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Lakeview Middle

Public Grades 6-8

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 19% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lakeview Middle in Greenville, SC, serves approximately 723 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Greenville 01 school district, a district ranked 11th out of 75 in the state.

Lakeview Middle has historically faced significant academic challenges, but recent data shows a promising upward trend. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school ranked 273rd out of 335 South Carolina middle schools (19th percentile, 1 star)—a substantial improvement from the 2023-2024 school year when it ranked 312th (4th percentile, 0 stars). This improvement is particularly evident in 8th grade math, where proficiency jumped from 11.4% to 41.9%, and 8th grade ELA, which rose from 24.1% to 42.4% proficiency. The school also shows a grade-level progression pattern: students entering in 6th grade often arrive underprepared, but proficiency rates climb as they move through the school, suggesting interventions are helping students catch up. Chronic absenteeism has also declined from 46.5% (2021-2022) to 34.4% (2024-2025), though it remains higher than the district average of 22.5%.

Compared to nearby schools, Lakeview's achievement gap is stark. While League Academy (85th percentile) and Northwood Middle (83rd percentile) consistently rank in the top quartile, Lakeview sits in the bottom quintile. For example, 6th grade ELA proficiency at Lakeview is 30.6% versus 72.4% at League Academy—a 42-point gap. However, Lakeview performs comparably to demographic peers like Berea Middle (17th percentile) and slightly better than Tanglewood Middle (6th percentile). Notably, Lakeview maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (11.8:1) than higher-performing schools like Northwood (16.2:1) and spends more per student ($15,105) than most nearby schools, yet outcomes remain lower—suggesting resource allocation challenges. On a positive note, 100% of Lakeview students taking the Algebra 1 EOCEP exam scored proficient in 2023-2024, and English Language Learner students perform relatively well (42nd percentile), indicating pockets of instructional strength.

723

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,328

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

≥ 96%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

3801 Old Buncombe Road
Greenville, SC 29617

(864) 355-6400

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Lakeview Middle:

Elementary:	Cherrydale Elementary
	Monaview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

African American:

20.9%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 21% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

277^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	21.1	277 of 341	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	263 of 321	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	310 of 322	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	288 of 310	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	287 of 311	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	284 of 317	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	299 of 303	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	288 of 301	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	280 of 291	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	266 of 276	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	258 of 271	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	238 of 261	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	232 of 244	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	230 of 236	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	227 of 231	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.6	226 of 230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	212 of 230	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	15.0	205 of 225	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	175 of 258	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	132 of 251	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	225 of 246	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	234 of 253	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	205 of 249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	224 of 235	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	237 of 252	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	189 of 237	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	156 of 192	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.7	66 of 184	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.0	166 of 177	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	167 of 187	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	172 of 183	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	151 of 164	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	182 of 194	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	65 of 113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	65 of 110	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	93 of 104	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	83 of 95	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	83 of 87	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	114 of 117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	88 of 93	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	269 of 310	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	244 of 295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	282 of 293	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	282 of 299	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	267 of 290	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	252 of 279	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	269 of 296	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	244 of 281	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	139 of 197	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	1.3	185 of 185	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	172 of 182	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	115 of 159	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	120 of 156	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	140 of 144	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	132 of 141	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	123 of 129	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	133 of 139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	221 of 325	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	217 of 308	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	279 of 304	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	277 of 313	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	262 of 300	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	247 of 288	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	245 of 289	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	229 of 280	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	238 of 310	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	250 of 298	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	277 of 292	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	282 of 303	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	275 of 292	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	259 of 279	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	272 of 296	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	252 of 284	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	266 of 271	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	257 of 259	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	258 of 260	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	240 of 244	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	245 of 258	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	241 of 250	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-20 vs state

Science30%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	—	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	≥ 96%		$18,328	$2,557	$849	$3,405	$13,426	$1,496	$14,922
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	—	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	95%		$14,430	$1,673	$720	$2,393	$10,635	$1,403	$12,038
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	92%		$12,840	$527	$490	$1,017	$10,773	$1,050	$11,823
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	88%		$13,224	$573	$595	$1,168	$11,023	$1,032	$12,055
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	94%		$13,445	$652	$528	$1,179	$11,274	$992	$12,266
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	—	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	≥ 96%		$15,611	$1,985	$659	$2,644	$11,461	$1,506	$12,967
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	95%		$12,169	$609	$505	$1,113	$10,192	$863	$11,055
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	95%		$14,442	$694	$580	$1,274	$11,683	$1,485	$13,167
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	92%		$12,776	$537	$535	$1,072	$10,765	$938	$11,704
Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	801	54	14.8	44.2%	575 (71.8%)	64 (8.0%)	91 (11.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	89.2	33^rd of 341 public middle schools	90.3%		90.2	28^th of 321 public middle schools	91.3%	5		73.0	83.0	70.2		60.0	73.9	68.7	67.4	93%		$13,695	$422	$11,671	$12,092	$1,177	$426	$1,603

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In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended Lakeview Middle.

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Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Lakeview Middle?

Students at Lakeview Middle are 67% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

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Lakeview Middle ranks in the bottom 18.8% of South Carolina middle schools.

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