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Tanglewood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 6% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Tanglewood Middle is a public school in Greenville, SC, serving 652 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Greenville 01 school district.

For parents considering this school, the most important thing to know is that Tanglewood faces significant academic challenges. The school ranks in the bottom 6th percentile of all middle schools in South Carolina, which is a stark contrast to many of its district neighbors. For example, Sevier Middle and League Academy both rank in the 78th-87th percentile statewide. Even more striking is the comparison to Powdersville Middle, which is only about 2 miles away but belongs to the Anderson 01 district. Powdersville is a 5-star school ranking in the 91st percentile, with English proficiency rates around 70-83% compared to Tanglewood's 30-36%. This proximity highlights how much school-level factors can impact outcomes.

Test scores at Tanglewood are roughly half the district average in both English Language Arts and Math. For instance, only 17.9% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to 50.5% district-wide. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 43.3% of students missing significant school days—nearly double the district and state averages. This has been a persistent issue for four years. On a positive note, the school spends more per student ($15,595) than many higher-performing peers, and Tanglewood's Algebra 1 students achieved an 85% proficiency rate in 2022-2023, beating both district and state averages. This suggests the advanced math program is a real strength. However, the overall trend is concerning, with the school's state ranking dropping from the 21st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 6th percentile today. Parents should know that while the school has resources and some bright spots, it is struggling to overcome significant barriers to student success.

652

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,595

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Merriwoods Drive
Greenville, SC 29611

(864) 355-4500

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Tanglewood Middle usually attend:

High:

Carolina High Academy

Feeder schools for Tanglewood Middle:

Elementary:	Grove Elementary
	Hollis Academy
	Welcome Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

26.5%

White:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (25% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

320^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	10.1	320 of 341	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	303 of 321	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	285 of 322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	246 of 310	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	263 of 311	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	275 of 315	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	262 of 303	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	288 of 317	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	287 of 303	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	283 of 301	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	272 of 291	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	265 of 276	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	262 of 271	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	251 of 269	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	243 of 261	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	210 of 244	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.7	178 of 236	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	186 of 231	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	189 of 230	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	163 of 230	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.7	213 of 225	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	235 of 258	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	228 of 251	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	196 of 246	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	216 of 253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	187 of 249	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	195 of 235	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	196 of 237	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	147 of 184	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	167 of 177	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	180 of 187	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	162 of 183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	124 of 164	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	161 of 195	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	173 of 194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	65 of 104	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	67 of 87	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	105 of 117	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	67 of 93	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	291 of 310	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	280 of 295	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	258 of 293	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	271 of 299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	244 of 290	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	240 of 279	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	263 of 296	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	245 of 281	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	157 of 197	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	165 of 182	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	157 of 179	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	152 of 159	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	145 of 156	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	119 of 144	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	121 of 141	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	101 of 129	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	92 of 111	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	121 of 139	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	99 of 123	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	295 of 325	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	271 of 308	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	241 of 304	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	259 of 313	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	213 of 300	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	219 of 288	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	237 of 289	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	230 of 280	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	292 of 310	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	282 of 298	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	261 of 292	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	226 of 292	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	240 of 279	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	252 of 296	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	242 of 284	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	269 of 271	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	249 of 259	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	253 of 256	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	255 of 260	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	231 of 244	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	243 of 258	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	240 of 250	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-24 vs state

Science26%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, November 15, 2019

This school cares about the complete well being of its children - everything they do is supporting not just academics, but mental and emotional growth of the students. The teachers and administration at this school have built a community and really take the "it takes a village" mentality seriously. Wonderful school. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, October 26, 2018

Tanglewood middle School is a great school esspecially because of Dr.Edward J Anderson since yesterday has been principal are school has changed so much in such a great way. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

This school is truly a learning environment. They do everything that they can to support my student. 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)	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
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
Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville 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	$11,326	$890	$464	$1,354	$8,880	$1,093	$9,973
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
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
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
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
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
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
Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,217	83	14.6	68.6%	723 (59.4%)	151 (12.4%)	225 (18.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.1%)	63.6	105^th of 341 public middle schools	69.2%		52.1	134^th of 321 public middle schools	58.3%	29		63.8	62.6	64.4		41.9	42.0	40.0	65.7	$10,709	$682	$517	$1,199	$8,329	$1,181	$9,510
Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7	46.4%	694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	84.3	44^th of 341 public middle schools	87.1%		88.5	34^th of 321 public middle schools	89.4%	10		71.1	68.4	74.1		55.0	58.1	69.6	66.4	$10,613	$694	$420	$1,114	$8,434	$1,065	$9,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanglewood Middle

Is Tanglewood Middle a good school?

Tanglewood Middle ranks in the bottom 6.2% of South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Tanglewood Middle attend?

Students who attend Tanglewood Middle usually go on to attend Carolina High Academy

What district is Tanglewood Middle in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Tanglewood Middle?

Students at Tanglewood Middle are 57% Hispanic, 27% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tanglewood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Tanglewood Middle.

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