Middle Schools in Cherokee 01

Summary:

The Cherokee 01 school district in South Carolina is home to three middle schools: Gaffney Middle, John E. Ewing Middle, and Blacksburg Middle. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and provide a crucial educational foundation for the community.

Among the three middle schools, Blacksburg Middle stands out as the top performer. It consistently outpaces the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics, where it achieved a remarkable 100% proficiency rate in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year. Blacksburg Middle also holds a higher 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to the 1-star ratings of the other two schools.

While Blacksburg Middle excels, the district as a whole faces challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all three schools and significant performance gaps in mathematics. Additionally, Gaffney Middle and John E. Ewing Middle serve predominantly low-income student populations, with 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these issues and identifying best practices from the top-performing Blacksburg Middle could help improve educational outcomes across the Cherokee 01 district.

District Detail

141 Twin Lakes Road
Gaffney, SC 29341

(864) 206-2233

SchoolDigger Rank:
58^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,525

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	101 London Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6829	363	31	11.7		285 (78.5%)	38 (10.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	27.7	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%		38.1	192^nd of 325 public middle schools	40.9%	47	46.1	43.2	51.2	28.7	12.2	25.6	25.2	100.0	$4,841	$1,381	$792	$2,173	$1,725	$943	$2,668
John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	380	32	12.0		230 (60.5%)	97 (25.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	23.5	250^th of 320 public middle schools	21.9%		18	271^st of 325 public middle schools	16.6%	21	41.6	48.4	42.9	18.4	21.0	19.2	28.0	95.2	$5,028	$1,570	$714	$2,284	$1,859	$884	$2,744
Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	851	69	12.4		369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	18.3	265^th of 320 public middle schools	17.2%		19.3	264^th of 325 public middle schools	18.8%	1	42.9	42.5	43.3	17.1	14.7	13.4	23.2	81.4	$4,488	$1,098	$656	$1,753	$1,873	$862	$2,735

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charter Institute at Erskine	0.43 mi	31	40^th
Limestone Charters Association	8.71 mi	13	22^nd
Spartanburg 03	12.4 mi	5	14^th
Spartanburg 02	13.89 mi	14	8^th
York 01	15.15 mi	9	42^nd

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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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