I can't say enough about how the band program at BHS has helped our child transition to high school. The research says that if kids find a positive group to identify with as ninth graders, they increase their chances of sucess and graduation tremendously. The band has been our child's positive group.
... Read more Because of his experience as a member of the high school marching band as an eighth grader, his transition to high school has been amazingly smooth. The support that the administration at BHS gives to the band program speaks to how strong the program has become in just 4 years. The administrative support has allowed the band program to expand beyond the typical concert, jazz, and marching areas to include world music, particularly percussion. Great administrators, great faculty, great opportunities! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/16/09
Blythewood HS offers a full compliment of academic opportunites - AP, Honors, CP and regular classes, as well as outstanding fine arts programs. Blythewood's award-winning Band Program is advanced and offers first-class instruction and curriculum. We are well-satisfied with the quality and variety of
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Posted by a parent on 06/20/09
This is one of the newest schools in the state. With state of the art facilities. If sports are your desire I have nothing but good reviews for all sports except baseball. This has to be the most political driven program for sports I have ever been around. I have watched talented kids leave the
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Posted by a parent on 01/29/09
This is one of the best schools with the widest variety of extracurricular activities available for the students. The parents are as involved as they want to be and encourgaged to drop in whenever. The teachers are the best in the state and nation. I have two children attending Blythewood High as
... Read more well as a niece and nephew. They are all excelling and participating in various activities and sports. They are all honor students with colleges offering them scholarship. I couldn't ask for more! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/26/08
I have one child currently attending Blythewood High. She in all CP classes and on the JV cheerleader squad. The teachers seem to care for the studend progress as much as I do.
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Posted by a parent on 10/23/07
I have two children currently attending Blythewood High. One is in CP classes and the other in special ed. The quality of the staff is outstanding. The teachers seem to actually care about my children's progress. They will even call me when they have a concern. The level of parental involvement
... Read more is quite good. I am involved with the marching band and have never worked with a more dedicated group of parents. We are very blessed to have a school of this caliber in our district. I have also noticed excellent racial relations at this school and within the Blythewood Community in general. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/21/07
Absolutely a top of the line school. My daughters are thrilled to be in this new school. We attended the open house and were very pleased with the reaction/interaction of the teachers.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/06
We moved here from Cal. and my niece attends Blythewood. We actually bought our home based on her attending this school. It is a wonderful school and she enjoys it very much.
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Posted by a parent on 06/06/06
I must also wholeheartedly disagree with the November 2005 assessment. We moved here from Arizona in Dec 05 and you have no idea how good of a school this is. My son has not talked about a single fight, he enjoys school much more so than he did in Tucson. I've been there several times and am amazed
... Read more at how respectful and resourceful the students are here, all things considered. The teachers and the administration have been very involved with his scholastics as I am very involved. And opportunities here far exceed anything we saw back in Arizona. Extracurricular activities abound and my son is very involved - in athletics as well. Even as a freshman. As with all places, there are areas for improvement - overcrowding for one. But coming from a school of 2500 in about the same amount of space, this is wonderful. We love it here! Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/18/06
Because Blythewood High is a new school (2005-2006 first graduating class) there have been some adjustments for students as well as teachers. However, that should be expected. This campus is beautiful. It has actually been compared to some small college campuses. They have an awesome academic program
... Read more to include opportunities for junior and senior students that other high schools in the district do not offer, i.e., culinary study, engineering program, etc. The community is so proud to have this new high school and the parent participation is great. I have not heard of any issues with fighting or out of hand misconduct. The leadership at this school is exemplary. My son is actually enjoying this school year. I would highly recommend that anyone considering this school come and look around meet the office staff as well as some of the teachers. I am sure most folks would be very impressed. Read less
* In 2007-2008 South Carolina used the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) to test grade 10 students in English/language arts and math. The HSAP is a high school graduation requirement. The HSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
101
Students per teacher:
17
Full-time teachers:
6
Number of classrooms:
58
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Blythewood schools — Blythewood Academy is located at 501 Main St, Blythewood SC 29016. 501 Main St is in the 29016 ZIP code in Blythewood, SC The school district for Blythewood Academy is the Richland County School District 2. Blythewood Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels 8 - 12.
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