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Enrollment
876
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 05·NCES 450282000339
Dutch Fork Middle
1528 Old Tamah Road, Irmo, SC 29063 · (803) 476-4800 · Richland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of South Carolina public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 412 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 457 | 52% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
60.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.4pp 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 31 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 33.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dutch Fork Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #123 of 249 ▼ 16 | #6 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #80 of 249 ▼ 9 | #4 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #53 of 256 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #76 of 241 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #54 of 241 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #41 of 137 | #2 of 10 |
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
876
-93 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 876 | 68.1 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 908 | 81.1 | 11.2:1 | 51% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 72.1 | 12.8:1 | 57% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 969 | 70 | 13.8:1 | 37% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 1,065 | 73.5 | 14.5:1 | 33% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 1,055 | 70 | 15.1:1 | 32% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 1,100 | 66 | 16.7:1 | 28% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 930 | 62 | 15.0:1 | 12% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dutch Fork Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,065 to 876); teachers down 7% (73.5 to 68.1).
About Dutch Fork Middle
At 1528 Old Tamah Road in Irmo, South Carolina, Dutch Fork Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 876 students. Enrollment is 41% higher than the average for middle schools in South Carolina, which is about 622.
Lexington 05 has 17,053 students spread across 22 schools.
The most common group at Dutch Fork Middle is White students, at 46%. Enrollment also includes 35% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 12.9:1 comes from the school's 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for Dutch Fork Middle is B. Compared with South Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Within Richland County, the median household income is $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Richland County has 104 public schools and roughly 60,410 students.
The next-closest public school is Dutch Fork High, about 0.2 miles away. Dutch Fork Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Dutch Fork Middle is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Dutch Fork Middle dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 969 to 876 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lexington 05
- Dutch Fork HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Chapin HighHigh · 1,617 students
- Irmo HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Spring Hill HighHigh · 1,118 students
- Chapin MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Irmo MiddleMiddle · 992 students
Other schools in Irmo
- Dutch Fork HighHigh · 1,703 students
- H. E. Corley ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Ballentine ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Irmo ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- Oak Pointe ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Dutch Fork ElementaryElementary · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Dutch Fork High0.2 mi · 1,703
- River Springs Elementary1.9 mi · 416
- Oak Pointe Elementary2.3 mi · 484
- Ballentine Elementary2.4 mi · 523
- H. E. Corley Elementary3.1 mi · 557
- Dutch Fork Elementary3.4 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Dutch Fork MiddleHow many students attend Dutch Fork Middle?
Dutch Fork Middle enrolls approximately 876 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dutch Fork Middle serve?
Dutch Fork Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dutch Fork Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dutch Fork Middle is approximately 12.9:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dutch Fork Middle?
Dutch Fork Middle reports a student body of 46% White, 9% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Dutch Fork Middle public or private?
Dutch Fork Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 05.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.