A. R. Rucker Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 477 students
Buford Middle
1890 North Rocky River Road, Lancaster, SC 29720
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
374
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lancaster 01
Lancaster 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 Buford Middle
Buford Middle is a public middle school in Lancaster, South Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Lancaster 01. The school is located in a rural area in Lancaster County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 374 students were enrolled, with about 12.9 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)
- 374 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Lancaster 01
- County
- Lancaster County
- NCES school ID
- 450258000039
Schools near Buford Middle
All 16 schools in Lancaster →
South Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 439 students
Parkwood Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 879 students
Andrew Jackson Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 480 students
Monroe Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 802 students
Cuthbertson Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,323 students
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.