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Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle

Q: Is Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle a good school?

Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle ranks 65 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 81% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle is a public middle school in Greenville, SC, serving 930 students in grades 6-8 within the highly rated Greenville 01 school district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks 11th out of 75 districts statewide.

What truly sets Fisher Middle apart is its remarkable success with every group of students. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 91st percentile for White students, the 88th percentile for African American students, and the 86th percentile for Hispanic students—all well above state averages. Even more impressive, Fisher Middle ranked 2nd out of 105 schools in South Carolina for English Language Learners, placing it in the 98th percentile, and it also ranks in the 91st percentile for students with disabilities. This means your child will likely find strong, targeted support no matter their background or learning needs. The school also shines in advanced math: 99.12% of 8th graders passed the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam, far exceeding the district average of 85.64% and the state average of 73.95%. When compared to nearby Beck International Academy, which has a similar overall ranking, Fisher Middle has a significantly lower chronic absenteeism rate (18.6% vs. 24.2%), suggesting a stronger culture of attendance and engagement.

While the school is a standout, there is one area for growth: foundational math skills in 6th and 8th grades on the SC READY exam are slightly mixed, with 6th-grade math proficiency (46.1%) just below the district average. However, the school's overall trajectory is positive—its state ranking has climbed from the 72nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 81st percentile in 2025-2026. Fisher Middle also achieves these results efficiently, spending about $11,629 per student, which is less than comparable schools like Greenville Middle Academy ($13,011) and Beck International Academy ($12,773). For a large, diverse public school that delivers strong results across the board, Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle is an excellent choice in the Greenville area.

930

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,629

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Millennium Boulevard
Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 355-0800

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle usually attend:

High:

J. L. Mann High Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

African American:

33.7%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 72nd percentile in 2021 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 81st (2026) from a 72nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

65^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From top 14% (2017) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	65 of 341	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	56 of 321	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	50 of 322	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	79 of 325	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	86 of 310	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	87 of 311	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	63 of 315	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	68 of 303	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	45 of 317	85.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	31 of 258	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	30 of 251	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	21 of 246	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	66.2	59 of 253	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	61 of 249	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	64 of 235	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	50 of 252	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	66 of 237	72.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	18 of 192	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	70.0	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	35 of 177	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	47 of 187	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	52 of 183	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	26 of 164	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	66 of 195	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	2 of 104	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	10 of 95	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	7 of 97	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	13 of 87	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	14 of 117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	56 of 310	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	50 of 295	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	44 of 293	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	77 of 299	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	83 of 290	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	105 of 279	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	62 of 296	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	54 of 281	80.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	71 of 197	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	65 of 173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	53 of 184	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	83 of 185	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	120 of 182	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	111 of 179	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	24 of 159	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	11 of 156	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	6 of 144	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	9 of 129	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	14 of 111	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	11 of 139	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	13 of 123	89.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	67 of 325	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	77 of 308	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	58 of 304	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	96 of 313	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	92 of 300	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	93 of 288	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	97 of 289	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	130 of 280	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	65 of 310	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	61 of 298	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	47 of 292	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	73 of 303	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	79 of 292	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	62 of 279	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	55 of 296	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	74 of 284	73.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	7 of 63	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	10 of 58	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	28 of 271	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	82.7	43 of 259	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	38 of 256	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	58 of 260	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	63 of 249	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	49 of 244	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	41 of 258	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	41 of 250	83.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)98th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+14 vs state

Science55%+3 vs state

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

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by a student
Monday, September 19, 2022

school sucks especially this one as someone who was very excited to go i am disapointed now to be fair i have had great teachers all the way until 8th all of the 8th green teachers are horrible Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, December 2, 2019

Have had a terrible experience with racism for being white. My daughter was called a cracker, white privileged and threatened every day. She can't hear the teachers from students talking. Teachers have no control. Students vaping in the hallways and skipping classes roaming around the school. Can't get teachers to reply to an email or help her with her needs. Terrible 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	510 Garrison Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6100	989	56	17.8	44.6%	589 (59.6%)	218 (22.0%)	120 (12.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.8%)	86.4	41^st of 341 public middle schools	88.0%		83.9	45^th of 321 public middle schools	86.0%	4		70.8	72.5	72.1		56.2	59.8	61.9	82.5		$11,896	$1,029	$606	$1,635	$9,571	$689	$10,261
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle?

Students at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle are 40% White, 34% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle a good school?

Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle ranks 65^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle in?

Greenville 01

How many students attend Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 930 students attended Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle attend?

Students who attend Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle usually go on to attend J. L. Mann High Academy

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