📍 735 Pine Ridge Drive, West Columbia, Lexington County, 29172
Pine Ridge Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pine Ridge Middle enrolls 403 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 27% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 155 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 28% |
| White | 110 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 403 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 403 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pine Ridge Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 26, state house district 88.
Pine Ridge Middle is one of 13 schools in Lexington 02, based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 8,465 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Pine Ridge Middle is smaller than the district average of about 651 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe