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Blythewood High

Q: Is Blythewood High a good school?

Blythewood High ranks 85 th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 65% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Blythewood High is a large public high school in Blythewood, SC, serving 2,164 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Richland 02 school district. The school has historically been a top performer in the state, though its overall ranking has slipped in recent years—from 25th in the state in 2018-2019 to 85th for 2025-2026. That said, the school continues to shine in several important areas that matter to families.

Academically, Blythewood High is a standout in English and U.S. History. For 2025-2026, U.S. History proficiency hit 73%, which is 14 points above the district average and 10 points above the state. English 2 proficiency reached nearly 85%, also above both district and state averages. The school's graduation rate is a strong 93.9%, well ahead of the district (86.6%) and state (86.7%) averages, and chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 20% to 14.5%—now far below the state average of 22.3%. The main academic concern is Algebra 1, where proficiency has declined steadily from 82.3% in 2022-2023 to 54.8% in 2025-2026, now below both district and state averages. This is the school's most pressing challenge.

What truly sets Blythewood apart is its success with student subgroups. The school ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for Hispanic students (14th of 124 schools) and the 78th percentile for African American students—both well above average. It also outperforms its nearby district peers by a wide margin. Westwood High, just 2.75 miles away, has a graduation rate of 82.3% (11.6 points lower) and chronic absenteeism of 28.7% (double Blythewood's rate). The school also spends less per student ($12,801) than several neighbors while achieving better outcomes. The one equity concern is performance among low-income students, which has dropped significantly in the past two years—an area worth watching as the school works to support all learners.

2,164

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,801

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10901 Wilson Boulevard
Blythewood, SC 29016

(803) 691-4090

District: Richland 02

Feeder schools for Blythewood High:

Elementary:	Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus
	Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus
	Langford Elementary
	Round Top Elementary
Middle:	Blythewood Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.9%

White:

30.8%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richland 02

✓Above the South Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg69%

85^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	85 of 245	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	64 of 235	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	51 of 235	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	34 of 237	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	36 of 226	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	39 of 227	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	25 of 225	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	34 of 216	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	28 of 223	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	33 of 231	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	38 of 232	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	34 of 210	83.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	48 of 203	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	51 of 202	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	43 of 199	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	62 of 199	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.1	48 of 188	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	30 of 185	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.5	46 of 191	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	34 of 191	82.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	43 of 198	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	23 of 194	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	14 of 194	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	11 of 199	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	15 of 190	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	6 of 178	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	9 of 184	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	18 of 183	90.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	65 of 136	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	51 of 139	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	38 of 145	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	23 of 141	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	23 of 139	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	10 of 143	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	16 of 137	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	68 of 227	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	58 of 225	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	51 of 225	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	30 of 223	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	30 of 220	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	29 of 213	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	25 of 213	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	42 of 210	80.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	30 of 155	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	77 of 157	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	74 of 156	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	14 of 124	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	25 of 121	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	16 of 121	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	30 of 119	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	13 of 108	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	1 of 86	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	6 of 80	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	136 of 238	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	98 of 226	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	71 of 229	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	40 of 226	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	53 of 220	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	40 of 213	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	45 of 217	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	63 of 214	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	96 of 231	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	62 of 224	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	49 of 228	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	37 of 229	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	48 of 224	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	40 of 215	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	31 of 218	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	39 of 213	81.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	64.2	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	19 of 59	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	12 of 53	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	55 of 201	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	51 of 196	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	26 of 196	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	22 of 197	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	27 of 192	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	31 of 189	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	21 of 191	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	16 of 185	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 285%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution73%+10 vs state

