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Best Middle Schools in Anderson County, SC

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Schools

7,054

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSouthwood Academy for the Arts14^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Belton Middle up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Honea Path Middle 11.5 students per teacher

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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
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
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
Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	801	54	14.8		575 (71.8%)	64 (8.0%)	91 (11.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	90.2	28^th of 320 public middle schools	91.3%		91.5	23^rd of 325 public middle schools	92.9%	5	74.8	71.7	71.1	70.0	54.9	56.6	70.0		$11,326	$890	$464	$1,354	$8,880	$1,093	$9,973
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
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
Starr-Iva Middle	Public	6-8	1034 Rainey Road	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6146	616	39	15.7		465 (75.5%)	56 (9.1%)	50 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	70	83^rd of 320 public middle schools	74.1%		78.5	62^nd of 325 public middle schools	80.9%	21	63.9	65.1	59.9	52.2	42.4	34.7	53.6	100.0	$12,977	$1,482	$804	$2,286	$9,620	$1,071	$10,691
Riverside Middle	Public	7-8	458 Riverside Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2200	453	32	14.1		331 (73.1%)	63 (13.9%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	87.3	38^th of 320 public middle schools	88.1%		87.5	38^th of 325 public middle schools	88.3%			73.6	69.7		57.7	48.7		100.0	$16,037	$687	$886	$1,573	$12,392	$2,072	$14,463
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
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
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
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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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