (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school
African American (2025)55th percentile+24 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school
Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 290%+16 vs state
English Language Arts49%-8 vs state
Science41%-7 vs state
Mathematics21%-14 vs state

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Open Quote worst school my son ever attended. Teachers and staff are not willing to lend a hand to help students. Bullying is a huge problem. Administration tells you they are concerned yet do nothing to help and after 2 weeks of waiting you talk to them again with no knowlege of what is going on with the issue. Teachers are rude and talk to parent with lack of respect. INC program is excellent with lots of great teachers. Only good teacher outside of INC was the spanish teacher Mrs Cruz (I believe that is her name). Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 979 students attended Kelly Mill Middle.

Kelly Mill Middle ranks 219th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Kelly Mill Middle are 68% African American, 13% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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