Crayton Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 952 students
Hand Middle
2600 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29205
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
755
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Richland 01
Richland County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hand Middle
Hand Middle is a public middle school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Richland 01. The school is located in a midsize city in Richland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 755 students were enrolled, with about 12.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina middle school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 755 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Richland 01
- County
- Richland County
- NCES school ID
- 450336001300
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.