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North Middle/High

Q: Is North Middle/High a good school?

North Middle/High ranks 142 nd of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend North Middle/High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended North Middle/High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Middle/High?

Students at North Middle/High are 65% African American, 29% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into North Middle/High?

North Middle/High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dover Elementary

Public Grades 6-12

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

North Middle/High is a small, combined middle and high school in North, South Carolina, serving 227 students in grades 6-12 within the Orangeburg school district.

This school has one of the most impressive turnaround stories in the state. Just five years ago, it ranked near the bottom of all South Carolina schools, but today it sits solidly in the middle of the pack—and it shines in several key areas. The graduation rate is 90.6%, which beats both the district (80.4%) and state (86.7%) averages, and the school has posted a 0% dropout rate for two straight years. Most notably, North Middle/High ranks in the top 6% of schools statewide for its work with African American students, and in the 82nd percentile for supporting students from low-income backgrounds—a significant achievement given that 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school also excels in math: Algebra 1 proficiency is 84.8%, far outpacing the district (64%) and state (74%).

Compared to other schools in the area, North Middle/High is the clear standout in its district. It outperforms Orangeburg Wilkinson High, Edisto High, and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High on graduation rates and math proficiency. Even when compared to the higher-ranked Orangeburg High School for Health Professions, North Middle/High actually surpasses it in Algebra 1. The school benefits from a very favorable 9:1 student-teacher ratio and spends about $20,500 per student—among the highest in the region. The main challenge is chronic absenteeism (30.6%), which, while improved, remains above the state average. Still, for a school serving a high-poverty population, the academic results are genuinely remarkable.

227

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,519

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

692 Cromer Avenue
North, SC 29112

(803) 247-2541

District: Orangeburg

Feeder schools for North Middle/High:

Elementary:

Dover Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.8%

White:

28.6%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2021 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Science scores 17 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

210^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 38 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 38% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

142^nd of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 42 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 43% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Orangeburg

63^rd of 75Orangeburg 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	210 of 341	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	213 of 321	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	250 of 322	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	282 of 325	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	289 of 310	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	311 of 311	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	87 of 258	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	177 of 253	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	11.1	274 of 290	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	153 of 325	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	159 of 308	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	226 of 304	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	267 of 313	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	250 of 300	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	233 of 303	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	142 of 248	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	90 of 240	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	135 of 243	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	172 of 237	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	211 of 226	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	226 of 227	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	12 of 196	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	42.7	114 of 197	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	187 of 190	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	1.8	220 of 220	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	102 of 241	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	41 of 230	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	105 of 235	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	135 of 226	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.5	203 of 220	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	213 of 213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	163 of 234	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	161 of 229	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)66th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2023)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2022)6th percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)94th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 282%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 259%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution50%-13 vs state

English Language Arts50%-9 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

Science35%-17 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (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 (2024)	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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th 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	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1	100.0%	65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	44.2	142^nd of 248 public high schools	42.7%		54.5	90^th of 240 public high schools	62.5%	52	58.8	48.5	42.9	29.1	25.9	57.5	35.3		58.8	50.0	81.8	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563
Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	695	52	13.3	100.0%	360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	36.5	157^th of 248 public high schools	36.7%		17.9	201^st of 240 public high schools	16.3%	44								76.2	46.5	39.3	78.3	$14,797	$769	$1,058	$1,827	$10,624	$2,346	$12,970
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8	100.0%	33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	5.3	239^th of 248 public high schools	3.6%		14.9	212^th of 240 public high schools	11.7%	27	30.4	42.3	53.2	9.1	11.5	28.1	30.4			7.1	71.4	$19,181	$1,403	$1,582	$2,986	$13,866	$2,329	$16,195
Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	718	63	11.4	67.6%	487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	38.4	155^th of 248 public high schools	37.5%		32	161^st of 240 public high schools	32.9%	6									51.1	55.9	79.2	$17,799	$1,054	$673	$1,727	$13,987	$2,085	$16,072
Wagener-Salley High	Public	9-12	326 Seivern Road	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	245	26	9.4	100.0%	102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	31.8	173^rd of 248 public high schools	30.2%		19.6	195^th of 240 public high schools	18.8%	22									43.4	41.5	83.8	$22,116	$1,020	$1,323	$2,344	$17,212	$2,560	$19,772
Edisto High	Public	9-12	500 R.M. Foster Drive	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-1553	614	48	12.6	100.0%	227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	19.8	214^th of 248 public high schools	13.7%		17.5	202^nd of 240 public high schools	15.8%	12								50.0	40.6	47.4	71.3	$18,528	$1,158	$2,688	$3,846	$12,275	$2,407	$14,682
The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	3720 Magnolia Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 81	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-4473	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	130 Howard Hill Drive	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 535-1693	492	26	18.9	0.7%	4 (0.8%)	460 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	62.3	95^th of 248 public high schools	61.7%		53.7	96^th of 240 public high schools	60.0%	1									63.0	63.0	86.5	$12,899	$1,461	$429	$1,889	$7,424	$3,586	$11,010
Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	992	60	16.5	100.0%	20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	7	238^th of 248 public high schools	4.0%		5.3	231^st of 240 public high schools	3.8%	7								23.6	25.8	21.6	72.4	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624
Cope Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6052 Slab Landing Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 80	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-7661	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about North Middle/High

Is North Middle/High a good school?

North Middle/High ranks 142^nd of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into North Middle/High?

North Middle/High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dover Elementary

How many students attend North Middle/High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended North Middle/High.

What district is North Middle/High in?

Orangeburg

What is the racial makeup of North Middle/High?

Students at North Middle/High are 65% African American, 29% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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