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Longleaf Middle

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Longleaf Middle ranks 216 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 36% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Longleaf Middle in Columbia, SC, serves 796 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Richland 02 school district. The school has seen its overall state ranking decline in recent years, dropping from the 55th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 36th percentile in 2025-2026, though it has held steady at a 2-star rating for the past three years.

Longleaf has several notable bright spots. The school achieves exceptional results with African American students, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable improvement from the 65th percentile just two years ago. Its Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam results are outstanding, with 100% of students scoring proficient in 2024-2025, far exceeding both district (70.4%) and state (73.95%) averages. Chronic absenteeism has also improved steadily to 13.6%, which is the lowest among nearby schools including Dent Middle (20.6%), Kelly Mill Middle (15.4%), and Blythewood Middle (16.0%). Eighth grade ELA scores have climbed from 43.6% to 61.7% proficient over two years, now exceeding both district and state averages.

However, significant challenges remain. Standard mathematics proficiency is a major concern, with only 26.2% of 6th graders and 25.7% of 7th graders proficient compared to state averages around 41%. This stark contrast with the perfect Algebra 1 scores suggests the school excels at accelerating top students but struggles with grade-level math instruction for the broader population. When compared to Blythewood Middle, just 3 miles away, Longleaf lags significantly—Blythewood ranks 61st statewide (82nd percentile) versus Longleaf's 216th (36th percentile). Still, Longleaf outperforms Kelly Mill Middle in 8th grade ELA (61.7% vs. 48%) and math (38.4% vs. 22.7%). The school has also shown strong improvement serving disabled students, jumping from the 39th to 64th percentile in one year, and demonstrates a positive pattern where student performance improves as they progress through the grades.

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: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2019 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2019) to 36th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg51%

216^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	216 of 335	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	69.3	42 of 257	83.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.6	69 of 191	63.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.9	200 of 305	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	53.8	68 of 159	57.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	37.3	198 of 320	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.2	194 of 306	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	144 of 268	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)84th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2026)64th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+22 vs school

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

White (2026)46th percentile+11 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%-5 vs state

Science40%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

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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
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%)	36.7	216^th of 335 public middle schools	35.5%		32.9	214^th of 320 public middle schools	33.1%	2				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
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%)	78.3	61^st of 335 public middle schools	81.8%		74.6	71^st of 320 public middle schools	77.8%	10				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
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%)	39.8	202^nd of 335 public middle schools	39.7%		32.3	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%	17		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
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%)	42.4	187^th of 335 public middle schools	44.2%		40.7	186^th of 320 public middle schools	41.9%	1				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
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		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
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
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
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%)	44.9	178^th of 335 public middle schools	46.9%		41.7	178^th of 320 public middle schools	44.4%					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
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
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%)	83	47^th of 335 public middle schools	86.0%		82.3	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%	4				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

Frequently Asked Questions about Longleaf Middle

What district is Longleaf Middle in?

Richland 02

Is Longleaf Middle a good school?

Longleaf Middle ranks 216^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

What high school do graduates of Longleaf Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Longleaf Middle?

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

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