For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 286 students in Barnwell 45 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Barnwell 45 School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
4 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
1,952 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
136 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Barnwell 45 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)36%
43%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
50%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)82%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
13%
% Black
46%
31%
% White
45%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,514 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,658 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,514
$15,220
Spending / Student
$13,658
$14,817
Best Barnwell 45 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Guinyard-butler Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
779 Allen Street
Barnwell, SC 29812
(803) 541-1370
Barnwell, SC 29812
(803) 541-1370
Grades: 7-8
| 286 students
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