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What's the state of after-school transportation at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School?
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Enrollment
462
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 03·NCES 450276001274
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School
425 Shealy Road, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006 · (803) 532-3831 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of South Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 150 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School→Batesburg-Leesville High School
Based on grade levels within Lexington 03. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 31.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Batesburg-Leesville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #133 of 249 ▼ 15 | #9 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #148 of 249 ▲ 19 | #9 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #167 of 256 | #16 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #126 of 241 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #64 of 241 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #44 of 81 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
462
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 35.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 32.5 | 14.0:1 | 100% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 65% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 70% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 68% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 1,203 | 37 | 32.5:1 | 50% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Batesburg-Leesville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (421 to 462); teachers up 6% (31 to 33).
About Batesburg-Leesville Middle School
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is a small middle school in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, administered by Lexington 03. It enrolled 462 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students each.
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is in Lexington 03, a district with 1,961 students across 4 schools.
White students form the largest group at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, 49% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lexington County residents are about 72% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.0:1. Across middle schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 13.8:1.
allk12 grades Batesburg-Leesville Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lexington County has about 304,887 residents, and median household income is about $77,408, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 76 public schools in Lexington County, with a combined enrollment of about 64,555.
Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Batesburg-Leesville Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
In the federal locale system, Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 483 in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 03
- Batesburg-Leesville High SchoolHigh · 545 students
- Batesburg-Leesville Primary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Batesburg-Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Batesburg-Leesville
- Batesburg-Leesville High SchoolHigh · 545 students
- Batesburg-Leesville Primary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Batesburg-Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School0.2 mi · 429
- Batesburg-Leesville High School1.8 mi · 545
- Batesburg-Leesville Primary School2.3 mi · 525
- Gilbert Elementary7.0 mi · 823
- Gilbert High7.1 mi · 1,138
- Gilbert Middle7.2 mi · 804
Frequently asked questions
About Batesburg-Leesville Middle SchoolHow large is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School?
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 06-08.
Is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Batesburg-Leesville Middle School have?
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School?
Student demographics at Batesburg-Leesville Middle School are roughly 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Batesburg-Leesville Middle School public or private?
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 03.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.