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Tall Pines STEM Academy

Q: Is Tall Pines STEM Academy a good school?

Tall Pines STEM Academy ranks 72 nd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Tall Pines STEM Academy is a public charter middle school located in Aiken, South Carolina, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 382 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the School Public Charter School District and the state of South Carolina in academic achievement, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Tall Pines STEM Academy's strong academic performance is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57.6% for the district and 62.5% for the state. The school has been ranked as high as 29th out of 310 middle schools in South Carolina and maintains a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school performs particularly well for female students, ranking 28th out of 299 SC middle schools in 2022-2023, its performance for gifted and talented students is relatively lower, ranking 90th out of 185 SC middle schools in the same year.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle, Tall Pines STEM Academy stands out with its consistently higher academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Science. This may be attributed to the school's STEM-focused curriculum and relatively high per-student spending of $11,417 in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school should continue to monitor and address any equity concerns, as well as the increasing chronic absenteeism rate, to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

382

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,482

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

82 Camp Long Road
Aiken, SC 29805

(803) 502-1692

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2019 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg48%

72^nd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the School Public Charter School District

30^th of 75School Public Charter School District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	72 of 320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	66 of 325	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	49 of 325	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	29 of 310	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	41 of 311	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	30 of 315	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	59 of 295	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	45 of 294	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	28 of 299	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	16 of 290	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	22 of 279	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	36 of 296	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	30 of 281	89.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	118 of 183	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	90 of 185	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	98 of 179	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	130 of 307	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	68 of 307	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	68 of 313	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	20 of 288	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	75 of 296	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	71 of 294	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	61 of 303	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	52 of 292	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	66 of 279	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	27 of 296	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	47 of 284	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	105 of 257	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	104 of 255	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	70 of 260	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	57 of 249	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	82 of 244	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	69 of 258	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	87 of 250	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+15 vs state

Science64%+16 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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Schools Near Tall Pines STEM Academy

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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 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 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	82 Camp Long Road	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2		326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	74	72^nd of 320 public middle schools	77.5%		76.9	66^th of 325 public middle schools	79.7%	6	77.9	70.5	69.9	76.0	44.2	53.7	39.8	17.4	64.2		$11,482	$60	$236	$296	$186	$11,001	$11,186
Aiken Intermediate	Public	6	101 Gator Lane	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2570	427	26	16.7		155 (36.3%)	189 (44.3%)	53 (12.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)		46.2				22.2			40.9		$10,621	$882	$927	$1,808	$7,946	$866	$8,812
Schofield Middle	Public	7-8	224 Kershaw Street Northeast	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2770	356	26	13.6		76 (21.3%)	208 (58.4%)	52 (14.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	14.8	279^th of 320 public middle schools	12.8%		14.9	285^th of 325 public middle schools	12.3%	6			35.3	42.2			13.2	9.4			$14,127	$617	$1,270	$1,888	$10,793	$1,446	$12,239
M. B. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	274 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2470	643	34	19.0		285 (44.3%)	221 (34.4%)	89 (13.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	40.8	184^th of 320 public middle schools	42.5%		56.4	128^th of 325 public middle schools	60.6%	56			56.4	54.1			22.1	22.2			$12,016	$723	$1,169	$1,892	$9,051	$1,073	$10,124
Leavelle McCampbell Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4300	540	26	20.7		207 (38.3%)	194 (35.9%)	99 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	27.2	242^nd of 320 public middle schools	24.4%		28.9	231^st of 325 public middle schools	28.9%	11		56.2	41.1	47.2		18.4	8.2	14.0	40.6		$11,195	$568	$1,188	$1,756	$8,443	$997	$9,440
A. L. Corbett Middle	Public	6-8	10 A L Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1050	203	15	13.5		85 (41.9%)	84 (41.4%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	20.3	259^th of 320 public middle schools	19.1%		23.8	245^th of 325 public middle schools	24.6%	14		42.6	29.1	46.2		19.7	8.9	17.2	40.0		$9,755	$190	$827	$1,018	$6,664	$2,073	$8,737
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14.0		227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	41.4	179^th of 320 public middle schools	44.1%		41.5	181^st of 325 public middle schools	44.3%	2		46.2	51.0	53.0		30.1	27.6	29.8	44.1	97.9	$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle	Public	6-8	1095 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1997	394	32	12.3		133 (33.8%)	194 (49.2%)	45 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	34.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		33.1	213^th of 325 public middle schools	34.5%	7		45.6	53.9	47.1		37.7	17.6	20.7	36.8	100.0	$15,258	$976	$827	$1,803	$11,650	$1,805	$13,455
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle	Public	6-8	29 Lions Trail	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7260	476	29	16.4		238 (50.0%)	109 (22.9%)	105 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	22.7	252^nd of 320 public middle schools	21.3%		28.9	232^nd of 325 public middle schools	28.6%	20		42.7	48.2	42.0		16.4	13.1	19.5	34.2		$12,604	$1,248	$1,067	$2,315	$9,201	$1,088	$10,289
New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	814 Main Street South	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 652-8200	274	21	13.0		114 (41.6%)	83 (30.3%)	57 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	46	159^th of 320 public middle schools	50.3%		56.5	127^th of 325 public middle schools	60.9%	32		53.0	67.0	61.8		19.5	20.0	21.6	46.5		$14,677	$632	$1,229	$1,861	$11,551	$1,265	$12,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Tall Pines STEM Academy

What district is Tall Pines STEM Academy in?

School Public Charter School District

What is the racial makeup of Tall Pines STEM Academy?

Students at Tall Pines STEM Academy are 85% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American.

Is Tall Pines STEM Academy a good school?

Tall Pines STEM Academy ranks 72^nd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tall Pines STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Tall Pines STEM Academy.

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