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Blacksburg Middle

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Blacksburg Middle ranks 251 st of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 26% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Blacksburg Middle in Blacksburg, SC, serves 363 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. The school has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past decade, dropping from the 61st percentile in 2017-2018 to the 26th percentile by 2025-2026, and it serves a predominantly low-income population with 74.3% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout strengths is its advanced mathematics program. In the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of students scored proficient on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam, far exceeding the district average of 54.4% and the state average of 74.0%. This performance is comparable to nearby Chesnee Middle (100%) and Clover Middle (98%), and well above Gaffney Middle (81.4%). However, the school faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, which stands at 35.3%—much higher than the state average of 22.3% and similar to York Middle (35.2%) but notably higher than John E. Ewing Middle (35.3%) and Gaffney Middle (23.0%).

Academically, 8th-grade students consistently outperform their 6th and 7th-grade peers in English Language Arts, with 53.6% proficiency in 2025-2026 compared to 40.2% for 6th grade and 44.1% for 7th grade. Mathematics performance, however, has been volatile—7th-grade math proficiency jumped from 12.2% in 2024-2025 to 40.8% in 2025-2026. The school maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, allowing for smaller class sizes, but per-student spending has dropped dramatically from $13,231 in 2022-2023 to $4,841 in 2024-2025, which is among the lowest when compared to nearby schools like York Intermediate and Chesnee Middle. On a positive note, the school has shown meaningful improvement in supporting disabled students, with their subgroup ranking rising from the 15th to the 37th percentile.

363

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,841

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 London Street
Blacksburg, SC 29702

(864) 206-6829

District: Cherokee 01

Students who attend Blacksburg Middle usually attend:

High:

Blacksburg High

Feeder schools for Blacksburg Middle:

Elementary:	Blacksburg Elementary
	Blacksburg Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

African American:

10.5%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg51%

251^st of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Cherokee 01

57^th of 75Cherokee 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	28.0	251 of 341	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	240 of 321	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	193 of 322	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	176 of 325	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	197 of 310	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	198 of 311	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	132 of 315	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	118 of 303	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.7	201 of 317	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	207 of 303	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	206 of 301	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	206 of 291	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	225 of 276	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	232 of 271	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.6	197 of 269	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	183 of 261	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	144 of 244	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	158 of 236	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.2	153 of 231	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.2	152 of 230	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	144 of 230	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.6	148 of 225	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	119 of 192	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	156 of 184	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	54 of 164	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	236 of 310	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	216 of 295	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	174 of 293	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	144 of 299	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	186 of 290	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	200 of 279	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	119 of 296	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	93 of 281	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	160 of 173	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	174 of 185	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	63.0	74 of 182	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	232 of 325	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	189 of 304	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	139 of 313	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	169 of 300	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	172 of 288	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	100 of 289	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	75 of 280	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	212 of 310	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	230 of 298	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	181 of 292	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	181 of 303	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	193 of 292	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	164 of 279	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	138 of 296	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	143 of 284	49.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	245 of 271	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	240 of 259	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	227 of 256	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	227 of 260	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	212 of 244	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	179 of 258	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	167 of 250	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Science30%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 7, 2020

In a county that is 90 rule with no Wi-Fi internet connection or even reliable cell service, they have executed online learning so poorly during the covid-19 pandemic. Even before covid-19 the school was not that good there's very little opportunity in the area school has a poor Athletics program it's really got a poor program for everything no ATC classes are offered there's really nothing for the kids , academically the school is low performing academically, the teachers are bored and tired it seems for the most part. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th 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
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	101 London Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6829	363	31	11.7	74.3%	285 (78.5%)	38 (10.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	28	251^st of 341 public middle schools	26.4%		27.7	240^th of 321 public middle schools	25.2%	11		40.2	44.1	53.6		28.2	40.8	25.5	29.6	$4,841	$1,381	$792	$2,173	$1,725	$943	$2,668
John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	380	32	12.0	100.0%	230 (60.5%)	97 (25.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	27.6	252^nd of 341 public middle schools	26.1%		23.5	252^nd of 321 public middle schools	21.5%			44.3	40.9	42.8		33.1	25.0	35.9	41.1	$5,028	$1,570	$714	$2,284	$1,859	$884	$2,744
Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	851	69	12.4	100.0%	369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	22	270^th of 341 public middle schools	20.8%		18.3	267^th of 321 public middle schools	16.8%	3		44.8	44.0	44.2		23.0	22.9	30.0	31.9	$4,488	$1,098	$656	$1,753	$1,873	$862	$2,735
Clover Middle	Public	6-8	1233 Soaring Eagles Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8300	969	70	13.8	52.4%	646 (66.7%)	127 (13.1%)	94 (9.7%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.1%)	73.1	79^th of 341 public middle schools	76.8%		75.6	67^th of 321 public middle schools	79.1%	12		58.5	64.2	68.7		54.2	51.8	55.7	60.6	$13,566	$421	$362	$783	$10,994	$1,789	$12,783
York Intermediate	Public	5-6	1280 Johnson Road	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-2311	624	44	14.3	100.0%	364 (58.3%)	120 (19.2%)	73 (11.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)								(n/a)	51.4	46.8			41.4	42.9			35.2	$13,375	$934	$746	$1,680	$10,109	$1,586	$11,695
York Middle	Public	7-8	1010 DeVinney Road	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-5008	789	63	12.6	63.9%	473 (59.9%)	154 (19.5%)	86 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	40.1	198^th of 341 public middle schools	41.9%		36.8	199^th of 321 public middle schools	38.0%	1			51.2	47.4			37.5	42.3		$14,687	$935	$946	$1,881	$10,761	$2,045	$12,806
Chesnee Middle	Public	6-8	805 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-3900	569	36	15.9	72.3%	472 (83.0%)	32 (5.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	62.3	109^th of 341 public middle schools	68.0%		79	60^th of 321 public middle schools	81.3%	49		54.6	67.0	53.2		48.3	61.0	43.9	52.7	$11,398	$656	$777	$1,433	$8,899	$1,066	$9,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Blacksburg Middle

What high school do graduates of Blacksburg Middle attend?

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

What district is Blacksburg Middle in?

Cherokee 01

What is the racial makeup of Blacksburg Middle?

Students at Blacksburg Middle are 79% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Blacksburg Middle a good school?

Blacksburg Middle ranks 251^st of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Blacksburg Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Blacksburg Middle.

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