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Palmetto Middle

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Palmetto Middle ranks 60 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 82% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Palmetto Middle in Williamston, SC, serves 749 students in grades 6-8 within the highly regarded Anderson 01 district, which ranks in the 96th percentile statewide. The school has maintained a 4-star rating for ten consecutive years and currently ranks 57th out of 335 middle schools in South Carolina, placing it in the 83rd percentile.

What truly sets Palmetto Middle apart is its exceptional success with students who often face the greatest challenges. The school ranks in the top 7% statewide for supporting low-income students and in the top 7% for students with disabilities—a remarkable achievement that has improved dramatically over the past two years. Its Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam results are nearly perfect, with 97.92% proficiency in 2024-2025 and a perfect 100% the year before, far exceeding state averages. Mathematics proficiency has improved significantly across all grade levels, with 8th-grade math jumping from 42% to 63.1% in just two years. The school also maintains a favorable 13.8:1 student-teacher ratio and has reduced chronic absenteeism from 21.1% to 18.1% over the past three years. When compared to Tanglewood Middle in Greenville 01, which serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 6th percentile, Palmetto's 8th-grade proficiency rates are nearly double in ELA and more than triple in math.

However, there is one notable area for improvement. While Palmetto excels with students who need extra support, its Gifted and Talented students rank in just the 18th percentile statewide—a pattern that has persisted for three years. This suggests the school may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving learners. Within the Anderson 01 district, Palmetto ranks third behind Powdersville Middle (91st percentile) and Wren Middle (87th percentile), with the largest gap appearing in English Language Arts. Despite spending more per student ($12,436) than either of those schools, Palmetto's overall scores trail slightly. Still, for families prioritizing a school that genuinely supports every child—regardless of economic background or learning challenges—Palmetto Middle's consistent, decade-long track record of strong performance makes it a compelling choice.

749

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,436

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

803 North Hamilton Street
Williamston, SC 29697

(864) 847-4333

District: Anderson 01

Students who attend Palmetto Middle usually attend:

High:

Palmetto High

Feeder schools for Palmetto Middle:

Elementary:	Cedar Grove Elementary
	Palmetto Elementary
	West Pelzer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

Hispanic:

15.9%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg51%

60^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Anderson 01

2^nd of 75Anderson 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	60 of 341	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	65 of 321	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	62 of 325	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	58 of 310	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	73 of 311	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	81 of 315	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	80 of 303	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	65.7	93 of 317	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	68.2	78 of 303	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.6	112 of 301	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.6	59 of 291	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	46 of 276	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	59 of 271	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	34 of 269	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	42 of 261	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	83.4	26 of 249	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	27 of 244	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	30 of 236	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	19 of 231	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	85.4	24 of 230	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	28 of 230	87.8%	★★★★☆
2003	86.4	20 of 225	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	91.7	10 of 253	96.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	12 of 192	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	12 of 184	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	61.8	51 of 177	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	11 of 187	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.7	28 of 183	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	32 of 164	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	32 of 195	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	36 of 194	81.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	26 of 110	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	20 of 104	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	13 of 95	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	62 of 117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	60 of 310	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	64 of 295	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	68 of 293	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	63 of 299	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	74 of 290	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	80 of 279	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	90 of 296	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	75 of 281	73.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	167 of 197	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	143 of 173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	147 of 184	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	124 of 185	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	83 of 182	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	124 of 179	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	37 of 159	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	43 of 156	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	44 of 144	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	51 of 141	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	40 of 129	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	41 of 111	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	49 of 139	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	31 of 123	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	24 of 325	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.6	30 of 308	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	37 of 304	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	28 of 313	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	36 of 300	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	44 of 288	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	43 of 289	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	37 of 280	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	50 of 310	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	60 of 298	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	56 of 292	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	51 of 303	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	43 of 292	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	67 of 279	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	68 of 296	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	78 of 284	72.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	93 of 271	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	93 of 259	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	98 of 256	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	82 of 260	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	108 of 244	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	126 of 258	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)96th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2026)94th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+11 vs state

