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Kelly Mill Middle

Q: Is Kelly Mill Middle a good school?

Kelly Mill Middle ranks 206 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Kelly Mill Middle?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kelly Mill Middle?

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

Public, Magnet Grades 2-8

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Kelly Mill Middle in Blythewood, SC, is a unique school serving 979 students in grades 2 through 8 within the Richland 02 school district. This broader grade span sets it apart from most nearby middle schools, which typically serve only grades 6-8.

Kelly Mill shows a fascinating mix of strengths and challenges. The school's elementary grades (4th and 5th) perform exceptionally well, with 4th graders achieving 69.5% proficiency in both ELA and math—well above district and state averages. However, there's a dramatic "middle school cliff" as students advance: 6th grade math proficiency drops to 29.9%, and by 8th grade, only 22.7% of students are proficient in math, compared to 44.2% statewide. This pattern suggests the school excels at early education but struggles to maintain momentum in later grades. Interestingly, the school's Algebra 1 results are outstanding at 90.32% proficiency, far exceeding state averages—a "barbell effect" where top students thrive while many others struggle with grade-level math. The school also stands out for its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.4%, well below the state average of 22.3%, indicating strong family engagement.

When compared to nearby schools, Kelly Mill's overall performance is middling. Blythewood Middle, just 2.5 miles away, dramatically outperforms Kelly Mill with an 82nd percentile ranking and nearly double the math proficiency rates. Lugoff-Elgin Middle in the Kershaw 01 district also significantly outperforms Kelly Mill. However, Longleaf Middle performs similarly overall. The school's overall state ranking has declined from the 63rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 40th percentile in 2025-2026. While the school demonstrates strong results with specific student groups and maintains a favorable 13.6 student-teacher ratio, the persistent math struggles in upper grades and the significant gap compared to nearby Blythewood Middle suggest instructional challenges that the school's leadership will need to address to reverse the downward trend.

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 — 47th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

312^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

206^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Richland 02

36^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	312 of 661	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.3	422 of 639	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	452 of 643	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	283 of 644	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	183 of 625	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	230 of 622	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	258 of 643	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	373 of 624	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	372 of 639	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.1	507 of 619	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	570 of 638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	558 of 630	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	504 of 599	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	452 of 594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.6	484 of 597	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	396 of 589	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	359 of 580	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	406 of 577	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	366 of 566	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.0	184 of 559	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.5	142 of 557	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	47 of 384	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	47.4	199 of 380	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.9	51 of 394	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	15 of 393	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	11 of 350	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	36 of 421	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	42.4	246 of 412	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	64 of 156	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	75 of 147	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	87 of 174	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.7	13 of 151	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	57.4	42 of 122	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	69 of 189	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	89 of 161	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	260 of 599	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	328 of 580	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	214 of 580	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	159 of 573	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	129 of 554	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	192 of 588	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	373 of 570	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	5 of 196	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	42.8	73 of 101	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.5	42 of 109	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	71 of 147	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	85 of 159	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.9	29 of 156	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	19 of 115	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	16 of 115	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	6 of 116	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	315 of 634	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.9	472 of 612	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.2	216 of 608	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	207 of 600	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	189 of 580	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	269 of 600	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.2	422 of 588	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	374 of 591	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	448 of 585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	320 of 582	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.1	185 of 579	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	282 of 561	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	197 of 590	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	302 of 571	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	82.5	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	41.1	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.1	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	140 of 463	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	228 of 459	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	102 of 463	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	24 of 455	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	47.3	241 of 439	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	92.6	10 of 472	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	94 of 457	79.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	206 of 341	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	220 of 321	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	206 of 322	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	160 of 325	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	114 of 310	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	121 of 311	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	123 of 315	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	136 of 303	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	147 of 317	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.1	162 of 303	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	119 of 301	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.3	117 of 291	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	111 of 276	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	110 of 271	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	117 of 269	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.6	56 of 261	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	34 of 244	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	34 of 236	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	82.0	34 of 231	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.6	65 of 230	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	83 of 258	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	113 of 251	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	94 of 246	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	46 of 253	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	26 of 249	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	20 of 235	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	31 of 252	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	56 of 237	76.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	108 of 192	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	103 of 177	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	100 of 187	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	54 of 183	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	44 of 164	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	95 of 195	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	100 of 194	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	174 of 310	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	194 of 295	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	195 of 293	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	115 of 299	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	100 of 290	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	96 of 279	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	110 of 296	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	135 of 281	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	135 of 197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	127 of 173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	123 of 184	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	128 of 185	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	102 of 182	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	104 of 179	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	73 of 159	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	54 of 156	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	77 of 144	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	39 of 141	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	33 of 129	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	59 of 123	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	185 of 325	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	223 of 308	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	233 of 304	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	142 of 313	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	123 of 300	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	116 of 288	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	158 of 289	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	178 of 280	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	203 of 310	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.2	216 of 298	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	190 of 292	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	176 of 303	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	122 of 292	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	133 of 279	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	126 of 296	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	128 of 284	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	45 of 52	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.5	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	76 of 271	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	103 of 259	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	66 of 256	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	68 of 260	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	79 of 244	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	56 of 258	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	38 of 250	84.8%	★★★★☆

