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Belton Middle

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Belton Middle ranks 106 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Belton Middle is a public middle school located in Belton, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 458. The school is part of the Anderson 02 school district, which is ranked 5 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belton Middle has consistently ranked in the top third of South Carolina middle schools, with some notable strengths. In 2024-2025, the school had 100% proficiency in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district (82.94%) and state (73.95%) averages. Additionally, Belton Middle's 6th grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of 66.2% in 2024-2025 was higher than the state average of 56%. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 25.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Wren Middle has outperformed Belton Middle in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, ranking 35th-53rd out of 320-325 South Carolina middle schools. Additionally, Southwood Academy for the Arts, a magnet school in the Anderson 05 district, has significantly outperformed Belton Middle across all subject areas, ranking 11th-14th out of 320-325 South Carolina middle schools. Despite these comparisons, Belton Middle remains a solid middle school that has consistently performed well within the state, with a focus on improving attendance and addressing the needs of all student subgroups could help the school further enhance its academic outcomes.

455

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,693

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Cherokee Road
Belton, SC 29627

(864) 338-6595

District: Anderson 02

Students who attend Belton Middle usually attend:

High:

Belton Honea Path High

Feeder schools for Belton Middle:

Elementary:	Belton Elementary
	Honea Path Elementary
	Marshall Primary
	Wright Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

African American:

16.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg50%

106^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Anderson 02

5^th of 75Anderson 02 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	106 of 320	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	104 of 325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	97 of 310	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	99 of 311	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	137 of 315	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	180 of 303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	169 of 317	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.0	133 of 303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.8	144 of 301	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	86 of 291	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	59 of 276	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	41 of 271	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	39 of 269	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	24 of 261	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	37 of 249	85.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	23 of 244	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.2	18 of 236	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	18 of 231	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	80.3	40 of 230	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	74.8	54 of 230	76.5%	★★★★☆
2003	70.5	74 of 225	67.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	42 of 252	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	83 of 248	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	77 of 253	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	105 of 235	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	110 of 252	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	124 of 184	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	45 of 177	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	48 of 187	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	83 of 183	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	20 of 164	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	52 of 195	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	79 of 194	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	95 of 295	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	130 of 294	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	75 of 299	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	87 of 290	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	76 of 279	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	115 of 296	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	147 of 281	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	148 of 183	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	157 of 185	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	133 of 182	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	152 of 179	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	77 of 307	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	132 of 307	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	83 of 313	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	89 of 300	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	73 of 288	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	117 of 289	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	148 of 280	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	111 of 296	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	116 of 294	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	111 of 303	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	107 of 292	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	114 of 279	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	170 of 296	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	206 of 284	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	144 of 257	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	164 of 255	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	127 of 260	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	120 of 244	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	182 of 258	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

Science59%+11 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Mathematics39%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Belton Middle	Public	6-8	102 Cherokee Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 338-6595	455	35	13.1		302 (66.4%)	76 (16.7%)	35 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	61.4	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%		54.9	131^st of 325 public middle schools	59.7%	25	66.2	56.2	52.7	61.2	33.9	22.2	59.2	100.0	$13,693	$2,321	$749	$3,070	$9,141	$1,482	$10,623
Glenview Middle	Public	6-8	2575 Old Williamston Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-4060	677	53	12.8		321 (47.4%)	225 (33.2%)	45 (6.6%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	73.5	75^th of 320 public middle schools	76.6%		66	94^th of 325 public middle schools	71.1%	19	62.1	57.2	55.4	56.0	47.5	47.4	67.1	100.0	$14,070	$817	$1,180	$1,997	$10,621	$1,452	$12,073
McCants Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Marchbanks Avenue	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5145	572	40	14.4		329 (57.5%)	138 (24.1%)	42 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	77.7	64^th of 320 public middle schools	80.0%		90.6	25^th of 325 public middle schools	92.3%	39	57.8	75.5	60.2	52.7	54.5	53.4	53.4	100.0	$14,751	$805	$1,181	$1,986	$11,226	$1,539	$12,765
Honea Path Middle	Public	6-8	107 Brock Avenue	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7641	278	24	11.5		224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	83.4	48^th of 320 public middle schools	85.0%		79.8	58^th of 325 public middle schools	82.2%	10	68.9	74.4	63.4	68.8	51.2	41.1	64.5	100.0	$15,695	$2,805	$799	$3,604	$10,340	$1,750	$12,091
Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	803 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4333	749	54	13.8		528 (70.5%)	56 (7.5%)	119 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	76.2	66^th of 320 public middle schools	79.4%		75.7	67^th of 325 public middle schools	79.4%	1	67.7	69.2	61.3	47.8	43.7	54.1	53.6	97.9	$12,436	$1,240	$506	$1,746	$9,533	$1,156	$10,690
Southwood Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Southwood Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5205	409	34	11.9		241 (58.9%)	93 (22.7%)	51 (12.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	96.5	14^th of 320 public middle schools	95.6%		98	11^th of 325 public middle schools	96.6%	3	75.6	89.1	90.7	77.9	70.9	77.1	69.5	100.0	$20,140	$1,273	$1,573	$2,846	$15,475	$1,819	$17,294
Robert Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	2302 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-3890	1,134	88	12.8		385 (34.0%)	455 (40.1%)	204 (18.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.1%)	32.8	216^th of 320 public middle schools	32.5%		29.5	229^th of 325 public middle schools	29.5%	13	41.3	44.8	37.8	30.8	31.2	23.7	43.8	98.1	$13,695	$1,475	$1,252	$2,727	$9,746	$1,221	$10,968
Woodmont Middle	Public	6-8	325 North Flat Rock Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8500	904	56	16.1		346 (38.3%)	339 (37.5%)	138 (15.3%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	45.1	165^th of 320 public middle schools	48.4%		48.4	155^th of 325 public middle schools	52.3%	10	48.8	46.7	61.3	33.1	25.2	34.0	45.4	100.0	$11,786	$976	$689	$1,666	$9,317	$803	$10,120
Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7		694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	88.5	35^th of 320 public middle schools	89.1%		82.6	53^rd of 325 public middle schools	83.7%	18	73.9	71.7	71.6	56.7	64.5	55.2	63.7		$10,613	$694	$420	$1,114	$8,434	$1,065	$9,499
Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	763	46	16.7		568 (74.4%)	80 (10.5%)	71 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	73.2	76^th of 320 public middle schools	76.3%		72.9	71^st of 325 public middle schools	78.2%	5	67.3	70.3	55.3	45.0	44.1	42.8	59.5	100.0	$11,509	$939	$736	$1,676	$9,030	$803	$9,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Belton Middle

How many students attend Belton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Belton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Belton Middle?

Students at Belton Middle are 66% White, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Belton Middle attend?

Students who attend Belton Middle usually go on to attend Belton Honea Path High

Is Belton Middle a good school?

Belton Middle ranks 106^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Belton Middle in?

Anderson 02

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