Northside Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 West Columbia, South Carolina·29169
Score
24.6/100
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#177
Among 234 South Carolina middle schools
#3
In Lexington 02
#3
In West Columbia
Top 76%
In South Carolina

Score 24.6/100: better than 24% of South Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
46%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 26% of them
442 students tested
Math
24%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 43%, better than 19% of them
441 students tested
Science
42%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 33% of them
129 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 4SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 5SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 6SC READY38.8129
English language artsGrade 7SC READY45.6169
English language artsGrade 8SC READY52.8144
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READY17.8129
MathGrade 7SC READY17.3168
MathGrade 8SC READY38.2144
ScienceGrade 6SC READY41.9129

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
496
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
496
Typical middle school: 659
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Lexington County

Contact

Address
157 Cougar Drive
West Columbia, SC 29169

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Northside Middle at a glance

Northside Middle is a public middle school in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Lexington 02 school district. It has about 496 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).

In 2025-26 state tests, 46% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 24% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina middle schools, it scores 24.6 out of 100: better than 24% of them, ranking #177 of 234. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.