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Spaulding Middle

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Spaulding Middle ranks 137 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 57% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Spaulding Middle is a public middle school located in Lamar, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 209 students. The school is part of the Darlington 01 school district, which is ranked 47 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spaulding Middle consistently outperforms the Darlington 01 district and the state of South Carolina in various standardized test scores, with 90.47% of students proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 68.33% for the Darlington 01 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female, African American, and white students. However, Spaulding Middle has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% to 27.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Spaulding Middle generally outperforms other schools in the Darlington 01 district, such as Hartsville Middle and Darlington Middle, which have similar performance levels and 2-star ratings. However, schools in the Florence 01 district, such as Southside Middle, Williams Middle, Henry L. Sneed Middle, and John W. Moore Middle, tend to have higher rankings and performance levels compared to Spaulding Middle.

228

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,777

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 East Cartersville Highway
Lamar, SC 29069

(843) 326-7625

District: Darlington 01

Students who attend Spaulding Middle usually attend:

High:

Lamar High

Feeder schools for Spaulding Middle:

Elementary:

Lamar-Spaulding Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

White:

33.8%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

South Carolina avg50%

137^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Darlington 01

47^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
2025	51.6	137 of 320	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	138 of 325	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	147 of 310	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	154 of 311	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	138 of 315	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	161 of 303	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	207 of 317	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	165 of 303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	194 of 301	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.4	191 of 291	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	186 of 276	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	155 of 271	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	187 of 269	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	148 of 261	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.8	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	194 of 244	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	197 of 236	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.0	178 of 231	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	165 of 230	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	215 of 230	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.6	208 of 225	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	93 of 252	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	51 of 248	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	80 of 253	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	92 of 249	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	83 of 235	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	108 of 252	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	145 of 237	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	92 of 295	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	131 of 294	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	136 of 299	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	124 of 290	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	142 of 279	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	173 of 296	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	173 of 281	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	118 of 307	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	100 of 307	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	121 of 313	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	101 of 300	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	100 of 288	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	96 of 289	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	149 of 280	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	185 of 296	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	126 of 294	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	203 of 303	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	152 of 292	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	148 of 279	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	103 of 296	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	130 of 284	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	67 of 257	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	69 of 255	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	139 of 260	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	98 of 249	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	141 of 244	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	99 of 258	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	111 of 250	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 290%+17 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science42%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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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
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		77 (33.8%)	115 (50.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	51.6	137^th of 320 public middle schools	57.2%		52.7	138^th of 325 public middle schools	57.5%	1	53.2	47.7	65.6	39.3	31.3	36.0	41.8	90.5	$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		23 (8.0%)	252 (87.5%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8.8	307^th of 320 public middle schools	4.1%		8.6	317^th of 325 public middle schools	2.5%	10	26.6	39.6	25.9	15.0	7.3	6.7	21.6		$23,994	$1,531	$5,618	$7,149	$12,107	$4,738	$16,845
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		136 (21.5%)	400 (63.1%)	48 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	32.8	215^th of 320 public middle schools	32.8%		32.8	214^th of 325 public middle schools	34.2%	1	49.8	49.6	47.2	24.0	20.4	30.5	29.3	94.9	$14,430	$976	$1,047	$2,023	$10,294	$2,113	$12,407
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		210 (23.6%)	538 (60.6%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	35.9	203^rd of 320 public middle schools	36.6%		35.4	204^th of 325 public middle schools	37.2%	1	45.6	53.5	49.4	30.3	22.2	25.2	38.0	100.0	$15,589	$1,606	$1,442	$3,048	$10,927	$1,614	$12,540
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		414 (39.2%)	429 (40.6%)	89 (8.4%)	35 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (8.4%)	60.3	109^th of 320 public middle schools	65.9%		66.8	90^th of 325 public middle schools	72.3%	19	56.1	55.7	56.9	42.8	39.3	52.7	42.9	100.0	$12,994	$526	$1,466	$1,993	$9,189	$1,813	$11,002
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		353 (44.1%)	306 (38.2%)	59 (7.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.4%)	36.9	199^th of 320 public middle schools	37.8%		27.2	238^th of 325 public middle schools	26.8%	39	52.9	43.4	44.2	36.3	17.2	21.1	50.8	93.6	$16,121	$1,284	$1,035	$2,320	$12,135	$1,666	$13,801
Southside Middle	Public	6-8	209 W. Jones Paul Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8467	1,138	80	14.2		365 (32.1%)	584 (51.3%)	72 (6.3%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (8.9%)	43.9	170^th of 320 public middle schools	46.9%		42.4	177^th of 325 public middle schools	45.5%	7	47.2	51.5	48.1	34.6	36.4	34.9	37.3	100.0	$12,200	$609	$1,037	$1,646	$8,592	$1,961	$10,553
Williams Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 664-8162	792	68	11.6		120 (15.2%)	532 (67.2%)	29 (3.7%)	37 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.0%)	33.9	210^th of 320 public middle schools	34.4%		31.2	222^nd of 325 public middle schools	31.7%	12	43.3	36.6	42.3	33.2	27.7	32.0	40.3	100.0	$12,873	$861	$1,058	$1,919	$9,184	$1,769	$10,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Spaulding Middle

Is Spaulding Middle a good school?

Spaulding Middle ranks 137^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Spaulding Middle?

Students at Spaulding Middle are 50% African American, 34% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Spaulding Middle in?

Darlington 01

How many students attend Spaulding Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Spaulding Middle.

What high school do graduates of Spaulding Middle attend?

Students who attend Spaulding Middle usually go on to attend Lamar High

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