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White Knoll Middle

116 White Knoll Way, West Columbia, SC 29170 · (803) 821-4300 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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

Enrollment
693
Middle
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 622
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 622432%
Grade 724736%
Grade 822232%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
36252%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
13720%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
13219%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
558%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
35451%
Female
33949%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
49.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.8%20.7%
2023-2441.7%23.4%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where White Knoll Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Lexington County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.7%#185 of 249
▼ 21
#16 of 18
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.8%#149 of 249
▲ 16
#10 of 18
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
693#105 of 256#9 of 18
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#75 of 241#11 of 18
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.5%#72 of 241#11 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.7%#80 of 137#7 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 2024-25
Enrollment
693
-120 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 1,316
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256935412.8:1N/A
2023-2469661.511.3:163% (440)
2022-2381666.212.3:152% (423)
2020-218136013.6:158% (468)
2017-187765514.1:149% (381)
2015-167635613.6:151% (387)
2010-117905414.6:148% (377)
2000-011,3168715.1:126% (346)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Knoll Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (776 to 693); teachers down 2% (55 to 54).

About White Knoll Middle

A mid-sized middle school in West Columbia, South Carolina, White Knoll Middle is part of Lexington 01. The school has 693 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.

Within Lexington 01, White Knoll Middle is one of 31 schools. The district enrolls 27,074 students.

Of every 100 students at White Knoll Middle, about 52 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, White Knoll Middle scores 65%.

White Knoll Middle lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. Across middle schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.8:1.

On the allk12 Grade, White Knoll Middle lands at C, ahead of 33% of South Carolina public middle schools.

In Lexington County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,408 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Lexington County number 76, with about 64,555 students.

Of the public schools around it, White Knoll Middle is closest to White Knoll Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. White Knoll Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES assigns White Knoll Middle the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a decrease of 120 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Lexington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
White Knoll Middle
District
Lexington 01
Address
116 White Knoll Way, West Columbia, SC 29170
Phone
(803) 821-4300
County
Lexington County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
693
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
450270000015
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About White Knoll Middle
What is the total enrollment at White Knoll Middle?
White Knoll Middle enrolls approximately 693 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does White Knoll Middle serve?
White Knoll Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White Knoll Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White Knoll Middle is approximately 12.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at White Knoll Middle?
Student demographics at White Knoll Middle are roughly 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is White Knoll Middle in?
White Knoll Middle is part of Lexington 01.
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