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Belton Middle

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Belton Middle ranks 83 rd of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 75% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Belton Middle in Belton, SC, serves 455 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Anderson 02 school district, which ranks 6th out of 75 districts statewide.

Belton Middle is a school on the rise, having improved its overall state ranking from the 60th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. The school shows exceptional strength in supporting students who often need extra help. It ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide for African American students, the 88th percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, and the 87th percentile for disabled students—all dramatically above state averages. This is paired with a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.5%, far better than the district average (20.8%), the state average (22.3%), and every nearby school, including Honea Path Middle (25.7%) and Woodmont Middle (37.8%). This suggests a strong culture of attendance and engagement.

Academically, Belton Middle shines brightest in mathematics. For three consecutive years, 100% of students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam scored as proficient, far exceeding the district average of 82.94% and the state average of 73.95%. In 6th-grade math, proficiency (60.7%) also significantly outpaces the state average (40.9%). The school spends $13,693 per student, which is more than Wren Middle ($10,613) but less than Southwood Academy for the Arts ($20,140). The one area of concern is with Gifted and Talented students, where the school ranks in the 15th percentile—a significant outlier suggesting that while the school excels at supporting students who need more help, it may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving learners.

455

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,693

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Cherokee Road
Belton, SC 29627

(864) 338-6595

District: Anderson 02

Students who attend Belton Middle usually attend:

High:

Belton Honea Path High

Feeder schools for Belton Middle:

Elementary:	Belton Elementary
	Honea Path Elementary
	Marshall Primary
	Wright Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

African American:

16.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 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 school58%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg51%

83^rd of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Anderson 02

6^th of 75Anderson 02 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	83 of 335	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	106 of 320	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	104 of 325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	97 of 310	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	99 of 311	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	137 of 315	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	180 of 303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	169 of 317	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.0	133 of 303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.8	144 of 301	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	86 of 291	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	59 of 276	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	41 of 271	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	39 of 269	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	24 of 261	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	37 of 249	85.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	23 of 244	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.2	18 of 236	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	18 of 231	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	80.3	40 of 230	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	74.8	54 of 230	76.5%	★★★★☆
2003	70.5	74 of 225	67.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	17 of 257	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	68.4	42 of 252	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	83 of 248	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	77 of 253	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	105 of 235	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	110 of 252	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	25 of 191	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	35.3	124 of 184	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	45 of 177	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	48 of 187	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	83 of 183	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	20 of 164	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	52 of 195	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	79 of 194	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	66 of 305	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	95 of 295	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	130 of 294	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	75 of 299	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	87 of 290	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	76 of 279	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	115 of 296	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	147 of 281	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	157 of 185	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	148 of 183	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	157 of 185	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	133 of 182	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	152 of 179	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	38 of 320	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	77 of 307	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	132 of 307	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	83 of 313	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	89 of 300	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	73 of 288	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	117 of 289	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	148 of 280	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	86 of 306	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.4	111 of 296	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	116 of 294	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	111 of 303	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	107 of 292	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	114 of 279	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	170 of 296	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	206 of 284	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	112 of 268	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	144 of 257	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	164 of 255	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	127 of 260	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	120 of 244	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	182 of 258	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2026)87th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+7 vs state

Science62%+10 vs state

Mathematics50%+8 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
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%)	71.3	83^rd of 335 public middle schools	75.2%		61.4	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%	23	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%)	75.2	71^st of 335 public middle schools	78.8%		73.5	75^th of 320 public middle schools	76.6%	4	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
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%)	82.5	50^th of 335 public middle schools	85.1%		77.7	64^th of 320 public middle schools	80.0%	14	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
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%)	74.3	75^th of 335 public middle schools	77.6%		83.4	48^th of 320 public middle schools	85.0%	27	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
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%)	80	57^th of 335 public middle schools	83.0%		76.2	66^th of 320 public middle schools	79.4%	9	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
Southwood Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Southwood Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5205	409	34	11.9	55.3%	241 (58.9%)	93 (22.7%)	51 (12.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	97.2	13^th of 335 public middle schools	96.1%		96.5	14^th of 320 public middle schools	95.6%	1	85.7	89.4	89.6	77.2	79.6	85.4	72.2	$20,140	$1,273	$1,573	$2,846	$15,475	$1,819	$17,294
Robert Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	2302 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-3890	1,134	88	12.8	100.0%	385 (34.0%)	455 (40.1%)	204 (18.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.1%)	25.7	254^th of 335 public middle schools	24.2%		32.8	216^th of 320 public middle schools	32.5%	38	39.0	45.3	43.5	26.1	27.3	33.7	41.5	$13,695	$1,475	$1,252	$2,727	$9,746	$1,221	$10,968
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%)	40.6	195^th of 335 public middle schools	41.8%		45.1	165^th of 320 public middle schools	48.4%	30	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%)	85	42^nd of 335 public middle schools	87.5%		88.5	35^th of 320 public middle schools	89.1%	7	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
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%)	79.1	59^th of 335 public middle schools	82.4%		73.2	76^th of 320 public middle schools	76.3%	17	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Belton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Belton Middle?

Students at Belton Middle are 66% White, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Belton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Belton Middle.

What high school do graduates of Belton Middle attend?

Students who attend Belton Middle usually go on to attend Belton Honea Path High

Is Belton Middle a good school?

Belton Middle ranks 83^rd of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Belton Middle in?

Anderson 02

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