For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 298 students in Barnwell 45 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Barnwell 45 School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
4 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
1,974 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
136 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Barnwell 45 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.65
# American Indian Students
1 Student
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
24 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
72 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
12%
# Black Students
940 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
48%
32%
# White Students
858 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
43%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
74 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
90
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
131
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
150
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
129
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
161
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
130
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
176
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
145
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
129
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
169
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
181
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
161
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
88
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
134
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,353 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,506 is less than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,353
$15,297
Spending / Student
$13,506
$14,891
Best Barnwell 45 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Guinyard-butler Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
779 Allen Street
Barnwell, SC 29812
(803) 541-1370
Barnwell, SC 29812
(803) 541-1370
Grades: 7-8
| 298 students
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