📍 1231 Bluefield Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29210
St. Andrews Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 706 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St. Andrews Middle enrolls 706 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 4.8% Two or more races and 4.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 612 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 4.4% |
| White | 18 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
706 of the school's 706 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 706 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.
St. Andrews Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-60, state senate district 20, state house district 72.
St. Andrews 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 706 students, St. Andrews 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: City - Midsize