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What's the biggest difference between H. E. McCracken Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
846
Middle
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT 01·NCES 450111000420
H. E. McCracken Middle
250 H. E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 706-8700 · Beaufort County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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
12.4:1
68 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 | 285 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%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
58.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 37.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where H. E. McCracken Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #93 of 249 ▼ 10 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #95 of 249 ▼ 6 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #60 of 256 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #61 of 241 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #78 of 241 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #29 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
846
-89 (-10%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 846 | 68 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 71 | 12.6:1 | 52% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 889 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 34% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 62 | 15.1:1 | 36% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 1,123 | 69 | 16.3:1 | 49% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 44% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 39% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H. E. McCracken Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (738 to 846); teachers up 48% (46 to 68).
About H. E. McCracken Middle
H. E. McCracken Middle is a mid-sized middle school in South Carolina, with an address in Bluffton. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 846 students. The school is 36% bigger than the average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Beaufort 01 enrolls 21,050 students in 32 schools, including H. E. McCracken Middle.
About 48% of students at H. E. McCracken Middle are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Beaufort County, the White share is about 69%. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at H. E. McCracken Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The school has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, H. E. McCracken Middle lands at B, ahead of 63% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Beaufort County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $86,573 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. H. E. McCracken Middle shares Beaufort County with 34 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Bluffton Elementary, is the closest to H. E. McCracken Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 89 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
People who know H. E. McCracken Middle can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- River Ridge AcademyElementary · 1,134 students
- Bluffton MiddleMiddle · 921 students
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Nearby schools
- Bluffton Elementary0.2 mi · 709
- Bluffton High0.3 mi · 1,375
- Bluffton Middle1.4 mi · 921
- Red Cedar Elementary2.0 mi · 636
- Michael C. Riley Elementary2.7 mi · 704
- River Ridge Academy3.0 mi · 1,134
Frequently asked questions
About H. E. McCracken MiddleHow large is H. E. McCracken Middle?
H. E. McCracken Middle enrolls approximately 846 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does H. E. McCracken Middle serve?
H. E. McCracken Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H. E. McCracken Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at H. E. McCracken Middle is approximately 12.4:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is H. E. McCracken Middle?
H. E. McCracken Middle reports a student body of 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees H. E. McCracken Middle?
H. E. McCracken 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.