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Hand Middle

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Regular School · Columbia, SC

Hand Middle is a regular school school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 755 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
755
Teachers (FTE)
61.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 388 51%
White 232 31%
Hispanic/Latino 82 11%
Two or more races 44 6%
Asian 7 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 755 371M / 384F

English Language Learners: 15 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.01 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
345 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
86
11.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
175
23.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 755 100%

Contact & Location

2600 Wheat Street

Columbia, SC 29205

Phone: (803)343-2947

District

Richland 01

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,474

District enrollment: 22,037

NCES ID

450336001300

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD