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McCants Middle

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McCants Middle ranks 64 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 80% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

McCants Middle is a public middle school located in Anderson, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 561. The school is part of the Anderson 05 school district, which is ranked 24th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. McCants Middle has consistently ranked in the top 30% of middle schools in South Carolina, with a high ranking of 23rd out of 310 schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

McCants Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 75.8% for the Anderson 05 district and 73.95% for the state. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 57.8% to 75.5% across grades 6-8, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has consistently strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

While McCants Middle outperforms the nearby Robert Anderson Middle and Glenview Middle schools in academic performance, the nearby Southwood Academy for the Arts, a public magnet school, consistently outperforms McCants Middle across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, McCants Middle has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 47.6% to 63.59% over the past few years, yet the school's academic performance remains strong, suggesting that the school is effectively supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

572

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,751

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2123 Marchbanks Avenue
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 260-5145

District: Anderson 05

Students who attend McCants Middle usually attend:

High:

T. L. Hanna High

Feeder schools for McCants Middle:

Elementary:	Concord Elementary
	North Pointe Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

African American:

24.1%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg50%

64^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Anderson 05

24^th of 75Anderson 05 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
2025	77.7	64 of 320	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	25 of 325	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	34 of 325	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	23 of 310	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	27 of 311	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	67 of 315	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	73 of 303	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.3	90 of 317	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	62.2	107 of 303	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.1	68 of 301	77.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	75 of 291	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	58 of 276	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	60 of 271	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	84.4	25 of 269	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	17 of 261	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	84.8	18 of 249	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	19 of 244	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	27 of 236	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	90.1	10 of 231	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	14 of 230	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	86.4	18 of 230	92.2%	★★★★★
2003	78.8	45 of 225	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	151 of 252	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.3	43 of 248	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	53 of 253	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	32 of 249	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	44 of 235	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	58 of 252	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.5	146 of 237	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	29 of 184	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	24 of 177	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	23 of 187	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	63 of 183	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	100 of 164	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	57 of 195	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	85 of 194	56.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	85.8	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	97.4	3 of 93	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	70 of 295	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	31 of 294	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	41 of 299	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	26 of 290	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	29 of 279	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	83 of 296	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	85 of 281	69.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	78 of 173	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	151 of 183	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	79 of 185	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	129 of 182	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	62 of 179	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	82.7	19 of 139	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	98.5	1 of 123	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	93 of 307	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	29 of 307	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	59 of 313	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	34 of 300	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	30 of 288	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	80 of 289	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	84 of 280	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	49 of 296	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	21 of 294	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	25 of 303	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	21 of 292	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	21 of 279	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	47 of 296	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	58 of 284	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	39 of 257	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	18 of 255	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	16 of 260	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	15 of 244	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	87 of 258	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	73 of 250	70.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)87th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2019)86th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+18 vs state

Science53%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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		528 (70.5%)	56 (7.5%)	119 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	76.2	66^th of 320 public middle schools	79.4%		75.7	67^th of 325 public middle schools	79.4%	1	67.7	69.2	61.3	47.8	43.7	54.1	53.6	97.9	$12,436	$1,240	$506	$1,746	$9,533	$1,156	$10,690
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
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
Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7		694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	88.5	35^th of 320 public middle schools	89.1%		82.6	53^rd of 325 public middle schools	83.7%	18	73.9	71.7	71.6	56.7	64.5	55.2	63.7		$10,613	$694	$420	$1,114	$8,434	$1,065	$9,499
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 McCants Middle

How many students attend McCants Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended McCants Middle.

Is McCants Middle a good school?

McCants Middle ranks 64^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McCants Middle?

Students at McCants Middle are 58% White, 24% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is McCants Middle in?

Anderson 05

What high school do graduates of McCants Middle attend?

Students who attend McCants Middle usually go on to attend T. L. Hanna High

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