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Clinton Middle

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Clinton Middle ranks 188 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 41% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Clinton Middle is a public middle school in Clinton, South Carolina, serving 629 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Laurens 56 school district, which is ranked 38 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Clinton Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools, with performance on state assessments generally below the state and district averages. However, the school's performance on the Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End-of-Course exam is significantly higher than the state and district, with 91.31% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025. The school also serves its gifted and talented student population well, ranking between 30-106 out of 173-185 schools in the state over the past few years. On the other hand, Clinton Middle has struggled to support its students with disabilities, ranking in the bottom 10% of schools in the state for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, Woodruff Middle in the Spartanburg 04 district consistently outperforms Clinton Middle on state assessments, while Newberry Middle in the Newberry 01 district and the Laurens Middle and Sanders Middle schools in the Laurens 55 district have even lower academic performance.

580

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,964

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 North Adair Street
Clinton, SC 29325

(864) 833-0807

District: Laurens 56

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

African American:

37.1%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg50%

188^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 75Laurens 56 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	40.5	188 of 320	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	186 of 325	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	185 of 325	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	151 of 310	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	148 of 311	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	220 of 315	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	214 of 303	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	199 of 317	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	180 of 303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	150 of 301	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.9	130 of 291	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	145 of 276	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	193 of 271	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	210 of 269	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	186 of 261	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.4	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	186 of 244	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.9	171 of 236	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.1	143 of 231	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.0	141 of 230	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.8	171 of 230	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.1	146 of 225	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	138 of 252	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	141 of 248	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	152 of 253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	128 of 235	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	160 of 252	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	171 of 237	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	152 of 177	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	148 of 187	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	119 of 183	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	112 of 195	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	138 of 194	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	164 of 295	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	151 of 294	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	149 of 299	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	131 of 290	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	119 of 279	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	194 of 296	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	191 of 281	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	89 of 173	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	106 of 183	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.7	30 of 185	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	123 of 182	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	134 of 179	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	149 of 307	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	192 of 307	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	167 of 313	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	136 of 300	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	134 of 288	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	216 of 289	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	203 of 280	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	188 of 296	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	186 of 294	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	198 of 303	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	159 of 292	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	162 of 279	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	219 of 296	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	215 of 284	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	203 of 257	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	194 of 255	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	189 of 260	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	141 of 249	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	111 of 244	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	205 of 258	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	212 of 250	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 291%+17 vs state

English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

Science44%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

School admin lacks integrity or fairness in many areas l children are not safe and bully’s run this school. Close Quote

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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
Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	800 North Adair Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	No	(864) 833-0807	580	50	11.4		300 (51.7%)	215 (37.1%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	40.5	188^th of 320 public middle schools	41.3%		39.2	186^th of 325 public middle schools	42.8%	2	53.5	55.4	43.2	32.2	30.2	22.2	43.7	91.3	$14,964	$1,011	$1,326	$2,338	$10,671	$1,954	$12,626
Sanders Middle	Public	6-8	609 Green Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-0354	250	30	8.3		85 (34.0%)	114 (45.6%)	40 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	16.4	271^st of 320 public middle schools	15.3%		18.4	269^th of 325 public middle schools	17.2%	2	29.6	38.1	40.9	19.3	10.6	16.3	31.9		$18,411	$1,559	$510	$2,069	$13,511	$2,831	$16,342
Laurens Middle	Public	6-8	1035 West Main Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-2400	373	33	11.3		151 (40.5%)	124 (33.2%)	87 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	20.9	258^th of 320 public middle schools	19.4%		17.5	274^th of 325 public middle schools	15.7%	16	43.0	39.8	35.6	30.1	20.3	13.6	30.1	100.0	$14,605	$1,249	$498	$1,747	$10,243	$2,616	$12,858
Woodruff Middle	Public	6-8	205 S. J. Workman Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-3150	701	42	16.5		440 (62.8%)	111 (15.8%)	86 (12.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.1%)	58.9	114^th of 320 public middle schools	64.4%		62.9	108^th of 325 public middle schools	66.8%	6	52.2	58.4	50.9	46.7	40.7	40.0	49.4	100.0	$12,335	$1,132	$602	$1,734	$9,433	$1,169	$10,601
Newberry Middle	Public	6-8	125 O'Neal Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2640	629	52	12.1		95 (15.1%)	286 (45.5%)	208 (33.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	17.3	267^th of 320 public middle schools	16.6%		15.4	281^st of 325 public middle schools	13.5%	14	34.0	38.6	44.2	26.2	8.8	16.1	24.2	92.3	$14,660	$1,399	$1,170	$2,570	$9,334	$2,756	$12,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Middle

Is Clinton Middle a good school?

Clinton Middle ranks 188^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Clinton Middle in?

Laurens 56

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Middle?

Students at Clinton Middle are 52% White, 37% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Clinton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Clinton Middle.

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