Williston-Elko Middle

Williston-Elko Middle is a public middle-grades school in Williston, South Carolina. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 149 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in South Carolina enroll around 622, and this school is 76% below that mark.

Williston-Elko Middle is part of Barnwell, where 9 schools serve 3,123 students.

More than half of enrollment at Williston-Elko Middle is Black: 64%. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 22 points above the 43% share among Barnwell County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.

Williston-Elko Middle reported 15 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.9:1. Middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here.

In the surrounding county, Barnwell County, median household income comes to about $46,626, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 4,300 students.

Williston-Elko Middle's nearest public school is Williston-Elko Middle (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Williston-Elko Middle.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

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