The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Richland County, South Carolina
Across Richland County, South Carolina, 16 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. W. A. Perry Middle leads the list at 90.3%, against a median of 70.2% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. A. Perry Middle | Columbia, SC | 90.3%(289) |
| 2 | Heyward Gibbes Middle | Columbia, SC | 90.1%(227) |
| 3 | Hopkins Middle | Hopkins, SC | 84.5%(387) |
| 4 | St. Andrews Middle | Columbia, SC | 83.4%(523) |
| 5 | Alcorn Middle | Columbia, SC | 77.4%(295) |
| 6 | Longleaf Middle | Columbia, SC | 76.5%(609) |
| 7 | W. G. Sanders Middle | Columbia, SC | 74.8%(376) |
| 8 | Southeast Middle | Hopkins, SC | 72.1%(333) |
| 9 | Kelly Mill Middle | Blythewood, SC | 68.2%(668) |
| 10 | Blythewood Middle | Blythewood, SC | 54.6%(476) |
| 11 | Dent Middle | Columbia, SC | 53.5%(566) |
| 12 | Hand Middle | Columbia, SC | 51.4%(388) |
| 13 | Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy | Columbia, SC | 41.2%(89) |
| 14 | Dutch Fork Middle | Irmo, SC | 34.8%(305) |
| 15 | Crayton Middle | Columbia, SC | 34.7%(330) |
| 16 | Chapin Middle | Chapin, SC | 5.6%(56) |
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