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Enrollment
492
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AIKEN 01·NCES 450072000054
North Augusta Middle
725 Old Edgefield Road, North Augusta, SC 29841 · (803) 442-6200 · Aiken County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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
18.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · 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 | 145 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
61.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 are down about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 32.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where North Augusta Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Aiken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #131 of 249 ▼ 18 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #73 of 249 ▲ 1 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #158 of 256 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #235 of 241 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #20 of 241 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #37 of 137 | #4 of 7 |
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
492
-105 (-18%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 492 | 26.9 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 27.9 | 18.7:1 | 62% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 31.9 | 19.3:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 56% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 35.1 | 17.2:1 | 43% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 46% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 35 | 17.8:1 | 38% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 31% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Augusta Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (603 to 492); teachers down 23% (35.1 to 26.9).
About North Augusta Middle
North Augusta Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in North Augusta, South Carolina. It reported 492 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in South Carolina enroll about 622 students on average.
North Augusta Middle is one school in a 40-school district, Aiken 01, which enrolls 22,916 students.
White students make up 43% of enrollment at North Augusta Middle, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Aiken County overall, about 65% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, North Augusta Middle lands at B, ahead of 61% of South Carolina public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Aiken County show that median household income comes to about $70,609, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Aiken County counts 42 public schools with about 24,280 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, North Augusta Elementary, is about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 492 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 597.
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Aiken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,160
Census ACS
Median income
$70,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
24,280 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aiken 01
- North Augusta HighHigh · 1,645 students
- Midland Valley HighHigh · 1,558 students
- South Aiken HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Aiken HighHigh · 1,097 students
- Silver Bluff HighHigh · 756 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 708 students
Other schools in North Augusta
- North Augusta HighHigh · 1,645 students
- Merriwether ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Hammond Hill ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Mossy Creek ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Fox Creek HighHigh · 672 students
- North Augusta ElementaryElementary · 610 students
Nearby schools
- North Augusta Elementary0.9 mi · 610
- Hammond Hill Elementary1.9 mi · 706
- Belvedere Elementary2.1 mi · 617
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet2.3 mi · 747
- Paul Knox Middle2.3 mi · 573
- W.S. Hornsby Elementary School2.8 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About North Augusta MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at North Augusta Middle?
North Augusta Middle enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does North Augusta Middle serve?
North Augusta Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at North Augusta Middle?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at North Augusta Middle.
How diverse is North Augusta Middle?
North Augusta Middle reports a student body of 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees North Augusta Middle?
North Augusta Middle is overseen by Aiken 01 in Aiken County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.