📍 5000 Clemson Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, 29206
Crayton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 905 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crayton Middle enrolls 905 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 38% Black or African American and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 446 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 340 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
905 of the school's 905 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 905 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.
Crayton 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 22, state house district 75.
Crayton Middle is one of 48 schools in Richland 01, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,814 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 905 students, Crayton Middle is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large