Summary:
Andrews, South Carolina, is served by a single middle school, Rosemary Middle, which educates students in grades 6 through 8 and has an enrollment of 356 students within the Georgetown 01 school district.
For parents considering Rosemary Middle, the most striking feature is a paradox: the school reports a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course Exam, far exceeding district (71.5%) and state (74%) averages. However, this likely reflects a very small group of advanced students taking the test, not a school-wide strength. In contrast, the school's overall state ranking is very low, sitting at the 10th percentile (0 stars) for 2025-2026, after a sharp drop from the 14th percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024 to a dismal 5th percentile in 2024-2025. The 2024-2025 year appears to have been a low point, with 6th-grade ELA proficiency at just 21.5% and 6th-grade math at 18.7%. There are signs of improvement, as 6th-grade ELA jumped to 40.7% and math to 30.1% in 2025-2026, but the school remains far behind most of the state.
Mathematics is a consistent and systemic challenge across all grade levels, with 2025-2026 proficiency rates of 30.1% (6th), 17.9% (7th), and 17.1% (8th)—all 10 to 20 points below state averages. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism is a relative strength at 16.1%, notably better than the district (20.2%) and state (22.3%) averages, providing a foundation for improvement. The school spends a substantial $16,529 per student, yet this high spending does not appear to translate into high test scores, raising questions about resource allocation. Overall, Rosemary Middle is a school with pockets of excellence, like its advanced math program, but it faces significant, ongoing struggles in core subjects and overall state rankings.
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