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Hampton School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 411 students in Hampton 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 Schools in Hampton School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 75% 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
10 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
2,399 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
208 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Hampton 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 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#43 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.65
# American Indian Students
1 Student
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
92 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
12%
# Black Students
1,556 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
65%
32%
# White Students
658 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
27%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
140
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
180
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
174
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
197
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
146
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
171
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
158
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
174
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
182
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
188
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
191
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
179
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
160
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
159
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Hampton School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North District Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
611 Tillman Avenue
Varnville, SC 29944
(803) 943-3507
Varnville, SC 29944
(803) 943-3507
Grades: 7-8
| 278 students
Rank: #22.
Estill Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1450 Columbia Highway Suite B
Estill, SC 29918
(803) 625-5200
Estill, SC 29918
(803) 625-5200
Grades: 6-8
| 133 students
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