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North Middle/High

Public Grades 6-12
89th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 235 South Carolina High Schools
Better than 62% of South Carolina high schools
Summary

North Middle/High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in North, South Carolina, with a student population of 260. The school is part of the Orangeburg School District, which is ranked 66 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. North Middle/High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, going from 89th out of 235 high schools in 2024-2025 to 211th out of 226 in 2021-2022.

Academically, North Middle/High outperforms the Orangeburg district and the state of South Carolina in several key areas, including End-of-Course Exam (EOCEP) proficiency rates in Algebra 1, English 1, English 2, and U.S. History, as well as SC READY proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 6-8. However, the school struggles with lower proficiency rates in SC READY Science for 6th grade and lower Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels compared to the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.6% and 96.4%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0.0% to 2.9% over the past few years.

One significant challenge for North Middle/High is its high chronic absenteeism rate, which has ranged from 22.5% to 36.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school has also seen mixed results for different student subgroups, with African American students and students of low socioeconomic status performing well in some years, but the school's ranking for female students has been consistently low. While North Middle/High outperforms the Orangeburg district in many areas, it still lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as OCSD High School for Health Professions and Pelion High, which are in different districts.

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 → 62nd in 2025
Strengths
91% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)
Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2021
Above the South Carolina median (62nd percentile)
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 24 pts below the South Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg35%
South Carolina avg56%
Middle school
213th of 320
South Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 33 pts since 2021
From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
89th of 235
South Carolina public high schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 62 pts since 2021
From bottom 1% (2021) to top 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 7High Schools in the Orangeburg
66th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202533.2213 of 32033.4%★★☆☆☆
202422.5250 of 32523.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8282 of 32513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202211.8289 of 3106.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.6311 of 3110.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202331.6177 of 25330.0%★★☆☆☆
202222.0217 of 24912.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202211.1274 of 2905.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202545.3159 of 30748.2%★★☆☆☆
202428.5225 of 30726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8267 of 31314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.2250 of 30016.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202322.8233 of 30323.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202554.589 of 23562.1%★★★☆☆
202440.1132 of 23543.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.6172 of 23727.4%★☆☆☆☆
20227.7211 of 2266.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.0226 of 2270.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202588.512 of 19493.8%★★★★★
202442.7112 of 19442.3%★★☆☆☆
202322.8163 of 19918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202210.4187 of 1901.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
20221.8220 of 2200.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202568.441 of 22681.9%★★★★☆
202449.4102 of 22955.5%★★★☆☆
202337.7135 of 22640.3%★★☆☆☆
202211.5203 of 2207.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.0213 of 2130.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202430.0159 of 22830.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.8161 of 22929.7%★★☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2023)30th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2023)23rd percentile+10 vs school
Female (2022)6th percentile~ school
High school
African American (2025)94th percentile+32 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school
Male (2024)30th percentile-14 vs school
Female (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English 290%+4 vs state
Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 285%+11 vs state
English 166%+4 vs state
English Language Arts48%-9 vs state
U.S. History and the Constitution47%-15 vs state
Mathematics27%-9 vs state
Science24%-24 vs state

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

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

North Middle/High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dover Elementary

North Middle/High ranks 89th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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