Best Middle Schools in Blacksburg, SC

The city of Blacksburg, South Carolina is home to a single middle school, Blacksburg Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively small student-teacher ratio, its overall performance is below average compared to other middle schools in the state.

Blacksburg Middle School is ranked 239 out of 320 middle schools in South Carolina and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the state averages across all grade levels. However, the school's proficiency rate in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 is an outlier, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 73.95%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's below-average performance, it has a higher-than-average spending per student of $13,231 and a relatively small class size with a student-teacher ratio of 12.6. These investments, however, do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for students. The school's high percentage of students (74.32%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests a need for additional support and resources to address the challenges faced by economically disadvantaged students.