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Blackville-Hilda High is a public high school in Blackville, South Carolina, serving 154 students in grades 9-12. The school has a predominantly African American student body (82.47%), with smaller populations of White (8.44%), Hispanic (7.14%), Asian (1.3%), and Native American (0.65%) students. Blackville-Hilda High is part of the Barnwell 48 school district, which is ranked 55 out of 77 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Blackville-Hilda High has some areas of strength, particularly in its performance on the EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 exam, where 80% of students are proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (55.43%) and state (59.14%) averages. The school also performs relatively well compared to other South Carolina high schools for specific student subgroups, ranking 80 out of 229 high schools for male students, 77 out of 199 high schools for African American students, and 97 out of 226 high schools for low socioeconomic status students. However, the school's overall performance on EOCEP exams is generally lower than the state average, though higher than the district average in some subjects, such as English 1 (82.93% proficient).
When compared to nearby schools, Blackville-Hilda High outperforms Williston-Elko High, which is also in the Barnwell 48 district, but has more mixed results when compared to schools in the neighboring Orangeburg district, such as Edisto High and North Middle/High. Additionally, Blackville-Hilda High faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 59.74% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may impact student learning and achievement.
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