📍 582 Meadowfield Road, Gaston, Lexington County, 29053
Sandhills Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gaston, Lexington County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 04 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandhills Middle enrolls 513 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 513 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 513 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.
Sandhills 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 23, state house district 96.
Sandhills Middle is one of 7 schools in Lexington 04, based in Swansea, South Carolina. The district serves 3,474 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Sandhills Middle is close to the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe