For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,647 students in Chester 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Chester 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
12 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
4,767 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
369 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Chester 01 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 81% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#52 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
50%
Graduation Rate
81%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.65
# American Indian Students
10 Students
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
24 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
197 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
12%
# Black Students
2,133 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
45%
32%
# White Students
2,111 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
44%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
285 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
156
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
340
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
378
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
346
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
355
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
340
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
344
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
356
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
370
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
392
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
461
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
367
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
287
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
275
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,175 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,462 is less than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$69 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,175
$15,297
Spending / Student
$14,462
$14,891
Best Chester 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy For Teaching And Learning
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
109 Hinton Street
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 385-6334
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 385-6334
Grades: K-8
| 328 students
Rank: #22.
Lewisville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
3595 Lancaster Highway
Richburg, SC 29729
(803) 789-5858
Richburg, SC 29729
(803) 789-5858
Grades: 5-8
| 416 students
Rank: #33.
Great Falls High School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
409 Sunset Avenue
Great Falls, SC 29055
(803) 482-2210
Great Falls, SC 29055
(803) 482-2210
Grades: 6-12
| 386 students
Rank: #44.
Chester Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1014 Mccandless Road
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-8192
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-8192
Grades: 6-8
| 517 students
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