English 162%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 255%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Beware! BHS is not all it seems. It's ok if you are the kind of parent who is hands on and involved. Otherwise your child's future will suffer at the hands of this school. You must fight to be involved and common sense is not the chosen method for decision making. There are a few gems...Mrs Byrd, Mr. Kelly, Mrs Moore, Mrs Oneal, Mrs. Drake ford, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. cribs, and Mrs. Canzater. The custodians are very nice as well. The Athletics program is a big clique where most kids are left out even the ones included are not led to success. The AD is on his way out and could care less about managing programs. My kid graduated last year and was able to play at the collegiate level but with NO help from the AD or her coach. Do your research and don't be dazzled by the "pretty" Close Quote

by a student
Friday, September 30, 2011

A great school, Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 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	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Blythewood High	Public	9-12	10901 Wilson Boulevard	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4090	2,164	140	15.4		666 (30.8%)	1,144 (52.9%)	178 (8.2%)	49 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	114 (5.3%)	64	85^th of 245 public high schools	65.3%		64.8	64^th of 235 public high schools	72.8%	21	54.8	62.4	73.0	85.0	$12,801	$816	$375	$1,191	$9,095	$2,516	$11,611
Westwood High	Public, Magnet	9-12	180 Turkey Farm Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4049	1,743	106	16.4		124 (7.1%)	1,378 (79.1%)	141 (8.1%)	16 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.4%)	35.5	160^th of 245 public high schools	34.7%		34.9	151^st of 235 public high schools	35.7%	9	55.4	46.4	59.7	77.0	$13,394	$759	$561	$1,320	$9,437	$2,637	$12,073
Ridge View High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2999	1,631	99	16.5		92 (5.6%)	1,298 (79.6%)	119 (7.3%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.8%)	48	132^nd of 245 public high schools	46.1%		41.4	134^th of 235 public high schools	43.0%	2	54.7	55.0	59.7	82.3	$13,235	$747	$467	$1,213	$9,195	$2,827	$12,021
W.J. Keenan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	361 Pisgah Church Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 714-2500	675	53	12.7		10 (1.5%)	610 (90.4%)	34 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	27.5	186^th of 245 public high schools	24.1%		27.1	175^th of 235 public high schools	25.5%	11		33.3	53.4	79.9	$22,423	$1,390	$1,218	$2,608	$16,274	$3,541	$19,815
Spring Valley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 Sparkleberry Lane	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3500	2,230	125	17.8		413 (18.5%)	1,209 (54.2%)	337 (15.1%)	151 (6.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (5.1%)	48.8	130^th of 245 public high schools	46.9%		43.9	126^th of 235 public high schools	46.4%	4	66.2	51.8	57.8	84.7	$12,832	$815	$430	$1,245	$9,028	$2,559	$11,587
Manning High	Public	9-12	502 Beckman Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 935-7203	2	4	.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
School Whitmore School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	501 Commerce Drive NE	Columbia	29223	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 476-6416	431	15	28.7		309 (71.7%)	81 (18.8%)	26 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	23.5	199^th of 245 public high schools	18.8%		23.4	183^rd of 235 public high schools	22.1%	16		38.6	44.9	78.5	$8,616	$246	$450	$695	$6,020	$1,900	$7,920
Richland Northeast High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7500 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2800	1,340	101	13.3		112 (8.4%)	857 (64.0%)	296 (22.1%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.7%)	23.9	198^th of 245 public high schools	19.2%		15.8	205^th of 235 public high schools	12.8%	7	65.3	39.9	39.1	73.2	$16,712	$1,045	$593	$1,638	$11,424	$3,651	$15,075
Broad River High	Public	9-12	4460 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2714	28	1	28.0		2 (7.1%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kirkland High	Public	9-12	4344 Broad River	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2708	42	1	42.0		6 (14.3%)	34 (81.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Blythewood High

Is Blythewood High a good school?

Blythewood High ranks 85^th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Blythewood High in?

Richland 02

What schools feed into Blythewood High?

Blythewood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus
Elementary : Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus
Elementary : Langford Elementary
Elementary : Round Top Elementary
Middle : Blythewood Middle

How many students attend Blythewood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,164 students attended Blythewood High.

What is the racial makeup of Blythewood High?

Students at Blythewood High are 53% African American, 31% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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