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Muller Road Middle

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Muller Road Middle ranks 288 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-8

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Muller Road Middle is a public magnet elementary school located in Blythewood, South Carolina, serving grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 1,289 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.

Muller Road Middle consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with impressive academic performance on state assessments that exceeds the district and state averages. The school particularly excels in supporting the achievement of African American and Hispanic students, ranking 62 out of 381 and 16 out of 156 South Carolina elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups. However, the school has experienced a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, which is an area for potential improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Muller Road Middle outperforms most in the Richland 02 district, such as Killian Elementary, Sandlapper Elementary, and Langford Elementary. However, schools like Round Top Elementary and Bethel-Hanberry Elementary also demonstrate comparable or even higher academic performance.

1,242

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,972

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1031 Muller Road
Blythewood, SC 29016

(803) 691-6851

District: Richland 02

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.3%

White:

24.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg50%

Elementary school

288^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

130^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 22Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	288 of 640	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	238 of 638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	159 of 644	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	129 of 625	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	129 of 622	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	134 of 643	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	141 of 624	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.5	153 of 639	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.1	135 of 619	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	58.8	228 of 638	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.7	320 of 630	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	62 of 381	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	74 of 369	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	17 of 394	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	20 of 393	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	21 of 350	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	11 of 421	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	20 of 412	95.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	67 of 147	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.7	19 of 174	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	18 of 151	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	88 of 189	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	115 of 161	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	261 of 581	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	198 of 565	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	85 of 580	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	99 of 573	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	116 of 554	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	98 of 588	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	98 of 570	82.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	69.5	31 of 105	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	15 of 109	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	94 of 147	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	16 of 156	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	65.8	39 of 115	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	94.5	5 of 115	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	14 of 116	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	350 of 613	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	242 of 608	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	271 of 600	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	305 of 580	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	243 of 600	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	183 of 588	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	304 of 586	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	277 of 568	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	237 of 582	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	193 of 579	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	161 of 561	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	152 of 590	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	261 of 571	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	89.5	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	221 of 460	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.4	30 of 463	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	78 of 455	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	63 of 439	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	86 of 472	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	135 of 457	70.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	130 of 320	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	140 of 325	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	106 of 325	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	79 of 310	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	84 of 311	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	82 of 315	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	98 of 303	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	151 of 317	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.0	172 of 303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	167 of 301	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.9	159 of 291	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	27 of 252	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	32 of 248	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	20 of 253	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	16 of 235	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	13 of 252	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	21 of 237	91.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	93 of 184	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	104 of 177	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	66 of 187	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	31 of 183	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	45 of 164	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	74 of 195	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	147 of 194	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	108 of 295	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	97 of 294	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	64 of 299	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	66 of 290	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	69 of 279	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	69 of 296	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	81 of 281	71.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	102 of 173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	127 of 183	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	76 of 185	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	44 of 182	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	94 of 179	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	33 of 156	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	34 of 144	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	25 of 141	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.5	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	15 of 139	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	165 of 307	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	180 of 307	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	134 of 313	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	109 of 300	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	118 of 288	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	65 of 289	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	82 of 280	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	139 of 296	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	160 of 294	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	135 of 303	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	91 of 292	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	88 of 279	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	91 of 296	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	113 of 284	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	68.0	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	96 of 257	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	89 of 255	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.8	43 of 260	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	39 of 249	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	42 of 244	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	80 of 258	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	93 of 250	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)71st percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)70th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)54th percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)89th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)81st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 299%+25 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science47%~ state avg

Mathematics33%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, January 1, 2015

The educational philosophy that this school is built upon is failing both students and teachers! This model leaves students totally unprepared for high school and there is no proof whatsoever that the idea of education this school chooses to implement is at all effective and in fact, the test scores prove it's falling very short in all state standards. Not only are students missing out on academic standards needed for thier future success in high school but the lack of control and supervision of students throughout the day leads to a very poor learning atmoshere. My child attended this school for one horrible year before I was able to get her into another school in our area. Thankfully the other school has a wonderful reputation in Blythewood and my child had much success there. I would never recommend Muller Rd. Close Quote

