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Longleaf Middle

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Longleaf Middle ranks 214 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Longleaf Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 800 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.

Longleaf Middle consistently outperforms the Richland 02 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores, particularly in EOCEP/Algebra 1 and Mathematics for the Technologies 2 exams. For the 2024-2025 school year, Longleaf Middle had a 100% proficiency rate, compared to 70.4% for Richland 02 and 73.95% for the state. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups also perform exceptionally well compared to their peers statewide. However, Longleaf Middle has experienced a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 17.8% to 24.7% over the past few years.

Longleaf Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby Dent Middle and Kelly Mill Middle schools, which are also part of the Richland 02 district. However, Blythewood Middle, located in the same district, outperforms Longleaf Middle in several academic areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

796

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,283

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1160 Longreen Parkway
Columbia, SC 29229

(803) 691-4870

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Longleaf Middle usually attend:

High:

Westwood High

Feeder schools for Longleaf Middle:

Elementary:	Killian Elementary
	Sandlapper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Hispanic:

9.2%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the South Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Richland 02's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg50%

214^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Richland 02

37^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
2025	32.9	214 of 320	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	220 of 325	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	144 of 310	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	171 of 311	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	139 of 315	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	182 of 303	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	219 of 317	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	201 of 301	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.4	190 of 291	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	178 of 276	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.1	218 of 271	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	173 of 269	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	143 of 261	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	140 of 249	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	163 of 244	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	57 of 252	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	86 of 248	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.3	30 of 253	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	22 of 249	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	32 of 235	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	33 of 252	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	40 of 237	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	113 of 184	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	85 of 177	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	118 of 187	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	98 of 183	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	157 of 195	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	115 of 194	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	209 of 295	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	202 of 294	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	100 of 299	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	115 of 290	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	128 of 279	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	134 of 296	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	158 of 281	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	105 of 183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	105 of 185	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	65 of 182	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	102 of 156	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	61 of 144	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	26 of 129	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	9 of 139	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	20 of 123	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	212 of 307	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	205 of 307	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	122 of 313	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	104 of 300	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	137 of 288	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	153 of 289	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	191 of 280	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	194 of 296	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	204 of 294	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	179 of 303	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	163 of 292	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	182 of 279	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	140 of 296	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	197 of 284	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2024	30.1	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	127 of 257	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	128 of 255	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	79 of 260	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	84 of 249	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	50 of 258	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	106 of 250	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)77th percentile+44 vs school

Military Connected (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts48%-8 vs state

Science40%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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		64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	32.9	214^th of 320 public middle schools	33.1%		31.6	220^th of 325 public middle schools	32.3%	6				46.2	48.0	51.4				24.9	17.3	26.0		39.9	100.0	$14,283	$905	$669	$1,575	$10,730	$1,978	$12,709
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		215 (24.7%)	476 (54.6%)	97 (11.1%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	74.6	71^st of 320 public middle schools	77.8%		71.9	73^rd of 325 public middle schools	77.5%	2				60.8	72.5	64.1				45.7	47.1	42.7		54.6	100.0	$12,833	$886	$549	$1,435	$9,377	$2,020	$11,398
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		127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	32.3	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%		34.8	205^th of 325 public middle schools	36.9%	14				51.0	46.9	48.6				20.8	24.3	19.1		41.0	90.3	$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020
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%)	40.7	186^th of 320 public middle schools	41.9%		43.8	168^th of 325 public middle schools	48.3%	18				48.2	47.5	42.5				36.2	31.2	28.6		46.2	100.0	$15,232	$1,039	$661	$1,699	$11,035	$2,497	$13,532
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%)	8.5	309^th of 320 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	316^th of 325 public middle schools	2.8%	7	14.8	20.5	30.3	28.5	35.5	42.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.6	0.0	7.7	11.4	17.8		$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		59 (11.7%)	376 (74.8%)	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	31.9	221^st of 320 public middle schools	30.9%		40	185^th of 325 public middle schools	43.1%	36				44.3	37.5	56.2				23.6	18.2	29.4		37.2	100.0	$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		11 (2.9%)	295 (77.4%)	55 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	6.4	316^th of 320 public middle schools	1.3%		7.7	319^th of 325 public middle schools	1.8%	3				25.8	29.1	22.8				9.2	10.3	7.3		15.5		$22,494	$2,572	$1,551	$4,123	$15,467	$2,904	$18,371
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		319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	41.7	178^th of 320 public middle schools	44.4%		44.5	166^th of 325 public middle schools	48.9%	12				47.5	55.5	59.4				21.2	28.0	22.1		45.6	100.0	$12,121	$796	$765	$1,560	$9,020	$1,541	$10,560
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%)	13.4	288^th of 320 public middle schools	10.0%		16.8	276^th of 325 public middle schools	15.1%	12				34.8	46.8	34.7				10.2	12.6	9.1		22.0	90.5	$30,818	$3,082	$2,054	$5,136	$19,110	$6,573	$25,683
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%)	82.3	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%		84.6	46^th of 325 public middle schools	85.8%	5				66.7	70.4	65.7				55.0	53.7	47.1		62.3	98.8	$17,291	$1,415	$1,114	$2,529	$12,672	$2,090	$14,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Longleaf Middle

What high school do graduates of Longleaf Middle attend?

Students who attend Longleaf Middle usually go on to attend Westwood High

What is the racial makeup of Longleaf Middle?

Students at Longleaf Middle are 77% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Longleaf Middle a good school?

Longleaf Middle ranks 214^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Longleaf Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended Longleaf Middle.

What district is Longleaf Middle in?

Richland 02

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