📍 1031 Muller Road, Blythewood, Richland County, 29016
Muller Road Middle is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blythewood, Richland County. The school has 1,246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 02 school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Muller Road Middle enrolls 1,246 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 70 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 29% White and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 693 | 56% |
| White | 358 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 27 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
578 of the school's 1,246 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Muller Road 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 22, state house district 77.
Muller Road Middle is one of 32 schools in Richland 02, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 28,841 students district-wide and employs 1,987 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,246 students, Muller Road Middle is larger than the district average of about 901 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe