Enrollment
348
Middle
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000547
Beaufort Middle
2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard, Beaufort, SC 29902 · (843) 322-5700 · Beaufort County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of South Carolina public middle schools
- B-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
9.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 109 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 28.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Beaufort Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #113 of 249 ▲ 15 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #126 of 249 ▼ 40 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #210 of 256 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #6 of 241 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #34 of 241 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #12 of 137 | N/A |
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
348
-113 (-25%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 348 | 38 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 42 | 8.8:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 37 | 10.4:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 68% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 35.4 | 13.9:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 58% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 48% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaufort Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (492 to 348); teachers up 7% (35.4 to 38).
About Beaufort Middle
Beaufort Middle is a middle school located in Beaufort, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 348 students. That is 44% below the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Beaufort 01 has 32 schools and 21,050 students, and Beaufort Middle is one of those schools.
At Beaufort Middle, Black students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other students are 33% White, 14% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Beaufort County residents are about 16% Black. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Beaufort Middle are from different groups.
Beaufort Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Carolina, 13.8:1, is higher.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Beaufort Middle outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Beaufort County show median household income comes to about $86,573, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,968, Beaufort Middle among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mossy Oaks Elementary, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
A 25% decline took enrollment from 461 in 2020-21 to 348 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.6:1).
Beaufort Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,289
Census ACS
Median income
$86,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
22,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort 01
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- Hilton Head Island HighHigh · 1,265 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
Other schools in Beaufort
- Bridges Preparatory SchoolCombined · 1,472 students
- Beaufort HighHigh · 1,104 students
- Battery Creek HighHigh · 809 students
- Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyElementary · 785 students
- Riverview Charter SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Broad River ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Other Beaufort Middle schools
One other US public school is named Beaufort Middle. Beaufort Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Beaufort MiddleBeaufort, NC · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Mossy Oaks Elementary0.2 mi · 327
- Port Royal Elementary1.6 mi · 179
- Beaufort High2.0 mi · 1,104
- Beaufort Elementary2.3 mi · 375
- Lowcountry Montessori School2.9 mi · 408
- Lady's Island Middle3.0 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Beaufort MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Beaufort Middle?
Beaufort Middle enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Beaufort Middle serve?
Beaufort Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beaufort Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beaufort Middle is approximately 9.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaufort Middle?
At Beaufort Middle, the student body is approximately 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Beaufort Middle public or private?
Beaufort Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaufort 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.