Dent middle school schedule

Public, Magnet 6-8

2721 Decker Boulevard
Columbia , SC 29206

District: Richland 02

SchoolDigger Rank:
168 th of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,541

Students who attend Dent Middle usually attend:

Feeder schools for Dent Middle:

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 1,018

Racial breakdown:

African American: Two or more races: Pacific Islander: American Indian:

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dent Middle ranks worse than 51.7% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 2 nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Richland 02 School District. (See more. )

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.84. (See more. ) Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Dent Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (55.3%), Hispanic (17%), White (16.5%). (See more. )

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Richland 02 School District. (See more. )

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dent Middle is 12.1, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Richland 02 School District! (See more. )

Compare Dent Middle employs 83.5 full-time teachers.

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dent Middle is $12,541, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Richland 02 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dent Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Dent Middle 168 th of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Dent Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students: Low Socio Economic Status students: Female students: Disabled students: Gifted and Talented students: Military Connected students: Male students: Asian students: African American students: Hispanic students: White students:

Richland 02:

SchoolDigger ranks Richland 02 33 rd of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dent Middle

Rank History for all students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2003	63.40	85 th	225	62.2%
2004	63.64	97 th	230	57.8%
2005	56.67	110 th	230	52.2%
2006	61.89	95 th	231	58.9%
2007	60.12	112 th	236	52.5%
2008	51.67	135 th	244	44.7%
2009	59.97	109 th	249	56.2%
2010	62.40	107 th	261	59.0%
2011	54.43	140 th	269	48.0%
2012	45.35	165 th	271	39.1%
2013	42.31	175 th	276	36.6%
2014	39.95	185 th	291	36.4%
2015	62.33	90 th	301	70.1%
2016	51.27	146 th	303	51.8%
2017	52.17	140 th	317	55.8%
2018	45.04	158 th	303	47.9%
2019	45.87	162 nd	315	48.6%
2021	45.85	156 th	311	49.8%
2022	50.98	137 th	310	55.8%
2023	50.99	142 nd	325	56.3%
2024	43.84	168 th	325	48.3%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	65.79	25 th	93	73.1%
2019	68.93	30 th	117	74.4%
2021	21.09	76 th	87	12.6%
2022	31.40	70 th	97	27.8%
2023	44.36	50 th	95	47.4%
2024	38.32	63 rd	105	40.0%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	24.93	232 nd	280	17.1%
2019	28.55	220 th	289	23.9%
2021	30.32	201 st	288	30.2%
2022	32.77	195 th	300	35.0%
2023	31.51	219 th	313	30.0%
2024	24.31	248 th	307	19.2%

Rank History for Female students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	45.46	157 th	281	44.1%
2019	48.35	155 th	296	47.6%
2021	40.82	162 nd	279	41.9%
2022	45.76	145 th	290	50.0%
2023	43.83	171 st	299	42.8%
2024	40.74	164 th	294	44.2%

Rank History for Disabled students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	35.94	130 th	194	33.0%
2019	31.33	146 th	195	25.1%
2021	45.56	73 rd	164	55.5%
2022	47.11	87 th	183	52.5%
2023	32.52	128 th	187	31.6%
2024	21.27	161 st	177	9.0%

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2021	83.72	10 th	179	94.4%
2022	71.42	46 th	182	74.7%
2023	75.13	34 th	185	81.6%
2024	69.00	56 th	183	69.4%

Rank History for Military Connected students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2022	41.81	5 th	11	54.5%
2023	36.64	8 th	12	33.3%
2024	35.78	10 th	13	23.1%

Rank History for Male students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	44.34	154 th	284	45.8%
2019	43.69	164 th	296	44.6%
2021	49.37	128 th	279	54.1%
2022	54.86	115 th	292	60.6%
2023	56.66	112 th	303	63.0%
2024	45.24	151 st	294	48.6%

Rank History for Asian students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	80.07	1 st	5	80.0%
2019	86.75	1 st	7	85.7%
2022	31.63	6 th	6	0.0%
2023	49.87	5 th	7	28.6%
2024	47.62	5 th	8	37.5%

Rank History for African American students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	50.10	112 th	237	52.7%
2019	52.18	102 nd	252	59.5%
2021	63.42	55 th	235	76.6%
2022	62.37	60 th	249	75.9%
2023	54.90	95 th	253	62.5%
2024	42.80	135 th	248	45.6%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	41.84	76 th	123	38.2%
2019	44.17	84 th	139	39.6%
2021	29.00	84 th	111	24.3%
2022	33.73	87 th	129	32.6%
2023	39.47	94 th	141	33.3%
2024	26.58	114 th	144	20.8%

Rank History for White students at Dent Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	SC State Percentile
2018	89.57	21 st	250	91.6%
2019	90.70	20 th	258	92.2%
2021	88.00	25 th	244	89.8%
2022	88.79	24 th	249	90.4%
2023	87.72	24 th	260	90.8%
2024	94.70	11 th	255	95.7%

See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Dent Middle Test Scores

(All)
SC READY English Language Arts
SC READY Mathematics
EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2
SCPASS Science
SCPASS Social Studies
ACT Aspire Writing
ACT Aspire English
ACT Aspire Reading
ACT Aspire Mathematics
SCPASS English/Language Arts
SCPASS Math
SCPASS Writing

(All)
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
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District Scores: State Scores: (All Students)

All Students
Female
Male
Asian
African American
Hispanic
White
English Language Learner
Low Socio Economic Status
Disabled
Gifted and Talented
Military Connected

Updates have been made to the graphs below.

Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

Review counts

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by a citizen
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Dent Middle School is on the list of SPLC to participate in "Mix it up".
This is a program teaching tolerance. You can look it up yourself at http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/map
Do you, as a parent, know what kind of tolerance they are teaching your child?

Enrollment/Ethnicity
Free/Disc Lunch
Student/Teacher Ratio

Enrollment information for Dent Middle

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	472	455	33	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	989
1989	451	424	29	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	931
1990	491	535	34	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1991	485	601	42	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	1173
1992	405	605	25	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1993	479	594	20	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	1137
1994	477	599	28	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	1160
1995	491	638	33	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1996	491	638	33	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1997	451	674	36	71	1	n/a	n/a	0	1233
1998	439	645	43	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	1197
1999	427	681	38	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	1208
2000	407	695	34	56	5	n/a	n/a	0	1197
2001	381	727	33	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	1180
2002	298	732	46	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	1159
2003	298	732	46	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	1159
2004	279	717	44	70	5	n/a	n/a	8	1123
2005	289	836	36	67	5	n/a	n/a	14	1247
2006	304	819	40	71	4	n/a	n/a	18	1256
2007	316	761	39	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	1192
2008	355	787	41	76	6	n/a	n/a	13	1278
2009	356	770	45	76	5	n/a	n/a	15	1267
2010	336	772	56	72	5	n/a	n/a	12	1253
2011	300	816	67	87	2	5	23	0	1300
2012	301	794	70	94	0	2	34	0	1295
2013	304	839	57	95	3	6	30	0	1334
2014	274	790	58	105	3	5	40	0	1275
2015	274	722	62	110	3	5	34	0	1210
2016	255	712	78	119	3	3	37	0	1207
2017	244	696	76	131	1	7	35	1	1191
2018	215	769	84	139	3	7	34	0	1251
2019	198	791	74	158	2	5	45	0	1273
2020	186	770	67	199	2	3	51	0	1278
2021	165	726	57	193	1	3	51	0	1196
2022	166	668	56	197	1	4	41	0	1133
2023	168	563	67	173	2	7	38	0	1018

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dent Middle

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	989	58.5	16.9	n/a
1989	931	58.5	15.9	n/a
1990	1092	59.6	18.3	n/a
1991	1173	66.1	17.7	22.8
1992	1083	64.0	16.9	22.8
1993	1137	63.3	18.0	23.7
1994	1160	71.4	16.2	24.2
1995	1236	72.3	17.1	27
1996	1236	72.3	17.1	27
1997	1233	80.8	15.3	24.8
1998	1197	79.7	15.0	29
1999	1208	80.0	15.1	34
2000	1197	82.4	14.5	38.2
2001	1180	83.4	14.1	40.2
2002	1159	83.8	13.8	48.4
2003	1159	83.8	13.8	48.4
2004	1123	83.5	13.4	0.8
2005	1247	88.5	14.1	53.3
2006	1256	91.5	13.7	49.5
2007	1192	111.8	10.7	45.1
2008	1278	89.3	14.3	49.9
2009	1267	90.3	14.0	56.8
2010	1253	86.6	14.4	53.3
2011	1300	87.6	14.8	50.4
2012	1295	83.0	15.6	58.1
2013	1334	87.4	15.2	58
2014	1275	86.0	14.8	58.2
2015	1210	85.0	14.2	53.6
2016	1207	86.0	14.0	54.8
2017	1191	86.3	13.8	53.7
2018	1251	87.3	14.3	56.8
2019	1273	89.3	14.2	60.8
2020	1278	87.4	14.6	99.8
2021	1196	87.4	13.6	66
2022	1133	86.8	13.0	100
2023	1018	83.5	12.1	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch :

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dent Middle

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	989	58.5	16.9	n/a
1989	931	58.5	15.9	n/a
1990	1092	59.6	18.3	n/a
1991	1173	66.1	17.7	22.8
1992	1083	64.0	16.9	22.8
1993	1137	63.3	18.0	23.7
1994	1160	71.4	16.2	24.2
1995	1236	72.3	17.1	27
1996	1236	72.3	17.1	27
1997	1233	80.8	15.3	24.8
1998	1197	79.7	15.0	29
1999	1208	80.0	15.1	34
2000	1197	82.4	14.5	38.2
2001	1180	83.4	14.1	40.2
2002	1159	83.8	13.8	48.4
2003	1159	83.8	13.8	48.4
2004	1123	83.5	13.4	0.8
2005	1247	88.5	14.1	53.3
2006	1256	91.5	13.7	49.5
2007	1192	111.8	10.7	45.1
2008	1278	89.3	14.3	49.9
2009	1267	90.3	14.0	56.8
2010	1253	86.6	14.4	53.3
2011	1300	87.6	14.8	50.4
2012	1295	83.0	15.6	58.1
2013	1334	87.4	15.2	58
2014	1275	86.0	14.8	58.2
2015	1210	85.0	14.2	53.6
2016	1207	86.0	14.0	54.8
2017	1191	86.3	13.8	53.7
2018	1251	87.3	14.3	56.8
2019	1273	89.3	14.2	60.8
2020	1278	87.4	14.6	99.8
2021	1196	87.4	13.6	66
2022	1133	86.8	13.0	100
2023	1018	83.5	12.1	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.