Hand Middle School

Columbia, SC 29205

Phone: (803) 343-2947
Fax: (803) 733-6173
District: Richland 01 School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6-8 • 861 students

Hand Middle School, located in Columbia, South Carolina, serves grades 6-8 in the Richland 01 School District. It is among the few public middle schools in South Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Hand Middle School is a public school in the Richland 01 School District located in Columbia, SC. As of 2012, the students are 52.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 35.8% White, non-Hispanic; 5.6% Multiracial; 5% Hispanic; 0.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 47.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 52.5% 74% 36%
White, non-Hispanic 35.8% 18% 53%
Multiracial 5.6% 3% 3%
Hispanic 5% 4% 7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9% 1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% — —
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% — —

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 47.5% 68% 57%
English learners — 3% 5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Reflections Neighborhood/Subdivision Columbia SC 6.4 mi
2 Spring Valley Neighborhood/Subdivision Columbia SC 9.2 mi
3 Longcreek Plantation Area of Town Blythewood SC 13.8 mi
4 Linwood plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Dalzell SC 30.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Fort Jackson 3.8 mi.
McEntire Joint National Guard Base 12.7 mi.
Shaw AFB 30.3 mi.
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