For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 370 students in Hampton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, 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 23% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 75% 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
352 Schools
# Students
2,337 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
161 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hampton School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#43 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
13%
% Black
65%
31%
% White
26%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Hampton School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North District Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
611 Tillman Avenue
Varnville, SC 29944
(803) 943-3507
Varnville, SC 29944
(803) 943-3507
Grades: 7-8
| 250 students
Rank: #22.
Estill Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | 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
Grades: 6-8
| 120 students
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