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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
Muller Road Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	1031 Muller Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-6851	1,242	81	15.3		307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	53.3	288^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.0%		60.9	238^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.7%	50				56.9	54.1	63.8				36.1	35.9	27.6		47.1	98.6	$11,972	$941	$505	$1,446	$8,717	$1,808	$10,525
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Boney Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6880	711	49	14.6		147 (20.7%)	430 (60.5%)	66 (9.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.7%)	74.8	158^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.3%		70.3	182^nd of 638 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	70.2	74.8	55.2				72.9	73.1	57.7				63.9			$14,767	$1,446	$453	$1,898	$10,532	$2,337	$12,868
Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Langford Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4091	631	42	15.1		138 (21.9%)	371 (58.8%)	69 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)	51.3	302^nd of 640 public elementary schools	52.8%		50.6	309^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.6%	7	66.3	58.7	50.0				63.7	56.4	32.1				53.6			$13,786	$1,598	$1,005	$2,603	$9,419	$1,764	$11,183
Round Top Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	449 Rimer Pond Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-8676	581	46	12.5		188 (32.4%)	269 (46.3%)	58 (10.0%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	85.8	80^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.5%		79.9	122^nd of 638 public elementary schools	80.9%	42	66.0	77.7	84.0				67.0	78.6	75.6				69.9			$14,463	$1,514	$547	$2,062	$10,165	$2,237	$12,402
Sandlapper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Longtown Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4045	671	51	13.2		45 (6.7%)	517 (77.0%)	52 (7.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	44.7	343^rd of 640 public elementary schools	46.4%		51	303^rd of 638 public elementary schools	52.5%	40	48.6	59.6	62.1				42.1	58.6	46.8				43.4			$15,405	$1,485	$1,222	$2,707	$10,657	$2,041	$12,698
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	Public	3-5	1261 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-3360	523	37	14.2		139 (26.6%)	275 (52.6%)	55 (10.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.1%)	76.1	151^st of 640 public elementary schools	76.4%		73.4	165^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.1%	14	70.4	68.8	69.7				66.1	63.9	71.3				58.5			$14,706	$1,380	$693	$2,072	$10,684	$1,950	$12,634
Rice Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4751 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2900	718	55	13.1		38 (5.3%)	538 (74.9%)	57 (7.9%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	49.2	312^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.3%		50.6	310^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.4%	2	45.8	65.7	67.6				40.7	66.6	42.6				51.0			$13,843	$1,518	$632	$2,150	$9,812	$1,881	$11,693
Killian Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2621 Clemson Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 699-2981	699	60	11.5		21 (3.0%)	569 (81.4%)	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	35.4	414^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.3%		29.2	452^nd of 638 public elementary schools	29.2%	38	43.7	60.2	47.0				45.5	56.2	35.0				43.9			$16,409	$2,523	$948	$3,470	$10,547	$2,392	$12,939
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus	Public	PK, KG-2	1151 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 714-1300	531	39	13.5		145 (27.3%)	248 (46.7%)	68 (12.8%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)								(n/a)																$17,870	$1,999	$958	$2,957	$12,263	$2,650	$14,913
Geiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 T.M. Cook Road	Ridgeway	29130	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 337-8288	262	20	13.1		40 (15.3%)	201 (76.7%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	60.4	250^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.9%		43.3	361^st of 638 public elementary schools	43.4%	111	61.3	66.7	80.8	62.9			61.3	62.9	61.5	25.9			48.1	33.3		$20,151	$2,548	$1,613	$4,161	$13,342	$2,647	$15,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Muller Road Middle

How many students attend Muller Road Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,242 students attended Muller Road Middle.

What district is Muller Road Middle in?

Richland 02

What is the racial makeup of Muller Road Middle?

Students at Muller Road Middle are 59% African American, 25% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Muller Road Middle a good school?

Muller Road Middle ranks 288^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2023–24 school spending dataAug 28, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.