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W. G. Sanders Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3455 Pine Belt Road
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone
(803) 735-7575
District
Richland 01
County
RICHLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
533
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.6% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

W. G. Sanders Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
45%
45%
53%
21%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
40%
50%
50%
23%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
42%
49%
53%
24%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 186 34.9%
Grade 7 170 31.9%
Grade 8 177 33.2%
Total 533 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.3% 19.3% 50.8%
Black 79.1% 72.1% 33.4%
Hispanic 9.3% 7.6% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 201,476 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 448.6 173
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.8% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 81,787 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.3% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.6% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.0% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.8% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 16.3% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,938 $196,956,000 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,156 $25,471,975 6.0%
Staff $1,325 $29,190,000 6.9%
General Administration $179 $3,953,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,164 $25,645,000 6.0%
Operation $1,700 $37,460,000 8.8%
Transportation $641 $14,118,025 3.3%
Other $909 $20,041,000 4.7%
Total Support $7,074 $155,879,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,323 $73,223,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $19,334 $426,058,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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