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Gaffney Middle

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gaffney Middle in Gaffney, SC, serves 851 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Cherokee 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Gaffney Middle faces significant challenges, particularly in math, where proficiency rates (22.9%–30%) trail the state average by 15–20 percentage points. English Language Arts proficiency (around 44%) is also below state averages by 12–15 points. However, there's a bright spot: students taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade achieve an impressive 81.43% pass rate on the end-of-course exam—well above both the district (54.38%) and state (73.95%) averages. This suggests the school excels at preparing its advanced math students, even as the general math curriculum struggles. The school also shows a positive trend in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 45.8% in 2022-2023 to 23.0% in 2024-2025, now nearly matching the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Gaffney Middle's performance is mixed. It outperforms Carver Middle in 6th-grade ELA (44.8% vs. 32.7%) despite spending just $4,488 per student—nearly four times less than Carver's $16,479. However, schools in neighboring Spartanburg 02 and Spartanburg 07 districts, like Rainbow Lake Middle and McCracken Middle, consistently rank in the 60th–80th percentiles with proficiency rates 20–30 points higher. A key concern is the school's support for specific student groups—Gifted and Talented students rank in the bottom 5% statewide, and Hispanic and Disabled students also rank very low (7th percentile each). This suggests the school may need to focus on better serving its top learners and diverse populations to close these gaps.

851

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,488

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 East Frederick Street
Gaffney, SC 29340

(864) 206-6129

District: Cherokee 01

Students who attend Gaffney Middle usually attend:

High:

Gaffney High

Feeder schools for Gaffney Middle:

Elementary:	B. D. Lee Elementary
	Grassy Pond Elementary
	Luther L. Vaughan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

African American:

37.7%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2021) to 21st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg51%

270^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	22.0	270 of 341	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	267 of 321	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	264 of 322	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	237 of 325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	189 of 310	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	174 of 311	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	246 of 315	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	272 of 317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	263 of 303	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	258 of 301	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	274 of 291	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	239 of 276	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	241 of 271	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	237 of 269	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	213 of 261	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	195 of 244	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	185 of 236	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	155 of 231	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.8	167 of 230	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.0	179 of 230	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.7	162 of 225	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	220 of 258	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	236 of 251	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	223 of 246	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	196 of 253	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	140 of 235	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	163 of 252	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	200 of 237	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	159 of 184	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	134 of 177	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.1	70 of 187	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	89 of 183	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	194 of 194	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	104 of 113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	90 of 104	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	70 of 95	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	84 of 93	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	259 of 310	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	253 of 295	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	260 of 293	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	236 of 299	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	201 of 290	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	174 of 279	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	215 of 296	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	223 of 281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	187 of 197	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	171 of 173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	174 of 184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	153 of 182	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.5	70 of 179	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	148 of 159	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	144 of 156	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	136 of 144	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	118 of 141	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	116 of 129	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	86 of 111	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	131 of 139	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	264 of 325	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	270 of 308	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	261 of 304	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	231 of 313	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	199 of 300	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	167 of 288	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	223 of 289	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	221 of 280	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	244 of 310	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	252 of 298	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	223 of 292	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	199 of 303	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	165 of 292	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	143 of 279	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	240 of 296	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	238 of 284	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	226 of 271	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	228 of 259	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	232 of 256	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	216 of 260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	168 of 249	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	152 of 244	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	220 of 258	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	227 of 250	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%-14 vs state

Science32%-20 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 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
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
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
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
Rainbow Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Riveroak Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-5700	973	67	14.5	72.0%	567 (58.3%)	156 (16.0%)	137 (14.1%)	36 (3.7%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	57.3	127^th of 341 public middle schools	62.8%		59.8	110^th of 321 public middle schools	65.7%	17	46.5	63.1	57.6	39.4	51.7	47.7	53.8		$10,200	$253	$632	$885	$8,254	$1,061	$9,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Gaffney Middle

How many students attend Gaffney Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 851 students attended Gaffney Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Gaffney Middle?

Students at Gaffney Middle are 43% White, 38% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Gaffney Middle attend?

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

Is Gaffney Middle a good school?

Gaffney Middle ranks in the bottom 20.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

What district is Gaffney Middle in?

Cherokee 01

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