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Alumni: what's one memory from Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 02·NCES 450273001270
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
501 Bulldog Boulevard, Cayce, SC 29033 · (803) 739-4070 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of South Carolina public middle schools
- CTest 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
12.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · 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 | 152 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 31% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
44.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 23.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #162 of 249 ▼ 4 | #13 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #184 of 249 ▲ 3 | #15 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #177 of 256 | #17 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #67 of 241 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #4 of 241 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #37 of 81 | #3 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
442
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 442 | 35 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 100% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 77% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 80% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 79% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 57% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (396 to 442); teachers up 25% (28 to 35).
About Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
Located in Cayce, South Carolina, Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy is a small middle-grades school. In all, 442 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 29% below the average for middle schools in South Carolina.
The Lexington 02 system has 12 schools and 8,465 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy is Black, with 36% of students. Other groups include 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 15% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy scores 72%.
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy lands at C, ahead of 27% of South Carolina public middle schools.
In the wider Lexington County area, median household income comes to about $77,408, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Lexington County's 76 public schools enroll about 64,555 students and include Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy.
About 0.2 miles separate Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy from the closest public school, Cayce Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 442 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 431. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 02
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Cayce ElementaryElementary · 977 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 528 students
Other schools in Cayce
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Cayce ElementaryElementary · 977 students
Nearby schools
- Cayce Elementary0.2 mi · 977
- Brookland-Cayce High2.3 mi · 1,212
- South Carolina Virtual Charter School2.8 mi · 2,180
- Airport High3.2 mi · 1,272
- A. C. Moore Elementary3.4 mi · 244
- R. H. Fulmer Middle3.4 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts AcademyHow large is Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy?
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy have?
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy?
Student demographics at Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy are roughly 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 36% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy public or private?
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.