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Hartsville Middle

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Hartsville Middle ranks 194 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hartsville Middle serves 801 students in grades 6-8 in Hartsville, SC, part of the Darlington 01 school district. The school has shown a strong rebound recently, climbing from the 27th to the 43rd percentile statewide after a tough 2023-2024 school year.

The most impressive highlight is the school's advanced math program. Students taking Algebra 1 have achieved near-perfect proficiency rates for three straight years—100% in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, and 93.62% in 2024-2025. That's dramatically higher than the district average of 68.33% and the state average of 73.95%. Hartsville also stands out for its support of specific student groups. Disabled students jumped from the 33rd to the 52nd percentile statewide in just one year, earning a 3-star rating. Hispanic students rank in the 84th percentile, a 4-star performance. The school also invests more per student ($16,121) than nearby Darlington Middle ($15,589) or Henry L. Sneed Middle ($14,430), and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1—lower than both of those schools.

However, there are areas that need attention. English Language Arts performance is uneven: 7th graders match the state average at 59.5% proficiency, but 8th graders lag at 49.2% compared to the state's 58.9%. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 31% to 25.2%, still exceeds the state average of 22.3%. Perhaps most puzzling is the "Gifted and Talented" subgroup, which ranks in just the 16th percentile—a stark contrast to the school's success with other groups. This suggests the school may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving students. Overall, Hartsville Middle sits in a middle tier among its peers—stronger than Lee Central Middle, which struggles with single-digit math proficiency, but trailing John W. Moore Middle, which consistently earns 3-4 star ratings.

801

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,121

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1427 Fourteenth Street
Hartsville, SC 29550

(843) 857-3121

District: Darlington 01

Students who attend Hartsville Middle usually attend:

High:

Hartsville High

Feeder schools for Hartsville Middle:

Elementary:	Bay Road Elementary
	Carolina Elementary
	North Hartsville Elementary
	Southside Early Childhood Center
	More...
	Thornwell School for the Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

African American:

38.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2024 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg51%

194^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Darlington 01

45^th of 75Darlington 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	41.7	194 of 341	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	198 of 321	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	238 of 322	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	204 of 325	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	203 of 310	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	197 of 311	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	170 of 315	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	153 of 303	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	180 of 317	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.7	115 of 303	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.4	151 of 301	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	160 of 291	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.6	138 of 276	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	115 of 271	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	163 of 269	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	156 of 261	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	163 of 249	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.5	145 of 236	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	149 of 231	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.6	157 of 230	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.3	151 of 230	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.8	151 of 225	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	150 of 258	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	172 of 251	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	226 of 246	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	186 of 253	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	171 of 235	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	191 of 252	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	148 of 237	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	93 of 192	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	122 of 184	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	120 of 177	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	68 of 187	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	90 of 183	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	91 of 164	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	100 of 195	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	44 of 194	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	188 of 310	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	203 of 295	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	231 of 293	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	223 of 299	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	208 of 290	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	191 of 279	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	156 of 296	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	162 of 281	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	163 of 197	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	178 of 184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	175 of 182	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	175 of 179	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	25 of 156	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	46 of 139	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	174 of 325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	194 of 308	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	254 of 304	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	213 of 313	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	201 of 300	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	196 of 288	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	186 of 289	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	166 of 280	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	172 of 310	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	179 of 298	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	198 of 292	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	157 of 303	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	174 of 292	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	174 of 279	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	177 of 296	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	135 of 284	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	49 of 52	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	161 of 271	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	196 of 259	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	177 of 256	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	153 of 260	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	149 of 249	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	127 of 258	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	126 of 250	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2026)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

African American (2026)42nd percentile~ school

White (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-5 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-9 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)	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	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
Hartsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1427 Fourteenth Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 857-3121	801	61	13.1	100.0%	353 (44.1%)	306 (38.2%)	59 (7.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.4%)	41.7	194^th of 341 public middle schools	43.1%		36.9	198^th of 321 public middle schools	38.3%	4	50.0	59.5	49.2	34.0	38.6	27.5	50.4	$16,121	$1,284	$1,035	$2,320	$12,135	$1,666	$13,801
Darlington Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	150 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-5088	888	58	15.3	100.0%	210 (23.6%)	538 (60.6%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	39	208^th of 341 public middle schools	39.0%		35.9	202^nd of 321 public middle schools	37.1%	6	49.4	48.4	58.2	33.6	28.8	39.2	45.0	$15,589	$1,606	$1,442	$3,048	$10,927	$1,614	$12,540
Spaulding Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Cartersville Highway	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 326-7625	228	18	12.6	100.0%	77 (33.8%)	115 (50.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	42.5	186^th of 341 public middle schools	45.5%		51.6	137^th of 321 public middle schools	57.3%	49	55.1	53.3	50.6	26.9	42.9	41.4	42.3	$18,777	$2,233	$1,365	$3,598	$12,774	$2,404	$15,179
Lee Central Middle	Public	6-8	41 Charlene Lane	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-2100	288	28	10.2	100.0%	23 (8.0%)	252 (87.5%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6.2	331^st of 341 public middle schools	2.9%		8.8	309^th of 321 public middle schools	3.7%	22	24.5	32.1	33.7	11.7	15.4	9.6	19.1	$23,994	$1,531	$5,618	$7,149	$12,107	$4,738	$16,845
John W. Moore Middle	Public	6-8	191 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8171	1,056	73	14.4	61.3%	414 (39.2%)	429 (40.6%)	89 (8.4%)	35 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (8.4%)	55.7	139^th of 341 public middle schools	59.2%		60.3	108^th of 321 public middle schools	66.4%	31	61.3	53.5	58.3	41.3	35.6	51.1	52.7	$12,994	$526	$1,466	$1,993	$9,189	$1,813	$11,002
Henry L. Sneed Middle	Public	6-8	1102 Ebenezer Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 673-1199	634	52	12.1	89.9%	136 (21.5%)	400 (63.1%)	48 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	34.8	224^th of 341 public middle schools	34.3%		32.8	215^th of 321 public middle schools	33.0%	9	51.3	55.3	39.6	37.2	29.6	30.5	44.7	$14,430	$976	$1,047	$2,023	$10,294	$2,113	$12,407

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartsville Middle

What high school do graduates of Hartsville Middle attend?

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

What district is Hartsville Middle in?

Darlington 01

Is Hartsville Middle a good school?

Hartsville Middle ranks 194^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hartsville Middle?

Students at Hartsville Middle are 44% White, 38% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hartsville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Hartsville Middle.

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