R. C. Edwards Middle School serves 810 learners in grades 6-8.

R. C. Edwards Middle School placed in the upper 30% of all schools in South Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 30%, and reading proficiency is upper 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 58% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 53% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the South Carolina state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 24% of the learner body (majority African-American and Latino), which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 49% (majority African-American).

School Overview: R. C. Edwards Middle School’s learner population of 810 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 47 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.

School Comparison: R. C. Edwards Middle School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 1,142 schools in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of R. C. Edwards Middle School is 0.41, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.62. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to R. C. Edwards Middle School is D. W. Daniel High School (0.6 miles away)

The closest middle school is Riverside Middle School (5.8 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Central Elementary School (2.7 miles away)