Science64%+12 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	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	64.8%	528 (70.5%)	56 (7.5%)	119 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	79.2	60^th of 341 public middle schools	82.4%		76.2	65^th of 321 public middle schools	79.8%	5	68.1	71.8	68.2	45.1	56.4	63.1	63.7	$12,436	$1,240	$506	$1,746	$9,533	$1,156	$10,690
Woodmont Middle	Public	6-8	325 North Flat Rock Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8500	904	56	16.1	100.0%	346 (38.3%)	339 (37.5%)	138 (15.3%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	40.4	196^th of 341 public middle schools	42.5%		45.1	164^th of 321 public middle schools	48.9%	32	54.8	46.0	52.3	35.0	33.7	35.6	48.6	$11,786	$976	$689	$1,666	$9,317	$803	$10,120
Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7	46.4%	694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	84.3	44^th of 341 public middle schools	87.1%		88.5	34^th of 321 public middle schools	89.4%	10	71.1	68.4	74.1	55.0	58.1	69.6	66.4	$10,613	$694	$420	$1,114	$8,434	$1,065	$9,499
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	69.7%	302 (66.4%)	76 (16.7%)	35 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	70.6	86^th of 341 public middle schools	74.8%		61.4	105^th of 321 public middle schools	67.3%	19	68.9	61.6	64.3	60.7	43.0	47.0	62.1	$13,693	$2,321	$749	$3,070	$9,141	$1,482	$10,623
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	64.0%	321 (47.4%)	225 (33.2%)	45 (6.6%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	74.5	74^th of 341 public middle schools	78.3%		73.5	74^th of 321 public middle schools	76.9%		69.5	65.4	61.0	50.5	59.0	50.5	65.5	$14,070	$817	$1,180	$1,997	$10,621	$1,452	$12,073
Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	763	46	16.7	45.5%	568 (74.4%)	80 (10.5%)	71 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	78.3	62^nd of 341 public middle schools	81.8%		73.2	75^th of 321 public middle schools	76.6%	13	69.8	63.3	76.7	49.8	49.2	61.8	63.8	$11,509	$939	$736	$1,676	$9,030	$803	$9,834
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	52.8%	329 (57.5%)	138 (24.1%)	42 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	81.7	52^nd of 341 public middle schools	84.8%		77.7	63^rd of 321 public middle schools	80.4%	11	69.1	72.6	78.0	49.8	47.2	68.9	65.2	$14,751	$805	$1,181	$1,986	$11,226	$1,539	$12,765
Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	801	54	14.8	44.2%	575 (71.8%)	64 (8.0%)	91 (11.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	89.2	33^rd of 341 public middle schools	90.3%		90.2	28^th of 321 public middle schools	91.3%	5	73.0	83.0	70.2	60.0	73.9	68.7	67.4	$11,326	$890	$464	$1,354	$8,880	$1,093	$9,973
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	122 DeOyley Avenue	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6200	999	60	16.6	64.8%	369 (36.9%)	310 (31.0%)	256 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.2%)	68.7	91^st of 341 public middle schools	73.3%		69.2	85^th of 321 public middle schools	73.5%	6	63.1	62.7	62.0	51.5	49.6	47.6	60.0	$11,720	$856	$606	$1,462	$9,496	$762	$10,258
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	64.2%	224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	73.5	78^th of 341 public middle schools	77.1%		83.4	47^th of 321 public middle schools	85.4%	31	59.2	70.5	68.2	51.0	61.4	44.8	61.3	$15,695	$2,805	$799	$3,604	$10,340	$1,750	$12,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmetto Middle

What high school do graduates of Palmetto Middle attend?

Students who attend Palmetto Middle usually go on to attend Palmetto High

How many students attend Palmetto Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 749 students attended Palmetto Middle.

Is Palmetto Middle a good school?

Palmetto Middle ranks 60^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Palmetto Middle in?

Anderson 01

What is the racial makeup of Palmetto Middle?

Students at Palmetto Middle are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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