R. C. Edwards Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Central, South Carolina·29630
Score
89.1/100
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#26
Among 234 South Carolina middle schools
#1
In Pickens 01
Top 12%
In South Carolina

Score 89.1/100: better than 89% 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
73%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 89% of them
815 students tested
Math
60%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 43%, better than 88% of them
815 students tested
Science
69%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 89% of them
266 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 READY66.3267
English language artsGrade 7SC READY75.6291
English language artsGrade 8SC READY77.8257
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READY58.8267
MathGrade 7SC READY57.4291
MathGrade 8SC READY64.6257
ScienceGrade 6SC READY69.2266

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
783
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
783
Typical middle school: 659
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Pickens County

Contact

Address
1157 Madden Bridge Road
Central, SC 29630

"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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R. C. Edwards Middle at a glance

R. C. Edwards Middle is a public middle school in Central, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It has about 783 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).

In 2025-26 state tests, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 60% 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 89.1 out of 100: better than 89% of them, ranking #26 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.