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

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