Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGEFIELD 01·NCES 450207000037
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
1095 Columbia Road, Johnston, SC 29832 · (803) 275-1997 · Edgefield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · 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 6 | 116 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 22.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #160 of 249 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #153 of 249 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #191 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #54 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #86 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #35 of 137 |
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
394
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 394 | 32 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 79% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 32.8 | 11.8:1 | 88% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 71% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 35.7 | 13.8:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 68% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 74% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 67% (438) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (492 to 394); teachers down 10% (35.7 to 32).
About Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle is a small middle school with its address in Johnston, South Carolina. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 394 students. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students each.
Edgefield 01 enrolls 3,069 students, and its 7 schools include Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle.
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 49%. The remaining students are 34% White, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Edgefield County, the Black share is about 31%. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 32 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Edgefield County has these Census figures: the median household income is $73,029, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edgefield County is home to 11 public schools and about 3,862 public school students.
The shortest distance from Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Strom Thurmond High. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 394, an 11% decrease from 441 in 2020-21.
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Edgefield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,476
Census ACS
Median income
$73,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,862 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgefield 01
- Merriwether ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Strom Thurmond HighHigh · 720 students
- Merriwether MiddleMiddle · 365 students
- W. E. Parker ElementaryElementary · 339 students
- Johnston ElementaryElementary · 276 students
- Douglas ElementaryElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Johnston
- Strom Thurmond HighHigh · 720 students
- Johnston ElementaryElementary · 276 students
- Strom Thurmond Career and Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Strom Thurmond High0.3 mi · 720
- W. E. Parker Elementary3.3 mi · 339
- Johnston Elementary4.2 mi · 276
- Douglas Elementary5.5 mi · 215
- Trenton High6.6 mi · 3
- Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy10.2 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton MiddleHow large is Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle?
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle serve?
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle is approximately 12.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle?
At Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle, the student body is approximately 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle in?
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle is part of Edgefield 01.
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