📍 1528 Old Tamah Road, Irmo, Richland County, 29063
Dutch Fork Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Irmo, Richland County. The school has 921 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dutch Fork Middle enrolls 921 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 36% Black or African American and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 429 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 333 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
527 of the school's 921 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 496 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dutch Fork Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 20, state house district 71.
Dutch Fork Middle is one of 23 schools in Lexington 05, based in Irmo, South Carolina. The district serves 17,053 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 921 students, Dutch Fork Middle is larger than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large