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Fairforest Middle

Public Grades 6-8

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 20% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Fairforest Middle is a public middle school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,007 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 06 school district, which is ranked 44 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairforest Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Fairforest Middle South Carolina middle schools, with a ranking between 228-256 out of 320-325 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 16.4% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 32.4% statewide and 22.3% in the district. However, the school's performance on the Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 end-of-course exam is an outlier, with 100% proficiency in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Fairforest Middle has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance on state assessments varies significantly by student subgroup, with the proficiency rate for African American students in English Language Arts ranking 123 out of 252 South Carolina middle schools, while the rate for White students was 210 out of 257 schools. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 26.1% in recent years, significantly above the state and district averages.

1,007

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,414

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Lincoln School Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301

(864) 576-1270

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

African American:

26.2%

White:

22.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg46%

256^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 06

44^th of 75Spartanburg 06 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	21.4	256 of 320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	254 of 325	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	231 of 310	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	226 of 311	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	261 of 315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	254 of 303	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	268 of 317	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	249 of 303	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	232 of 301	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.0	235 of 291	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	212 of 276	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	194 of 269	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	201 of 261	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.6	167 of 244	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.5	159 of 236	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.6	151 of 231	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.2	133 of 230	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	148 of 230	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.1	165 of 225	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	219 of 252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	206 of 248	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	123 of 253	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	155 of 235	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	213 of 252	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	190 of 237	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	143 of 177	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	126 of 187	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	165 of 183	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	131 of 164	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	167 of 194	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	68 of 108	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	64 of 105	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	55 of 95	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	100 of 117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	255 of 295	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	249 of 294	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	224 of 290	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	217 of 279	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	258 of 296	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	237 of 281	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	164 of 173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	169 of 183	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	167 of 185	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	170 of 182	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	163 of 179	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	119 of 156	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	106 of 144	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	103 of 141	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	106 of 129	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	123 of 139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	239 of 307	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	218 of 307	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	184 of 313	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	207 of 300	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	183 of 288	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	224 of 289	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	219 of 280	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	223 of 296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	218 of 294	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	209 of 303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	215 of 292	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	190 of 279	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	233 of 296	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	236 of 284	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	210 of 257	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	241 of 255	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	233 of 260	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	218 of 249	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	241 of 258	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	239 of 250	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-17 vs state

Science29%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-15 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 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Fairforest Middle	Public	6-8	150 Lincoln School Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1270	1,007	76	13.2		224 (22.2%)	264 (26.2%)	419 (41.6%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	21.4	256^th of 320 public middle schools	20.0%		21.7	254^th of 325 public middle schools	21.8%	2			45.7	41.5	32.6			28.3	17.0	16.4		29.3		$12,414	$541	$102	$643	$10,287	$1,484	$11,771
R. P. Dawkins Middle	Public	6-8	1300 East Blackstock Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-8088	800	60	13.3		244 (30.5%)	344 (43.0%)	112 (14.0%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.4%)	57.7	116^th of 320 public middle schools	63.8%		54.8	132^nd of 325 public middle schools	59.4%	16			56.0	64.8	57.3			43.7	34.7	31.0		43.3	100.0	$12,074	$112	$35	$148	$10,597	$1,330	$11,927
Florence Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	290 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2310	781	58	13.3		436 (55.8%)	153 (19.6%)	101 (12.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.7%)	68.8	89^th of 320 public middle schools	72.2%		80.9	56^th of 325 public middle schools	82.8%	33			60.4	56.1	65.2			52.6	37.6	48.3		49.8	96.3	$12,237	$292	$616	$907	$9,825	$1,504	$11,329
Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	633	62	10.2		62 (9.8%)	437 (69.0%)	79 (12.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	30.7	228^th of 320 public middle schools	28.8%		31.9	217^th of 325 public middle schools	33.2%	11			41.5	44.9	42.9			29.4	20.6	30.6		38.6	100.0	$16,479	$1,730	$1,543	$3,273	$11,627	$1,578	$13,206
Beech Springs Middle	Public	6-8	200 South Danler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-7600	584	51	11.4		269 (46.1%)	140 (24.0%)	132 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)								(n/a)
L. E. Gable Middle	Public	6-8	198 Ott Shoals Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-3500	760	62	12.2		432 (56.8%)	178 (23.4%)	75 (9.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	44.9	166^th of 320 public middle schools	48.1%		46.7	159^th of 325 public middle schools	51.1%	7			52.4	56.6	54.8			35.1	28.4	20.7		43.8	100.0	$13,501	$288	$51	$339	$11,398	$1,764	$13,162
Boiling Springs Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-5954	1,122	69	16.3		715 (63.7%)	177 (15.8%)	65 (5.8%)	39 (3.5%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.6%)	69.7	85^th of 320 public middle schools	73.4%		68.1	84^th of 325 public middle schools	74.2%	1			64.3	61.4	64.6			42.7	37.9	43.8		55.4	100.0	$9,706	$351	$620	$971	$7,587	$1,148	$8,735
McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	937	79	11.7		451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	65.3	98^th of 320 public middle schools	69.4%		64.7	100^th of 325 public middle schools	69.2%	2			59.8	66.5	56.5			42.5	43.5	38.9		49.1	100.0	$15,199	$536	$1,676	$2,212	$11,321	$1,666	$12,988
T. E. Mabry Middle	Public	7-8	35 Oakland Avenue	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-8402	452	33	13.6		351 (77.7%)	33 (7.3%)	33 (7.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	71.9	81^st of 320 public middle schools	74.7%		67.1	88^th of 325 public middle schools	72.9%	7				68.9	56.3				46.3	41.7				$12,766	$574	$706	$1,280	$10,044	$1,441	$11,486
Inman Intermediate	Public	4-6	10 West Miller Street	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-1510	322	23	14.3		220 (68.3%)	36 (11.2%)	29 (9.0%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)	54.3	60.4	40.5			54.3	58.6	36.8			33.6	31.6		$13,693	$628	$887	$1,516	$10,959	$1,219	$12,177

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Fairforest Middle ranks in the bottom 20.0% of South Carolina middle schools.

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Spartanburg 06

What is the racial makeup of Fairforest Middle?

Students at Fairforest Middle are 42% Hispanic, 26% African American, 22% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Fairforest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,007 students attended Fairforest Middle.

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