For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 393 students in Hampton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Hampton School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
9 Schools
361 Schools
# Students
2,272 Students
229,087 Students
# Teachers
165 Teachers
16,343 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hampton School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 74 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#45 out of 74 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
43%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
50%
Graduation Rate
86%
84%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)25%
25.2%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
14%
% Black
65%
30%
% White
26%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Hampton School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
North District Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
611 Tillman Avenue
Varnville, SC 29944
(803) 943-3507
Varnville, SC 29944
(803) 943-3507
Gr: 7-8 | 239 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #22.
Estill Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1450 Columbia Highway Suite B
Estill, SC 29918
(803) 625-5200
Estill, SC 29918
(803) 625-5200
Gr: 5-8 | 154 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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