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Wren Middle

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Wren Middle ranks 44 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 87% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Wren Middle in Piedmont, SC, serves 910 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Anderson 01 school district, which ranks 3rd out of 75 districts in the state.

Wren Middle is a top-performing school, ranking 42nd out of 335 middle schools in South Carolina (87th percentile) with a 4-star rating. Its academic strengths are particularly evident in English Language Arts and Math, where proficiency rates consistently outpace both district and state averages. For example, 74.1% of 8th graders are proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 58.9%. The school has also seen a remarkable turnaround in 8th-grade math, with proficiency jumping from 35.6% in 2023-2024 to 69.6% in 2025-2026—a 34-point improvement in just two years. Students taking Algebra 1 also excel, with 95% scoring proficient on the end-of-course exam. While Powdersville Middle holds a slightly higher overall state rank (31st vs. 42nd), Wren outperforms it in 8th-grade ELA and Math. Wren also stands out for its efficiency, spending $10,613 per student—significantly less than lower-performing neighbors like Lakeview Middle ($15,105) and Tanglewood Middle ($15,595)—while delivering superior results.

Wren Middle demonstrates a strong commitment to supporting all students, with its African American students ranking in the 85th percentile statewide and its low-income students ranking in the 85th percentile as well. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 25.1% in 2021-2022 to 16.9% in 2024-2025, which is below the state average of 22.3%. However, the school shows some volatility in performance for Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, with rankings fluctuating notably year to year. This suggests that while Wren excels at bringing students to proficiency, it may need to focus on providing consistent enrichment for its highest-achieving learners. Overall, Wren Middle offers a stable, cost-effective, and high-quality education, making it an excellent choice for families in the Piedmont area.

910

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,613

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Wren School Road
Piedmont, SC 29673

(864) 850-5930

District: Anderson 01

Students who attend Wren Middle usually attend:

High:

Wren High

Feeder schools for Wren Middle:

Elementary:	Hunt Meadows Elementary
	Spearman Elementary
	Wren Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Hispanic:

8.8%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg51%

44^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.3	44 of 341	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.5	34 of 321	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	37 of 325	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	28 of 310	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	28 of 311	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	43 of 315	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	42 of 303	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.6	58 of 317	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	53 of 303	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	68.6	73 of 301	75.7%	★★★★☆
2014	83.7	36 of 291	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	41 of 276	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	28 of 271	89.7%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	20 of 269	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	20 of 261	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	87.1	16 of 244	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.0	11 of 236	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.1	9 of 231	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	91.5	10 of 230	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.2	8 of 230	96.5%	★★★★★
2003	91.8	10 of 225	95.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	39 of 258	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	35 of 251	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	16 of 246	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	39 of 253	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	18 of 249	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	57 of 252	77.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	34 of 192	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	24 of 184	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	52 of 177	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	19 of 187	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	14 of 183	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	17 of 164	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	12 of 195	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	10 of 194	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	41 of 310	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	90.6	24 of 295	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	43 of 293	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	39 of 299	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	28 of 290	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	26 of 279	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	33 of 296	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	39 of 281	86.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	94 of 197	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.9	24 of 173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	72 of 184	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	53 of 185	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	38 of 182	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	21 of 179	88.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	56 of 159	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.3	16 of 156	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	26 of 144	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	20 of 141	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	26.6	119 of 139	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	51 of 325	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	29 of 308	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	42 of 304	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	35 of 313	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	21 of 300	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	25 of 288	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	24 of 289	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	33 of 280	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	45 of 310	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	41 of 298	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	50 of 292	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	35 of 303	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	27 of 292	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	26 of 279	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	44 of 296	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	37 of 284	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	61 of 271	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	55 of 259	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	80 of 256	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	71 of 260	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	61 of 249	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	56 of 244	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	82 of 258	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	76 of 250	69.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

African American (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)82nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+13 vs state

Science66%+14 vs state

Mathematics61%+18 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
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
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
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
Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,217	83	14.6	68.6%	723 (59.4%)	151 (12.4%)	225 (18.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.1%)	63.6	105^th of 341 public middle schools	69.2%		52.1	134^th of 321 public middle schools	58.3%	29	63.8	62.6	64.4	41.9	42.0	40.0	65.7	$10,709	$682	$517	$1,199	$8,329	$1,181	$9,510
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
Tanglewood Middle	Public	6-8	44 Merriwoods Drive	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4500	652	50	13.0	100.0%	76 (11.7%)	173 (26.5%)	372 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	10.1	320^th of 341 public middle schools	6.2%		10.6	303^rd of 321 public middle schools	5.6%	17	35.1	30.0	36.3	15.3	16.8	17.9	26.3	$15,595	$2,538	$793	$3,331	$11,032	$1,233	$12,264
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	125 Falcon Lane	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3400	458	35	13.2	78.9%	371 (81.0%)	15 (3.3%)	45 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	56.6	133^rd of 341 public middle schools	61.0%		57	118^th of 321 public middle schools	63.2%	15	49.0	61.2	60.9	44.4	48.8	38.7	55.2	$14,337	$901	$763	$1,663	$11,100	$1,574	$12,673
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
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	3801 Old Buncombe Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-6400	723	61	11.8	100.0%	62 (8.6%)	151 (20.9%)	485 (67.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	21.1	277^th of 341 public middle schools	18.8%		19.3	263^rd of 321 public middle schools	18.1%	14	30.6	43.5	42.4	19.3	25.1	41.9	30.2	$15,105	$2,591	$863	$3,454	$10,517	$1,134	$11,651
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wren Middle

What is the racial makeup of Wren Middle?

Students at Wren Middle are 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Wren Middle a good school?

Wren Middle ranks 44^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wren Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Wren Middle.

What district is Wren Middle in?

Anderson 01

What high school do graduates of Wren Middle attend?

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

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