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Southwood Academy for the Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 96% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southwood Academy for the Arts is a public magnet middle school located in Anderson, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 389 students. 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.

Southwood Academy for the Arts has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in South Carolina, ranking within the top 20 middle schools in the state for the past 10 school years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Southwood Academy for the Arts also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking within the top 15 middle schools in the state for both female and male students, and 3rd in the state for African American students. However, the school's performance for gifted and talented students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of middle schools in the state.

While Southwood Academy for the Arts outperforms nearby middle schools in the Anderson 05 district, such as Glenview Middle and McCants Middle, the performance gap is narrower when compared to middle schools in other nearby districts, such as Wren Middle (Anderson 01) and Honea Path Middle (Anderson 02). Additionally, the school has struggled with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, which is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.

409

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,140

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 Southwood Street
Anderson, SC 29624

(864) 260-5205

District: Anderson 05

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

African American:

22.7%

Hispanic:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (80% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anderson 05

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg50%

14^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	14 of 320	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	14 of 310	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	10 of 311	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	12 of 315	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	14 of 303	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	17 of 317	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.0	25 of 303	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	15 of 301	95.0%	★★★★★
2014	92.7	11 of 291	96.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	3 of 252	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	3 of 248	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 253	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	4 of 249	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	4 of 235	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	3 of 252	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	4 of 237	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	9 of 295	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	8 of 294	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	13 of 299	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	13 of 290	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	11 of 279	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	7 of 296	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	13 of 281	95.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	155 of 173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	153 of 183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	156 of 185	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	162 of 182	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	128 of 179	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	7 of 307	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	3 of 307	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	4 of 313	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	7 of 300	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 288	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	3 of 289	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	7 of 280	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	15 of 296	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	13 of 294	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	8 of 303	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	18 of 292	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	13 of 279	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	16 of 296	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	11 of 284	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	14 of 257	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	8 of 255	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	12 of 260	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	9 of 244	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	11 of 258	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	17 of 250	93.2%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-85 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts85%+28 vs state

Mathematics75%+40 vs state

Science70%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Southwood Academy for the Arts

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwood Academy for the Arts

What district is Southwood Academy for the Arts in?

Anderson 05

What is the racial makeup of Southwood Academy for the Arts?

Students at Southwood Academy for the Arts are 59% White, 23% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Southwood Academy for the Arts a good school?

Yes! Southwood Academy for the Arts is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Southwood Academy for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Southwood Academy for the Arts.

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