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The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 254 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Simmons Pinckney Middle leads the list at 93.2%, against a median of 29.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

254

South Carolina

Top % Black

93.2%

Median % Black

29.2%

MOST BLACK · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	190	177	93.2%
2	Denmark-Olar Middle	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	144	132	91.7%
3	C. E. Murray Middle	Greeleyville, SC	Williamsburg 01	157	143	91.1%
4	Estill Middle	Estill, SC	Hampton	154	140	90.9%
5	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	320	289	90.3%
6	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	252	227	90.1%
7	Kingstree Middle Magnet	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	341	303	88.9%
8	Allendale-Fairfax Middle	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	196	174	88.8%
9	Robert E. Howard Middle	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	396	351	88.6%
10	William J. Clark Middle	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	587	514	87.6%
11	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	288	252	87.5%
12	Scott's Branch Middle	Summerton, SC	Clarendon 06	145	125	86.2%
13	Lake Marion Middle	Santee, SC	Orangeburg	501	430	85.8%
14	Hopkins Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	458	387	84.5%
15	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	627	523	83.4%
16	Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	131	109	83.2%
17	Holly Hill-Roberts Middle	Holly Hill, SC	Orangeburg	373	—	82.8%
18	Johnakin Middle	Marion, SC	Marion 10	395	325	82.3%
19	Ronald E. McNair Junior High	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	275	226	82.2%
20	Chestnut Oaks Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	339	276	81.4%
21	Fairfield Middle	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	311	253	81.3%
22	Ebenezer Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	352	278	79.0%
23	Blenheim Middle School of Discovery	Blenheim, SC	Marlboro 01	367	288	78.5%
24	Alcorn Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	381	295	77.4%
25	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	796	609	76.5%
26	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	503	376	74.8%
27	Southeast Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	462	333	72.1%
28	McCormick Middle	McCormick, SC	McCormick 01	106	76	71.7%
29	Bates Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	481	334	69.4%
30	Carver Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	633	437	69.0%
31	Kelly Mill Middle	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	979	668	68.2%
32	St. Stephen Middle	St. Stephen, SC	Berkeley 01	172	117	68.0%
33	Palmetto Middle	Mullins, SC	Marion 10	297	202	68.0%
34	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	243	164	67.5%
35	Williams Middle	Florence, SC	Florence 01	792	532	67.2%
36	Manning Junior High	Manning, SC	Clarendon 06	483	320	66.3%
37	Williston-Elko Middle	Williston, SC	Barnwell	149	96	64.4%
38	Dillon Middle	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	624	400	64.1%
39	Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy	Hemingway, SC	Georgetown 01	259	166	64.1%
40	Henry L. Sneed Middle	Florence, SC	Florence 01	634	400	63.1%
41	Darlington Middle	Darlington, SC	Darlington 01	888	538	60.6%
42	Rosemary Middle	Andrews, SC	Georgetown 01	356	214	60.1%
43	Hampton Elementary	Hampton, SC	Hampton	275	163	59.3%
44	Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle	Dorchester, SC	Dorchester 04	164	—	58.5%
45	Schofield Middle	Aiken, SC	Aiken 01	356	208	58.4%
46	Furman Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	700	406	58.0%
47	Williston-Elko Middle	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	158	—	57.6%
48	North District Middle	Varnville, SC	Hampton	239	136	56.9%
49	Saluda Trail Middle	Rock Hill, SC	York 03	751	425	56.6%
50	Alice Drive Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	783	439	56.1%

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