Summary:
Moore, South Carolina, is home to a single middle school, R. P. Dawkins Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 800 students within the Spartanburg 06 district.
For parents, the most striking highlight at R. P. Dawkins Middle is its perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam, far outpacing the district (75.7%) and state (73.95%) averages. The school also showed strong year-over-year growth in 8th-grade math, jumping from 31% to 42.8% proficiency. In nearly every subject, the school beats its district average, often by 5-10 points. For example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency is 57%, which is 6.4 points above the district. However, the school’s state ranking is projected to decline from the 64th percentile to the 50th percentile, suggesting that while scores are improving, other schools statewide are improving faster. A notable weakness is 6th-grade science, where proficiency sits at 38.6%—well below the state average of 51.9%.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.7%, which is better than the district’s 26.1% but on par with the state average. The school invests $12,074 per student and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, which likely supports its ability to outperform local peers. Overall, R. P. Dawkins Middle is a strong district leader with exceptional advanced math results and solid year-over-year improvements, though it faces challenges in science and relative state standing. Parents should view this as a school that excels locally, particularly in math, while keeping an eye on science performance and the broader competitive landscape.
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