Middle Schools in Newberry 01

Summary:

The Newberry 01 school district in South Carolina is home to two middle schools: Newberry Middle and Mid-Carolina Middle. Based on the available data, Mid-Carolina Middle appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming Newberry Middle and the overall district averages on key metrics.

Mid-Carolina Middle has significantly higher test scores compared to Newberry Middle and the Newberry 01 district, as well as the state averages. In 2024-2025, 56.3% of 6th graders at Mid-Carolina Middle were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 34% at Newberry Middle and 46.2% for the district. Mid-Carolina Middle also has a higher statewide school ranking, placing 102nd out of 320 middle schools in 2024-2025, while Newberry Middle ranked 267th.

Other notable differences between the two schools include Mid-Carolina Middle's lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (57.31% vs. 100% at Newberry Middle) and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 12.8, compared to 13.8 at Newberry Middle. Both schools had similar per-student spending and chronic absenteeism rates in 2023-2024. Overall, the data highlights the need for the Newberry 01 district to closely examine the factors driving the performance differences between these two middle schools and implement targeted interventions to support the lower-performing school and ensure more equitable educational outcomes for all students.

District Detail

3419 Main Street
Newberry, SC 29108

(803) 321-2600

SchoolDigger Rank:
32^nd of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,714

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
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
Mid-Carolina Middle	Public	6-8	6794 US Highway 76	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-3634	553	45	12.3		371 (67.1%)	102 (18.4%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	63.7	102^nd of 320 public middle schools	68.1%		74.9	69^th of 325 public middle schools	78.8%	33	56.3	72.2	55.8	46.0	41.2	32.4	49.8	100.0	$14,516	$1,035	$951	$1,986	$10,367	$2,164	$12,531
Newberry Middle	Public	6-8	125 O'Neal Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2640	629	52	12.1		95 (15.1%)	286 (45.5%)	208 (33.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	17.3	267^th of 320 public middle schools	16.6%		15.4	281^st of 325 public middle schools	13.5%	14	34.0	38.6	44.2	26.2	8.8	16.1	24.2	92.3	$14,660	$1,399	$1,170	$2,570	$9,334	$2,756	$12,090

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurens 56	11.25 mi	6	38^th
Charter Institute at Erskine	14.12 mi	31	40^th
Union 01	14.22 mi	7	59^th
Dept Of Correction N04	19.58 mi	12
Fairfield 01	20.32 mi	8	33^rd

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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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