Middle · South Carolina

White Knoll Middle

White Knoll Middle, a public middle school in West Columbia, South Carolina: grades 6–8, 693 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Lexington 01.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 693
Teachers (FTE): 54.0
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of middle schools in South Carolina

Median 13.8 · 250 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 58% of middle schools in South Carolina

Median 622 · 250 schools compared

Larger than 68% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

50%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 61% of middle schools in South Carolina

Median 54% · 250 middle schools compared

669 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

21%proficient

−2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of middle schools in South Carolina

Median 30% · 250 middle schools compared

667 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Lexington 01

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Lexington 01.

Location

Address: 116 White Knoll Way, West Columbia, SC 29170
Phone: (803)821-4300
County: Lexington County

Quality of life in Lexington County Schools in Lexington County

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Meadow Glen Middle	6–8	778	12.8	79%	59%	4.5 mi
Lakeside Middle	6–8	893	13.0	76%	54%	4.7 mi
R. H. Fulmer MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	526	11.2	49%	32%	4.7 mi
Carolina Springs Middle	6–8	791	12.4	57%	29%	5.2 mi
Pine Ridge MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	379	12.2	34%	17%	5.3 mi
Pleasant Hill Middle	6–8	750	13.8	77%	54%	5.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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