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Berea Middle

Public Grades 6-8

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 17% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Berea Middle in Greenville, SC, serves 757 students in grades 6-8 within the highly regarded Greenville 01 school district, though the school itself faces significant challenges.

The most pressing issue at Berea Middle is a chronic absenteeism crisis—nearly half of students (47.3%) are chronically absent, which is more than double the district average of 22.5% and far higher than nearby schools like Northwood Middle (23.2%) or Sevier Middle (25.4%). This directly impacts academics, as test scores run 20-30 percentage points below district averages across most subjects. For example, only 22.6% of 6th graders are proficient in math versus 46.3% district-wide. The school serves a 100% free/reduced lunch population and spends more per student ($14,208) than higher-performing peers like Northwood Middle ($12,380), with a favorable 13.2:1 student-teacher ratio—suggesting resources aren't the issue, but rather student engagement and attendance.

Despite these struggles, there are bright spots. Students in advanced math excel dramatically—Algebra 1 proficiency hit 100% in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district's 85.6%. Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively well compared to other subgroups, and the school has shown improvement since hitting a low point in 2022-2023, climbing from the 6th to 17th percentile statewide. While Lakeview Middle, just 2.24 miles away, faces similar demographic challenges, Berea actually outperforms it in several 6th and 7th grade subjects. The clearest path forward is tackling attendance—if Berea could move its absenteeism rate closer to the district average, the potential for academic gains would be substantial.

757

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,208

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 Berea Middle School Road
Greenville, SC 29617

(864) 355-1700

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Berea Middle:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary
	Armstrong Elementary
	Berea Elementary
	Westcliffe Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

African American:

32.1%

White:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

284^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 19Middle Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 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	19.2	284 of 341	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	271 of 321	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	292 of 322	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	304 of 325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	267 of 310	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	240 of 311	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	243 of 315	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	235 of 303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	243 of 317	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	212 of 303	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	236 of 301	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	233 of 291	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	232 of 276	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	212 of 271	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	228 of 269	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	208 of 261	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	171 of 244	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.7	190 of 236	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	217 of 231	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.8	221 of 230	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	189 of 230	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.3	177 of 225	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	233 of 258	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	203 of 251	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	222 of 246	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	232 of 253	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	178 of 235	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	194 of 252	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	172 of 237	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	161 of 192	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	165 of 184	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	160 of 177	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	185 of 187	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	154 of 183	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	136 of 164	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	123 of 195	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	171 of 194	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	89 of 95	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	89 of 117	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	263 of 310	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	259 of 295	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	270 of 293	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	285 of 299	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	254 of 290	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	211 of 279	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	234 of 296	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	212 of 281	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	82 of 197	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.6	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	163 of 185	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	158 of 182	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	135 of 179	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	117 of 159	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	134 of 156	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	135 of 144	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	120 of 129	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	112 of 139	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	102 of 123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	238 of 325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	237 of 308	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	266 of 304	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	280 of 313	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	236 of 300	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	187 of 288	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	174 of 289	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	172 of 280	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	269 of 310	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	255 of 298	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	264 of 292	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	246 of 292	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	223 of 279	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	218 of 296	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	228 of 284	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	194 of 271	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	181 of 259	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	197 of 256	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	245 of 260	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	218 of 244	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	228 of 258	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	229 of 250	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile+42 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science43%-9 vs state

