Irmo Middle

Irmo Middle is a big 6-8 campus in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Lexington 05. The school teaches 992 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Irmo Middle sits 59% larger than that benchmark.

Irmo Middle is one of 22 schools operated by Lexington 05, a district that hosts 17,053 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Irmo Middle reports that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Lexington County shows median household earnings sit near $77,408, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lexington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), Irmo Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CrossRoads Intermediate, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Irmo Middle operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Irmo Middle has climbed 12%, going from 885 students in 2018 to 992 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.