Sandhills Middle Middle School
582 Meadowfield Rd
Gaston SC, 29053, Lexington County
Phone: 803-926-1890
Ranking: 
(683 out of 841, bottom 19%)*
(683 out of 841, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Lexington School District 4
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 38 | 27 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 516 | 500 | 449 | 491 | 510 | 497 | 515 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 243 | 47.1% | 275 | 55.0% | 230 | 51.2% | 238 | 48.5% | 251 | 49.2% | 255 | 51.3% | 256 | 49.7% |
| Grade 8: | 273 | 52.9% | 225 | 45.0% | 219 | 48.8% | 253 | 51.5% | 259 | 50.8% | 242 | 48.7% | 259 | 50.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 51.4% | 279 | 55.8% | 242 | 53.9% | 249 | 50.7% | 266 | 52.2% | 263 | 52.9% | 259 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 251 | 48.6% | 221 | 44.2% | 207 | 46.1% | 242 | 49.3% | 236 | 46.3% | 226 | 45.5% | 249 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 6.8% | 36 | 7.2% | 25 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.7% | 31 | 6.1% | 29 | 5.8% | 25 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 96 | 18.6% | 96 | 19.2% | 95 | 21.2% | 107 | 21.8% | 116 | 22.7% | 95 | 19.1% | 104 | 20.2% |
| White: | 358 | 69.4% | 342 | 68.4% | 310 | 69.0% | 350 | 71.3% | 356 | 69.8% | 370 | 74.4% | 380 | 73.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.7% | 20 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.1% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 358 | 69.4% | 356 | 71.2% | 313 | 69.7% | 329 | 67.0% | 320 | 62.7% | 310 | 62.4% | 305 | 59.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.0% | 41 | 8.2% | 33 | 7.3% | 38 | 7.7% | 51 | 10.0% | 50 | 10.1% | 50 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.43 | 17.24 | 14.97 | 13.64 | 13.42 | 18.40 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 36.8% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.7% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.2% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.4% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.6% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 47.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 52.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,778.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,775.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,118.0 |
* Sandhills Middle Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.