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Northwood Middle

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Northwood Middle ranks 59 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 83% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northwood Middle in Taylors, SC, serves 823 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly ranked Greenville 01 school district, which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide.

Northwood is a strong, above-average middle school that consistently outperforms district and state averages in English Language Arts and math across most grade levels. Its most impressive strength is its work with Gifted and Talented students—Northwood ranked 1st out of 185 schools statewide for this group, a remarkable achievement. The school also does excellent work supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top 20% statewide. In 8th-grade math, 68.2% of students scored proficient, compared to 50.5% for the district and 44.2% for the state, and the school has a 100% pass rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam. Per-student spending is higher than most nearby schools at $12,380, which may reflect investments in resources and specialized staff.

However, there are a few areas to note. Chronic absenteeism is a concern, with 23.2% of students chronically absent—higher than nearby Riverside Middle (15.5%) and Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle (18.6%). Additionally, 7th-grade math proficiency dipped to 47.6%, below the district average of 48.9%, which is a notable drop from the prior year. When compared to Riverside Middle, a nearby high-performer, Northwood trails in overall rankings and most subject areas, but its gifted program outshines Riverside's. For families with highly advanced learners, Northwood's exceptional gifted support makes it a compelling choice within a top-ranked district.

823

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,380

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 Ike's Road
Taylors, SC 29687

(864) 355-7000

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Northwood Middle:

Elementary:	Brook Glenn Elementary
	Brushy Creek Elementary
	Buena Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

African American:

18.7%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

59^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	79.3	59 of 341	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	42 of 321	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	31 of 322	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	41 of 325	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	54 of 310	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	57 of 311	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	53 of 315	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	64 of 303	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	82 of 317	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	65 of 303	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	53 of 301	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	65 of 291	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	53 of 276	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	67 of 271	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	78 of 269	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	63 of 261	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	71.0	70 of 249	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	92 of 244	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	86 of 236	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.4	63 of 231	72.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.1	59 of 230	74.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.7	38 of 230	83.5%	★★★★☆
2003	84.6	27 of 225	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	67 of 258	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	51 of 251	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	38 of 246	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	88 of 253	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	76 of 235	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	69 of 252	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	90 of 237	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	31 of 192	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	31 of 184	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	53 of 177	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	44 of 187	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	26 of 183	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	19 of 195	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.6	40 of 194	79.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	20 of 113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	14 of 104	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	16 of 97	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	19 of 117	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	14 of 93	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	47 of 310	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	45 of 295	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	28 of 293	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	37 of 299	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	51 of 290	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	57 of 279	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	53 of 296	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	67 of 281	76.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	4 of 197	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.7	4 of 173	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	16 of 184	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	3 of 185	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	27 of 182	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	23 of 179	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	32 of 159	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	44 of 156	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	43 of 144	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	28 of 141	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	34 of 129	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	25 of 111	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	20 of 139	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	36 of 123	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	69 of 325	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	36 of 308	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	26 of 304	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	37 of 313	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	50 of 300	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	60 of 288	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	49 of 289	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	67 of 280	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	63 of 310	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	36 of 298	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	31 of 292	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	54 of 292	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	48 of 279	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	53 of 296	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	56 of 284	80.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	63.4	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	48 of 271	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	27 of 259	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	22 of 256	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	20 of 260	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	27 of 249	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	34 of 244	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	49 of 258	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	48 of 250	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+12 vs state

Science61%+9 vs state

Mathematics56%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

The teaching is really serious and my boy loves being there ( 6th grade). There are different ways to teach there, and he is really happy, despite the amount of homework! Not all the work is on the computer and he is writing a lot too. Until now, we are very pleased. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

This school needs to be shut down! The students run this school. There is a lot of fighting and bad language. I would not send my dog to this school. Close Quote

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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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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	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
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
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
Beck International Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	901 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-1400	848	53	15.8	64.0%	370 (43.6%)	299 (35.3%)	102 (12.0%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.5%)	77.4	66^th of 341 public middle schools	80.6%		76.5	64^th of 321 public middle schools	80.1%	2		67.6	68.2	64.4		51.4	56.7	53.8	67.6		$12,773	$995	$660	$1,655	$10,304	$814	$11,118
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	615 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7900	1,086	62	17.5	38.0%	609 (56.1%)	114 (10.5%)	161 (14.8%)	152 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.3%)	87.5	38^th of 341 public middle schools	88.9%		91.1	24^th of 321 public middle schools	92.5%	14		74.4	73.5	72.0		64.1	62.7	61.8	70.3		$11,761	$939	$591	$1,530	$9,482	$749	$10,231
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
Greer Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-7	138 West McElhaney Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(864) 469-7571	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	90.2	27^th of 341 public middle schools	92.1%					(n/a)		78.0	96.1			55.0	60.8		76.0
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	700 Millennium Boulevard	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-0800	930	59	15.7	52.0%	373 (40.1%)	313 (33.7%)	136 (14.6%)	41 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.7%)	77.6	65^th of 341 public middle schools	80.9%		80	56^th of 321 public middle schools	82.6%	9		66.4	73.1	77.3		46.1	54.1	56.7	54.7		$11,629	$857	$687	$1,544	$9,335	$750	$10,085
Langston Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1950 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 286-9700	457	29	15.7		359 (78.6%)	21 (4.6%)	28 (6.1%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	98.9	6^th of 341 public middle schools	98.2%					(n/a)		93.2	91.3	88.7		88.1	81.1	83.4	89.8
Mauldin Middle	Public	6-8	1190 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6770	922	54	17.0	53.8%	437 (47.4%)	278 (30.2%)	129 (14.0%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	70.7	85^th of 341 public middle schools	75.1%		70.3	81^st of 321 public middle schools	74.8%	4		62.9	63.8	74.5		42.2	49.9	51.7	57.1		$11,655	$942	$600	$1,542	$9,342	$771	$10,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Middle

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Middle?

Students at Northwood Middle are 52% White, 19% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Northwood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Northwood Middle.

What district is Northwood Middle in?

Greenville 01

Is Northwood Middle a good school?

Northwood Middle ranks 59^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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