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Hand Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2600 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29205 · (803) 343-2947 · Part of Richland School District 1

Columbia’s School Grade B better than 59% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
755
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hand Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Columbia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hand MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2600 Wheat Street, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6239
Grade 7277
Grade 8239
Enrollment over time
740’20
672’21
652’22
700’23
755’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%White 31%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hand Middle from Columbia families.

Other schools in Richland School District 1

The district →
Brennen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A−
805 students14:1
Caughman Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
715 students13:1
Meadowfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
615 students15:1
Horrell Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hopkins
D
565 students15:1
Pine Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
501 students13:1
Watkins-Nance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
499 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Columbia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.