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What's one thing Blythewood Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
872
Middle
DISTRICT 927 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339000203
Blythewood Middle
2351 Longtown Road East, Blythewood, SC 29016 · (803) 691-6850 · Richland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of South Carolina public middle schools
- A-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
16.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · 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 | 299 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 321 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 29% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
66.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 40.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Blythewood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #59 of 249 ▲ 19 | #3 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #54 of 249 ▲ 2 | #3 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #54 of 256 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #204 of 241 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #94 of 241 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #60 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
872
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 872 | 53.5 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 54.5 | 15.5:1 | 36% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 51.5 | 15.5:1 | 46% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 34% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 50 | 16.7:1 | 28% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 25% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 1,099 | 63 | 17.4:1 | 28% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 29% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blythewood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (834 to 872); teachers up 7% (50 to 53.5).
About Blythewood Middle
Blythewood Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Blythewood, South Carolina, under Richland 02. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 872 students. Middle schools in South Carolina have about 622 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
Richland 02 counts 28,841 students in its 32 schools, and Blythewood Middle is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Blythewood Middle is Black: 55%. The remaining shares are 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Blythewood Middle reported 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in South Carolina is 13.8:1.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Blythewood Middle outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Richland County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Richland County's 104 public schools enroll about 60,410 students and include Blythewood Middle.
Blythewood Middle's nearest public school is Round Top Elementary (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 849 to 872.
The discussion board for Blythewood Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland 02
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- E. L. Wright MiddleElementary · 1,275 students
Other schools in Blythewood
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Muller Road MiddleElementary · 1,242 students
- Kelly Mill MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Bethel-Hanberry ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Langford ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Round Top Elementary0.4 mi · 581
- Langford Elementary1.2 mi · 631
- Sandlapper Elementary2.0 mi · 671
- Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus2.1 mi · 523
- Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus2.4 mi · 531
- Ridge View High2.4 mi · 1,631
Frequently asked questions
About Blythewood MiddleHow large is Blythewood Middle?
Blythewood Middle enrolls approximately 872 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Blythewood Middle serve?
Blythewood Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blythewood Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blythewood Middle is approximately 16.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blythewood Middle?
At Blythewood Middle, the student body is approximately 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Blythewood Middle public or private?
Blythewood Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.