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How has Lugoff-Elgin Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
649
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERSHAW 01·NCES 450255000662
Lugoff-Elgin Middle
1244 Highway 1 South, Lugoff, SC 29078 · (803) 438-3591 · Kershaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of South Carolina public middle schools
- B+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
14.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · 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 | 201 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
60.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 33.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lugoff-Elgin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #75 of 249 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #75 of 249 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #114 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #131 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #146 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #135 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
649
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 59% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 68% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 50% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 42% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 44% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 38% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 34% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 39 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lugoff-Elgin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (661 to 649); teachers up 12% (41 to 46).
About Lugoff-Elgin Middle
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Lugoff, South Carolina, Lugoff-Elgin Middle is part of Kershaw 01. A federal count lists 649 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Kershaw 01 has 16 schools; together they serve 11,135 students.
Lugoff-Elgin Middle's enrollment is 63% White. Enrollment also includes 19% Black, 10% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 67% White, within a few points of the school. Lugoff-Elgin Middle has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 46 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.1:1. Middle schools in South Carolina average about 13.8:1, a similar figure.
The allk12 Grade for Lugoff-Elgin Middle is B+. Compared with South Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Kershaw County has about 68,314 residents, and median household income is about $68,231, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kershaw County number 18 and enroll about 11,247.
The school nearest to Lugoff-Elgin Middle is Lugoff-Elgin High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Lugoff-Elgin Middle in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 710 in 2020-21 and 649 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.8:1 to 14.1:1.
Discussions about Lugoff-Elgin Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kershaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,314
Census ACS
Median income
$68,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
11,247 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kershaw 01
- Lugoff-Elgin HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Camden HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Camden MiddleMiddle · 844 students
- Blaney ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Wateree ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Leslie M. Stover MiddleMiddle · 662 students
Other schools in Lugoff
- Lugoff-Elgin HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Wateree ElementaryElementary · 688 students
- Doby's Mill ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Lugoff ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Lugoff-Elgin High0.3 mi · 1,759
- Lugoff Elementary0.7 mi · 543
- Wateree Elementary1.5 mi · 688
- The Montessori School of Camden4.7 mi · 112
- Doby's Mill Elementary5.1 mi · 607
- Camden High5.1 mi · 1,136
Frequently asked questions
About Lugoff-Elgin MiddleHow many students attend Lugoff-Elgin Middle?
Lugoff-Elgin Middle enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lugoff-Elgin Middle serve?
Lugoff-Elgin Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lugoff-Elgin Middle?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Lugoff-Elgin Middle.
What is the student diversity at Lugoff-Elgin Middle?
Student demographics at Lugoff-Elgin Middle are roughly 63% White, 7% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Lugoff-Elgin Middle public or private?
Lugoff-Elgin Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kershaw 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.