Summary
Rosemary Middle is a public middle school in Andrews, South Carolina, serving 357 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Georgetown 01 school district, which is ranked 48 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Rosemary Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 240-304 out of around 300-325 schools.
Rosemary Middle faces significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.5% of 6th graders, 35.8% of 7th graders, and 34.1% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, far below the state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of South Carolina middle schools for female, male, African American, white, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Rosemary Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 25.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.
While the nearby Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy and Georgetown Middle also have relatively low performance compared to the state, they generally outperform Rosemary Middle across various academic measures. Despite the high per-student spending at Rosemary Middle, ranging from $10,771 to $14,318 over the past few years, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or overall ranking over the past several years. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the root causes of the school's underperformance and leverages the strengths of the surrounding schools to drive meaningful improvements.
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