📍 6051 Wescott Road, Columbia, Lexington County, 29212
Irmo Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 1,011 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Irmo Middle enrolls 1,011 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 90 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 35% White and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 477 | 47% |
| White | 356 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,011 of the school's 1,011 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,011 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.
Irmo 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 85.
Irmo 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 1,011 students, Irmo 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