English Language Arts38%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-19 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 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th 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
Berea Middle	Public	6-8	151 Berea Middle School Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1700	757	57	13.2	100.0%	93 (12.3%)	243 (32.1%)	382 (50.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	19.2	284^th of 341 public middle schools	16.7%		17	271^st of 321 public middle schools	15.6%	13		32.0	41.8	40.6		22.6	23.9	23.0	43.1	$14,208	$2,463	$907	$3,370	$9,716	$1,122	$10,838
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	3801 Old Buncombe Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-6400	723	61	11.8	100.0%	62 (8.6%)	151 (20.9%)	485 (67.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	21.1	277^th of 341 public middle schools	18.8%		19.3	263^rd of 321 public middle schools	18.1%	14		30.6	43.5	42.4		19.3	25.1	41.9	30.2	$15,105	$2,591	$863	$3,454	$10,517	$1,134	$11,651
Dacusville Middle	Public	6-8	899 Thomas Mill Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3525	356	25	14.2	73.6%	280 (78.7%)	9 (2.5%)	48 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	47.4	166^th of 341 public middle schools	51.3%		63.4	102^nd of 321 public middle schools	68.2%	64		51.8	57.6	51.2		32.4	28.2	43.9	63.4	$16,338	$893	$562	$1,454	$13,083	$1,801	$14,884
Sevier Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Piedmont Park Road	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8200	644	41	15.7	56.6%	352 (54.7%)	86 (13.4%)	142 (22.0%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.1%)	73.7	77^th of 341 public middle schools	77.4%		78.3	61^st of 321 public middle schools	81.0%	16		55.3	64.7	68.7		51.9	59.0	61.7	57.3	$12,567	$904	$699	$1,603	$10,081	$883	$10,965
League Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 Twin Lake Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8100	787	50	15.8	49.3%	466 (59.2%)	145 (18.4%)	133 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	81.7	53^rd of 341 public middle schools	84.5%		83.8	46^th of 321 public middle schools	85.7%	7		72.4	69.1	68.2		62.2	54.9	50.8	71.7	$12,459	$1,074	$617	$1,691	$9,890	$878	$10,768
Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	1606 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6900	783	47	16.7	70.2%	580 (74.1%)	103 (13.2%)	59 (7.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	63.3	107^th of 341 public middle schools	68.6%		58.1	115^th of 321 public middle schools	64.2%	8		54.1	66.0	60.5		41.4	55.3	45.1	55.5	$11,582	$1,010	$733	$1,743	$9,137	$702	$9,839
Greenville Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	339 Lowndes Avenue	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5600	736	49	15.0	60.5%	337 (45.8%)	206 (28.0%)	139 (18.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.2%)	81.5	55^th of 341 public middle schools	83.9%		80.1	55^th of 321 public middle schools	82.9%			64.3	74.4	76.7		52.5	56.7	65.5	57.9	$13,011	$1,072	$629	$1,701	$10,450	$860	$11,310
Tanglewood Middle	Public	6-8	44 Merriwoods Drive	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4500	652	50	13.0	100.0%	76 (11.7%)	173 (26.5%)	372 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	10.1	320^th of 341 public middle schools	6.2%		10.6	303^rd of 321 public middle schools	5.6%	17		35.1	30.0	36.3		15.3	16.8	17.9	26.3	$15,595	$2,538	$793	$3,331	$11,032	$1,233	$12,264
Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	710 Ike's Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7000	823	51	16.2	56.6%	428 (52.0%)	154 (18.7%)	139 (16.9%)	58 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	79.3	59^th of 341 public middle schools	82.7%		84.8	42^nd of 321 public middle schools	86.9%	17		69.1	66.1	76.4		51.9	47.6	68.2	60.7	$12,380	$1,016	$618	$1,634	$9,938	$808	$10,746
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	122 DeOyley Avenue	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6200	999	60	16.6	64.8%	369 (36.9%)	310 (31.0%)	256 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.2%)	68.7	91^st of 341 public middle schools	73.3%		69.2	85^th of 321 public middle schools	73.5%	6		63.1	62.7	62.0		51.5	49.6	47.6	60.0	$11,720	$856	$606	$1,462	$9,496	$762	$10,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Berea Middle

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Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Berea Middle?

Students at Berea Middle are 50% Hispanic, 32% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Berea Middle a good school?

Berea Middle ranks in the bottom 16.7% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Berea Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Berea Middle.

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