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Enrollment
379
Middle
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 02·NCES 450273001272
Pine Ridge Middle
735 Pine Ridge Drive, West Columbia, SC 29172 · (803) 755-7400 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of South Carolina public middle schools
- C-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
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · 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 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 31% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
33.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 21.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pine Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #199 of 249 ▼ 23 | #17 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #229 of 249 ▼ 10 | #17 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #195 of 256 | #18 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #49 of 241 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #18 of 241 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #55 of 137 | #4 of 11 |
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
379
-97 (-20%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 379 | 31 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 70% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 68% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 57% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (442 to 379); teachers down 11% (35 to 31).
About Pine Ridge Middle
Pine Ridge Middle serves students in West Columbia, South Carolina, as a small middle school. The school counted 379 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 39% below the 622-student average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Lexington 02 has 8,465 students in 12 schools, and Pine Ridge Middle is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Pine Ridge Middle, 37%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% White, 29% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Lexington County overall, about 15% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pine Ridge Middle scores 69%.
The school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here.
Pine Ridge Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of South Carolina public middle schools.
In Lexington County, median household income comes to about $77,408, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 76, with about 64,555 students.
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is the nearest public school to Pine Ridge Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Pine Ridge Middle is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 97 students, from 476 to 379. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.2:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
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Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 02
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Cayce ElementaryElementary · 977 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 528 students
Other schools in West Columbia
- South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 2,180 students
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Gray Collegiate AcademyHigh · 935 students
- White Knoll MiddleMiddle · 693 students
Other Pine Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pine Ridge Middle. Pine Ridge Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Herbert A. Wood Elementary0.1 mi · 938
- Congaree Elementary1.5 mi · 352
- R. H. Fulmer Middle2.6 mi · 526
- Airport High2.6 mi · 1,272
- Midlands Middle College2.7 mi · 115
- Springdale Elementary3.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Ridge MiddleHow many students attend Pine Ridge Middle?
Pine Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pine Ridge Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Ridge Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Ridge Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Ridge Middle is approximately 12.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Ridge Middle?
At Pine Ridge Middle, the student body is approximately 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pine Ridge Middle public or private?
Pine Ridge Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.