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Starr-Iva Middle

Q: Is Starr-Iva Middle a good school?

Starr-Iva Middle ranks 83 rd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 74% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Starr-Iva Middle is a public middle school in Starr, South Carolina, serving 606 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Anderson 03 school district, which is ranked 6th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Starr-Iva Middle has consistently ranked in the top 100 middle schools in South Carolina, with a current ranking of 83 out of 320 schools and a 4-star rating.

Starr-Iva Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of Starr-Iva Middle students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 80.26% for the Anderson 03 district and 73.95% for the state. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, the school has been able to achieve strong academic performance, ranking 47th out of 307 South Carolina middle schools for low socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year.

However, Starr-Iva Middle has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 22.5% in 2023-2024 to 28.1% in 2023-2024 and 37.2% in 2023-2024. This is an area that the school and district will need to address to ensure student engagement and academic success. Compared to nearby middle schools, Starr-Iva Middle's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than schools in the Anderson 02 and Anderson 04 districts, but the school lags behind the highly-ranked Southwood Academy for the Arts, a magnet school in the Anderson 05 district.

616

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,977

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1034 Rainey Road
Starr, SC 29684

(864) 352-6146

District: Anderson 03

Students who attend Starr-Iva Middle usually attend:

High:

Crescent High

Feeder schools for Starr-Iva Middle:

Elementary:	Flat Rock Elementary
	Iva Elementary
	Starr Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

African American:

9.1%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg50%

83^rd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 75Anderson 03 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
2025	70.0	83 of 320	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	62 of 325	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	98 of 325	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	102 of 310	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	143 of 311	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	80 of 315	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	103 of 303	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.2	65 of 317	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	54 of 303	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	66 of 301	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	40 of 291	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	67 of 276	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	44.5	168 of 271	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	200 of 269	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.7	168 of 261	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	128 of 249	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.5	122 of 244	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.2	127 of 236	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.3	128 of 231	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	137 of 230	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.2	126 of 230	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.2	101 of 225	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	178 of 252	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.0	60 of 253	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	28.7	180 of 235	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.9	25 of 252	90.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	121 of 184	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	77 of 177	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	121 of 187	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	145 of 183	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	96 of 164	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	80 of 195	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	49 of 194	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	78 of 295	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	55 of 294	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	95 of 299	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	103 of 290	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	126 of 279	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	77 of 296	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	99 of 281	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	135 of 173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.1	114 of 183	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	129 of 185	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	117 of 182	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	149 of 179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	47 of 307	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	22 of 307	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	61 of 313	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	74 of 300	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	91 of 288	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	40 of 289	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	65 of 280	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	78 of 296	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	59 of 294	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	99 of 292	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	139 of 279	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	76 of 296	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	101 of 284	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	118 of 257	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	96 of 255	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	134 of 260	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	150 of 249	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	171 of 244	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	124 of 258	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	142 of 250	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2025)34th percentile-40 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-45 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Science54%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%+8 vs state

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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
Starr-Iva Middle	Public	6-8	1034 Rainey Road	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6146	616	39	15.7		465 (75.5%)	56 (9.1%)	50 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	70	83^rd of 320 public middle schools	74.1%		78.5	62^nd of 325 public middle schools	80.9%	21	63.9	65.1	59.9	52.2	42.4	34.7	53.6	100.0	$12,977	$1,482	$804	$2,286	$9,620	$1,071	$10,691
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		385 (34.0%)	455 (40.1%)	204 (18.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.1%)	32.8	216^th of 320 public middle schools	32.5%		29.5	229^th of 325 public middle schools	29.5%	13	41.3	44.8	37.8	30.8	31.2	23.7	43.8	98.1	$13,695	$1,475	$1,252	$2,727	$9,746	$1,221	$10,968
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		241 (58.9%)	93 (22.7%)	51 (12.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	96.5	14^th of 320 public middle schools	95.6%		98	11^th of 325 public middle schools	96.6%	3	75.6	89.1	90.7	77.9	70.9	77.1	69.5	100.0	$20,140	$1,273	$1,573	$2,846	$15,475	$1,819	$17,294
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		329 (57.5%)	138 (24.1%)	42 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	77.7	64^th of 320 public middle schools	80.0%		90.6	25^th of 325 public middle schools	92.3%	39	57.8	75.5	60.2	52.7	54.5	53.4	53.4	100.0	$14,751	$805	$1,181	$1,986	$11,226	$1,539	$12,765
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		321 (47.4%)	225 (33.2%)	45 (6.6%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	73.5	75^th of 320 public middle schools	76.6%		66	94^th of 325 public middle schools	71.1%	19	62.1	57.2	55.4	56.0	47.5	47.4	67.1	100.0	$14,070	$817	$1,180	$1,997	$10,621	$1,452	$12,073
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		302 (66.4%)	76 (16.7%)	35 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	61.4	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%		54.9	131^st of 325 public middle schools	59.7%	25	66.2	56.2	52.7	61.2	33.9	22.2	59.2	100.0	$13,693	$2,321	$749	$3,070	$9,141	$1,482	$10,623
Riverside Middle	Public	7-8	458 Riverside Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2200	453	32	14.1		331 (73.1%)	63 (13.9%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	87.3	38^th of 320 public middle schools	88.1%		87.5	38^th of 325 public middle schools	88.3%			73.6	69.7		57.7	48.7		100.0	$16,037	$687	$886	$1,573	$12,392	$2,072	$14,463
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		224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	83.4	48^th of 320 public middle schools	85.0%		79.8	58^th of 325 public middle schools	82.2%	10	68.9	74.4	63.4	68.8	51.2	41.1	64.5	100.0	$15,695	$2,805	$799	$3,604	$10,340	$1,750	$12,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Starr-Iva Middle

What high school do graduates of Starr-Iva Middle attend?

Students who attend Starr-Iva Middle usually go on to attend Crescent High

What is the racial makeup of Starr-Iva Middle?

Students at Starr-Iva Middle are 75% White, 9% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Starr-Iva Middle a good school?

Starr-Iva Middle ranks 83^rd of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Starr-Iva Middle in?

Anderson 03

How many students attend Starr-Iva Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Starr-Iva Middle.

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