Irmo Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Columbia, South Carolina
Irmo Middle in Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 992 students in 2024-25 with 87.0 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
1,011 students in 2022-23, 989 students in 2023-24, 992 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 90.0 to 87.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,011 | 90.0 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 989 | 93.0 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 992 | 87.0 | 11.4 |
11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools
Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 223 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Irmo Middle enrolled 890 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 205 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 223 of the 890 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions205
- Chronically absent30.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.3% of students were Black, 33.8% White, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black44.3%
- White33.8%
- Two or more races9.4%
- Hispanic8.6%
- Asian3.6%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Irmo Middle scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 41% | 60% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 45% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Columbia
12 public middle schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Irmo Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dent Middle | 1,059 | 12.8 | 100.0% |
| Irmo Middle | 992 | 11.4 | 100.0% |
| Crayton Middle | 952 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
| Longleaf Middle | 796 | 14.3 | 69.3% |
| Hand Middle | 755 | 12.4 | 100.0% |
| St. Andrews Middle | 627 | 10.8 | 100.0% |
| CrossRoads Intermediate | 557 | 10.9 | 79.9% |
| W. G. Sanders Middle | 503 | 9.3 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Irmo Middle
- CrossRoads IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 557 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- St. Andrews MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 5.9 miles away: 627 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
- Compare Irmo Middle with CrossRoads IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lexington-Richland School District Five spends per student$14,799 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,799
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaIrmo Middle is the number 26 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 242
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.11.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Irmo Middle
How many students attend Irmo Middle?
992 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,011 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Columbia, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Irmo Middle?
11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Irmo Middle a Title I school?
Irmo Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Irmo Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Irmo Middle scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Irmo Middle in?
Lexington-Richland School District Five, NCES district ID 4502820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450282000758 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.