Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON·NCES 450391200612
Estill Middle
1450 Columbia Highway Suite B, Estill, SC 29918 · (803) 625-5200 · Hampton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of South Carolina public middle schools
- C-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
13.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · 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 5 | 36 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 24% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Estill Middle→Hampton County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hampton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
SC avg 59.7% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 13.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Estill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #178 of 249 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #231 of 249 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #249 of 256 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 154 | 11.3 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 6.9 | 17.3:1 | 100% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 13.1 | 10.2:1 | 100% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estill Middle.
About Estill Middle
In Estill, South Carolina, Estill Middle is a very small middle school. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 154 students. That is 75% below the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
In Hampton, 9 schools enroll a combined 2,272 students.
By race and ethnicity, Estill Middle is 91% Black. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic. Hampton County as a whole is about 53% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Estill Middle are from different groups.
For every teacher at Estill Middle, there are about 13.6 students; the school has 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Estill Middle outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In Hampton County, home to about 18,254 people, the median household earns about $44,711 a year, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hampton County number 10, with about 2,272 students.
Of the public schools around it, Estill Middle is closest to Estill Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5.
NCES assigns Estill Middle the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
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Hampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,254
Census ACS
Median income
$44,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,272 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampton
- Hampton County High SchoolHigh · 617 students
- Hampton ElementaryMiddle · 275 students
- Varnville ElementaryElementary · 251 students
- North District MiddleMiddle · 239 students
- Ben Hazel PrimaryElementary · 222 students
- Estill ElementaryElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Estill Elementary0.1 mi · 196
- Hampton Elementary8.7 mi · 275
- Ben Hazel Primary9.0 mi · 222
- Brunson Elementary9.5 mi · 178
- Hampton County High School9.7 mi · 617
- Varnville Elementary10.3 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Estill MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Estill Middle?
Estill Middle enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Estill Middle serve?
Estill Middle serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Estill Middle have?
Estill Middle employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Estill Middle?
Estill Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 91% Black.
Who oversees Estill Middle?
Estill Middle is overseen by Hampton in Hampton County.
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