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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Columbia, South Carolina

Across Columbia, South Carolina, 12 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Irmo Middle leads the list at 44.3%, against a median of 64.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Columbia, South Carolina

Best Largest group

44.3%

Median Largest group

64.1%

MOST DIVERSE · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Irmo Middle	Columbia, SC	992	44.3% Black (439)	33.8%(335)	44.3%(439)	8.6%(85)	3.6%(36)
2	CrossRoads Intermediate	Columbia, SC	557	45.8% Black (255)	32.9%(183)	45.8%(255)	6.5%(36)	4.1%(23)
3	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Columbia, SC	216	49.1% White (106)	49.1%(106)	41.2%(89)	4.2%(9)	0.9%(2)
4	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	952	49.3% White (469)	49.3%(469)	34.7%(330)	7.3%(70)	1.8%(17)
5	Hand Middle	Columbia, SC	755	51.4% Black (388)	30.7%(232)	51.4%(388)	10.9%(82)	0.9%(7)
6	Dent Middle	Columbia, SC	1,059	53.5% Black (566)	17.5%(185)	53.5%(566)	17.6%(186)	6.3%(67)
7	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	503	74.8% Black (376)	11.7%(59)	74.8%(376)	9.2%(46)	0.6%(3)
8	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	796	76.5% Black (609)	8.0%(64)	76.5%(609)	9.2%(73)	1.1%(9)
9	Alcorn Middle	Columbia, SC	381	77.4% Black (295)	2.9%(11)	77.4%(295)	14.4%(55)	0.3%(1)
10	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	627	83.4% Black (523)	2.7%(17)	83.4%(523)	7.3%(46)	1.8%(11)
11	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	252	90.1% Black (227)	1.6%(4)	90.1%(227)	5.2%(13)	0.0%(0)
12	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	320	90.3% Black (289)	0.6%(2)	90.3%(289)	3.4%(11)	0.0%(0)

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