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Dent Middle

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Regular School · Columbia, SC

Dent Middle is a regular school school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 1,059 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
1,059
Teachers (FTE)
83.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 566 53%
Hispanic/Latino 186 18%
White 185 17%
Asian 67 6%
Two or more races 47 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 0%
Not Specified 3 0%
Total enrollment 1,059 508M / 548F

English Language Learners: 83 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Science Proficiency 32.0% — 233

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

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)
-0.12 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
204 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
272
25.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
203
19.2% 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.) 1,059 100%

Contact & Location

2721 Decker Boulevard

Columbia, SC 29206

Phone: (803)699-2750

District

Richland 02

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,794

District enrollment: 28,510

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

450339001311

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