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Enrollment
921
Middle
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111001552
Bluffton Middle
30 New Mustang Road, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 707-0700 · Beaufort County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL921 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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
14.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · 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 | 276 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 330 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%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
60.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 40.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bluffton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #66 of 249 ▲ 4 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #81 of 249 ▼ 15 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 921 | #41 of 256 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #136 of 241 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #92 of 241 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #18 of 81 | 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
921
+98 (+12%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 921 | 65 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 65.5 | 14.0:1 | 62% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 872 | 60.5 | 14.4:1 | 45% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 58% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 53.5 | 14.3:1 | 55% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 61 | 15.0:1 | 54% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 44% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (766 to 921); teachers up 21% (53.5 to 65).
About Bluffton Middle
Bluffton Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Bluffton, South Carolina, one of the schools in Beaufort 01. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 921 students. That is 48% above the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Beaufort 01 has 21,050 students in 32 schools, and Bluffton Middle is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 45% of enrollment at Bluffton Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 40% White, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Beaufort County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Bluffton Middle lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Bluffton Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Census data for Beaufort County show median household income comes to about $86,573, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,968, Bluffton Middle among them.
Red Cedar Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Bluffton Middle. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 921, up from 823 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Bluffton Middle can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Pritchardville ElementaryElementary · 887 students
Other schools in Bluffton
- May River HighHigh · 1,731 students
- Bluffton HighHigh · 1,375 students
- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Pritchardville ElementaryElementary · 887 students
- H. E. McCracken MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Bluffton ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Other Bluffton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bluffton Middle. Bluffton Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Bluffton Middle SchoolBluffton, OH · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Red Cedar Elementary0.6 mi · 636
- Bluffton High1.2 mi · 1,375
- Bluffton Elementary1.3 mi · 709
- H. E. McCracken Middle1.4 mi · 846
- Michael C. Riley Elementary1.9 mi · 704
- River Ridge Academy4.0 mi · 1,134
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffton MiddleHow many students attend Bluffton Middle?
Bluffton Middle enrolls approximately 921 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bluffton Middle serve?
Bluffton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bluffton Middle?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Bluffton Middle.
What is the student diversity at Bluffton Middle?
Student demographics at Bluffton Middle are roughly 40% White, 45% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bluffton Middle?
Bluffton Middle is overseen by Beaufort 01 in Beaufort County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.