For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 519 students in Lexington 04 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Lexington 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
6 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
2,942 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
216 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Lexington 04 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% has increased from 72% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#69 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
50%
Graduation Rate
80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.66
# American Indian Students
23 Students
716 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
3,913 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
714 Students
28,487 Students
% Hispanic Students
24%
13%
# Black Students
549 Students
68,879 Students
% Black Students
19%
31%
# White Students
1,500 Students
106,747 Students
% White Students
51%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
263 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
139 Students
12,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,376
# Students in K Grade:
-
4,750
# Students in 1st Grade:
244
4,911
# Students in 2nd Grade:
268
5,020
# Students in 3rd Grade:
240
5,182
# Students in 4th Grade:
243
5,185
# Students in 5th Grade:
250
5,841
# Students in 6th Grade:
245
53,112
# Students in 7th Grade:
253
59,443
# Students in 8th Grade:
268
60,172
# Students in 9th Grade:
269
4,774
# Students in 10th Grade:
298
4,352
# Students in 11th Grade:
210
3,992
# Students in 12th Grade:
154
3,706
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,215 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,919 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,215
$15,220
Spending / Student
$12,919
$14,817
Best Lexington 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sandhills Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
582 Meadowfield Road
Gaston, SC 29053
(803) 490-7005
Gaston, SC 29053
(803) 490-7005
Grades: 7-8
| 519 students
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