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Powdersville Middle

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 90% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Powdersville Middle, part of the Anderson 01 district in Greenville, SC, serves 801 students in grades 6-8 and has earned a 5-star rating every year since 2019-2020, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all middle schools in South Carolina over the past decade.

What truly sets Powdersville Middle apart is its exceptional support for students who often face the greatest challenges. The school ranks in the top 4% statewide for disabled students (4th out of 184 schools in 2024-2025) and in the top 5% for Hispanic students, with similarly outstanding results for English Language Learners. The advanced math program is particularly noteworthy—students achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam in both 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, far exceeding district and state averages. The school also maintains a chronic absenteeism rate of just 15.8%, dramatically lower than nearby Tanglewood Middle (43.3%), Berea Middle (47.3%), and Lakeview Middle (34.4%)—a factor that likely contributes significantly to its academic success.

When compared to neighboring schools, the differences are striking. Powdersville achieves 60% proficiency in 6th-grade math versus just 15.3% at Tanglewood Middle, located only 2.23 miles away. The school also outperforms its district counterpart Wren Middle in both math and English Language Arts across multiple grade levels. Perhaps most impressive is the school's cost-effectiveness: at $11,326 per student, Powdersville spends significantly less than lower-performing nearby schools like Tanglewood ($15,595) and Dacusville Middle ($16,338), demonstrating that its success stems from effective instructional practices and efficient resource allocation rather than higher spending. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 and 44% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Powdersville Middle proves that high achievement is attainable for all students.

801

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,326

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Hood Road
Greenville, SC 29611

(864) 269-1821

District: Anderson 01

Students who attend Powdersville Middle usually attend:

High:

Powdersville High

Feeder schools for Powdersville Middle:

Elementary:	Concrete Primary
	Powdersville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

11.4%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (71% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school71%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg51%

33^rd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.2	33 of 341	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	28 of 321	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	22 of 322	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	22 of 325	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	20 of 310	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	31 of 311	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	34 of 315	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	39 of 317	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	45 of 303	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	46 of 301	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	82.6	38 of 291	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	86.4	27 of 276	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	21 of 271	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.7	22 of 269	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	15 of 261	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	20 of 249	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	21 of 244	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	17 of 236	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.9	16 of 231	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	85.3	25 of 230	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.5	20 of 230	91.3%	★★★★★
2003	84.8	26 of 225	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	59 of 258	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.1	63 of 251	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	7 of 246	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	11 of 253	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	5 of 249	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	17 of 237	92.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	8 of 192	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	4 of 184	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	11 of 177	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	12 of 187	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	3 of 183	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	2 of 164	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	17 of 195	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	29 of 194	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	13 of 113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 104	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	17 of 310	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	28 of 295	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	30 of 293	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	22 of 299	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	25 of 290	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	39 of 279	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	29 of 296	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	33 of 281	88.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	26 of 197	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	35 of 184	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	1 of 185	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	10 of 182	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	15 of 179	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	9 of 159	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	11 of 144	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	19 of 141	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	31 of 325	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	27 of 308	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	25 of 304	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	36 of 313	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	26 of 300	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	19 of 288	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	33 of 289	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	25 of 280	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	40 of 310	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	24 of 298	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	19 of 292	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	18 of 303	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	19 of 292	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	24 of 279	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	33 of 296	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	43 of 284	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.0	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	47 of 271	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	44 of 259	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	42 of 256	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	36 of 260	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	34 of 249	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	46 of 244	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	48 of 258	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	61 of 250	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2026)96th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)21st percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+17 vs state

Science67%+16 vs state

Mathematics67%+25 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Greenville Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	339 Lowndes Avenue	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5600	736	49	15.0	60.5%	337 (45.8%)	206 (28.0%)	139 (18.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.2%)	81.5	55^th of 341 public middle schools	83.9%		80.1	55^th of 321 public middle schools	82.9%		64.3	74.4	76.7	52.5	56.7	65.5	57.9	$13,011	$1,072	$629	$1,701	$10,450	$860	$11,310
Berea Middle	Public	6-8	151 Berea Middle School Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1700	757	57	13.2	100.0%	93 (12.3%)	243 (32.1%)	382 (50.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	19.2	284^th of 341 public middle schools	16.7%		17	271^st of 321 public middle schools	15.6%	13	32.0	41.8	40.6	22.6	23.9	23.0	43.1	$14,208	$2,463	$907	$3,370	$9,716	$1,122	$10,838
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
Dacusville Middle	Public	6-8	899 Thomas Mill Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3525	356	25	14.2	73.6%	280 (78.7%)	9 (2.5%)	48 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	47.4	166^th of 341 public middle schools	51.3%		63.4	102^nd of 321 public middle schools	68.2%	64	51.8	57.6	51.2	32.4	28.2	43.9	63.4	$16,338	$893	$562	$1,454	$13,083	$1,801	$14,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Powdersville Middle

What is the racial makeup of Powdersville Middle?

Students at Powdersville Middle are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Powdersville Middle a good school?

Yes. Powdersville Middle ranks in the top 9.7% of South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Powdersville Middle attend?

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

What district is Powdersville Middle in?

Anderson 01

How many students attend Powdersville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Powdersville Middle.

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