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John E. Ewing Middle

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John E. Ewing Middle ranks 252 nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 26% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

John E. Ewing Middle is a public school in Gaffney, SC, serving 380 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Cherokee 01 school district.

Ewing Middle presents an interesting mix of strengths and challenges. The most impressive highlight is its advanced math program: in the 2024-2025 school year, 95% of students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam scored proficient—far exceeding both the district average (54%) and the state average (74%). This has been a consistent trend for three straight years, suggesting the school does an exceptional job accelerating its highest-achieving math students. However, grade-level math proficiency in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades generally falls below state averages, creating a "tale of two math programs." The school also shows a notable improvement with male students, jumping from the 14th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026, while female student rankings have slipped slightly.

Attendance remains a significant concern. While chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 64% in 2022-2023 to 35% in 2024-2025, it still exceeds both the district (26%) and state (22%) averages. The school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom quarter of South Carolina middle schools, similar to nearby Blacksburg Middle and Gaffney Middle. However, schools just a short drive away in Spartanburg County perform significantly better—Chesnee Middle (14 miles) and Clifdale Middle (13 miles) rank in the 68th and 72nd percentiles, respectively. Per-student spending dropped notably from $12,493 to $5,028 over two years, though this may reflect accounting changes rather than actual resource cuts. The student-teacher ratio improved to 12:1, which is more favorable than most nearby schools.

380

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,028

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 East Junior High Road
Gaffney, SC 29340

(864) 206-2449

District: Cherokee 01

Students who attend John E. Ewing Middle usually attend:

High:

Gaffney High

Feeder schools for John E. Ewing Middle:

Elementary:	Corinth Elementary
	Draytonville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg51%

252^nd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	27.6	252 of 341	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	252 of 321	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	270 of 322	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	254 of 325	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	224 of 310	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	229 of 311	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	173 of 315	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	183 of 303	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	229 of 317	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	225 of 303	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	224 of 301	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.1	156 of 291	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	196 of 276	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	200 of 271	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	215 of 269	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	192 of 261	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	175 of 236	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.4	164 of 231	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.6	187 of 230	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.6	180 of 230	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.0	192 of 225	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	208 of 258	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	213 of 251	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	244 of 246	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	248 of 253	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	158 of 235	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	187 of 252	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	220 of 237	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	126 of 184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	137 of 187	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	148 of 183	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	137 of 164	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	75 of 195	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	47 of 194	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	245 of 310	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	241 of 295	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	245 of 293	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	224 of 299	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	211 of 290	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	201 of 279	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	150 of 296	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	192 of 281	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	181 of 185	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	177 of 182	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	143 of 179	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	244 of 325	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	258 of 308	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	253 of 304	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	221 of 313	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	200 of 300	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	192 of 288	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	130 of 289	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	160 of 280	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	211 of 310	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	221 of 298	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	254 of 292	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	217 of 292	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	212 of 279	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	183 of 296	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	157 of 284	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	242 of 271	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	244 of 259	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	250 of 256	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	243 of 260	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	222 of 244	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	196 of 258	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	199 of 250	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-16 vs state

Science41%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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	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
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
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
Clifdale Middle	Public	6-8	451 Heritage Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6200	605	45	13.4	67.8%	395 (65.3%)	90 (14.9%)	70 (11.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	66.8	96^th of 341 public middle schools	71.8%		49.9	143^rd of 321 public middle schools	55.5%	47	68.0	58.4	60.9	55.2	43.4	50.6	56.9		$14,637	$671	$1,111	$1,782	$11,299	$1,556	$12,855
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
McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	937	79	11.7	78.6%	451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	59.4	118^th of 341 public middle schools	65.4%		65.3	97^th of 321 public middle schools	69.8%	21	55.3	55.9	60.2	41.2	48.3	51.0	55.7		$15,199	$536	$1,676	$2,212	$11,321	$1,666	$12,988
Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	633	62	10.2	100.0%	62 (9.8%)	437 (69.0%)	79 (12.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	20.9	278^th of 341 public middle schools	18.5%		30.7	229^th of 321 public middle schools	28.7%	49	32.7	43.3	45.8	19.9	31.2	31.0	29.9		$16,479	$1,730	$1,543	$3,273	$11,627	$1,578	$13,206

Frequently Asked Questions about John E. Ewing Middle

Is John E. Ewing Middle a good school?

John E. Ewing Middle ranks 252^nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of John E. Ewing Middle attend?

Students who attend John E. Ewing Middle usually go on to attend Gaffney High

What is the racial makeup of John E. Ewing Middle?

Students at John E. Ewing Middle are 61% White, 26% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is John E. Ewing Middle in?

Cherokee 01

How many students attend John E. Ewing Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended John E. Ewing Middle.

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