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

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+35 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2026)59th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2023)<1st percentile-56 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)72nd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-7 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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 (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	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
Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6	48.8%	127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	39.5	206^th of 341 public middle schools	39.6%		32.3	220^th of 321 public middle schools	31.5%	14		69.5	76.0	54.9	58.7	48.0		69.5	56.0	29.9	33.8	22.7	56.5	52.8		$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020
Blythewood Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Longtown Road East	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6850	872	54	16.2	36.1%	215 (24.7%)	476 (54.6%)	97 (11.1%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	77.6	64^th of 341 public middle schools	81.2%		74.6	70^th of 321 public middle schools	78.2%	6				73.7	63.8	73.7				44.9	46.5	60.4		67.6		$12,833	$886	$549	$1,435	$9,377	$2,020	$11,398
Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	796	56	14.2	57.1%	64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	36.6	219^th of 341 public middle schools	35.8%		32.9	214^th of 321 public middle schools	33.3%	5				49.2	51.9	61.7				26.2	25.7	38.4		40.1		$14,283	$905	$669	$1,575	$10,730	$1,978	$12,709
Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	662	44	15.0	63.2%	319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	44.6	180^th of 341 public middle schools	47.2%		41.7	177^th of 321 public middle schools	44.9%	3				55.5	52.1	57.0				36.8	27.2	35.2		54.0		$12,121	$796	$765	$1,560	$9,020	$1,541	$10,560
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	100.0%	185 (17.5%)	566 (53.4%)	186 (17.6%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	42.1	190^th of 341 public middle schools	44.3%		40.7	185^th of 321 public middle schools	42.4%	5				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
Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	649	46	14.1	58.7%	412 (63.5%)	122 (18.8%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.2%)	72.2	82^nd of 341 public middle schools	76.0%		66.7	93^rd of 321 public middle schools	71.0%	11				61.8	64.6	71.1				50.3	47.2	59.5		54.0		$14,199	$702	$839	$1,541	$10,836	$1,822	$12,658
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	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%)	1.4	341^st of 341 public middle schools	0.0%		8.5	311^th of 321 public middle schools	3.1%	30	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
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	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	266^th of 341 public middle schools	22.0%		31.9	222^nd of 321 public middle schools	30.8%	44				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
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	100.0%	11 (2.9%)	295 (77.4%)	55 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	4	340^th of 341 public middle schools	0.3%		6.4	318^th of 321 public middle schools	0.9%	22				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
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	100.0%	469 (49.3%)	330 (34.7%)	70 (7.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	82.2	49^th of 341 public middle schools	85.6%		82.3	50^th of 321 public middle schools	84.4%	1				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

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

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Richland 02

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Kelly Mill Middle ranks 206^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Mill Middle?

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

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