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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 57 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 82% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle is a high-performing public magnet middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 992 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Greenville 01 school district, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in South Carolina, with students significantly outperforming the state and district averages on state assessments. In 2024-2025, 99.12% of students were proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 85.64% for the district and 73.95% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 30th out of 252 schools for African American students and 11th out of 156 schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts.

While the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, these rates are still lower than the state average. Additionally, Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle spends significantly more per student ($10,465 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.2. The school's strong academic performance and focus on equity and inclusion make it a standout institution within the Greenville 01 school district, outperforming most nearby schools, including other high-achieving magnet schools like Langston Charter Middle and Greenville Middle Academy.

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: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2017 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg50%

57^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 14% (2017) to top 18% (2025)

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	57 of 320	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	51 of 325	84.3%	★★★★☆
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
2025	77.0	30 of 252	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	21 of 248	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
2025	70.0	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	34 of 177	80.8%	★★★★☆
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 105	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
2025	81.5	51 of 295	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	44 of 294	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
2025	66.6	65 of 173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	53 of 183	71.0%	★★★★☆
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
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
2025	67.6	78 of 307	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	60 of 307	80.5%	★★★★☆
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
2025	77.5	62 of 296	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	48 of 294	83.7%	★★★★☆
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
2025	82.7	44 of 257	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	38 of 255	85.1%	★★★★☆
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

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 299%+25 vs state

English Language Arts72%+16 vs state

Science63%+15 vs state

Mathematics44%+9 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th 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		373 (40.1%)	313 (33.7%)	136 (14.6%)	41 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.7%)	80	57^th of 320 public middle schools	82.2%		83.1	51^st of 325 public middle schools	84.3%	6	69.8	81.3	66.3	46.9	48.8	37.3	63.2	99.1	$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		370 (43.6%)	299 (35.3%)	102 (12.0%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.5%)	76.5	65^th of 320 public middle schools	79.7%		70	78^th of 325 public middle schools	76.0%	13	64.6	65.2	62.0	58.4	40.6	44.8	63.4	97.4	$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		437 (47.4%)	278 (30.2%)	129 (14.0%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	70.3	82^nd of 320 public middle schools	74.4%		79	61^st of 325 public middle schools	81.2%	21	63.7	66.2	65.5	40.0	42.7	44.2	48.2	100.0	$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%)								(n/a)
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		337 (45.8%)	206 (28.0%)	139 (18.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.2%)	80.1	56^th of 320 public middle schools	82.5%		79.2	60^th of 325 public middle schools	81.5%	4	65.1	72.6	64.4	52.4	51.6	46.8	57.9	98.7	$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		369 (36.9%)	310 (31.0%)	256 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.2%)	69.2	86^th of 320 public middle schools	73.1%		66.3	92^nd of 325 public middle schools	71.7%	6	64.6	62.7	62.6	49.5	41.6	35.1	52.9	98.4	$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		428 (52.0%)	154 (18.7%)	139 (16.9%)	58 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	84.8	43^rd of 320 public middle schools	86.6%		88.9	32^nd of 325 public middle schools	90.2%	11	64.9	73.2	73.7	56.3	54.8	54.5	57.8	100.0	$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		466 (59.2%)	145 (18.4%)	133 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	83.8	47^th of 320 public middle schools	85.3%		86.9	41^st of 325 public middle schools	87.4%	6	73.1	71.4	70.3	49.1	47.4	46.8	69.1	98.3	$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		589 (59.6%)	218 (22.0%)	120 (12.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.8%)	83.9	46^th of 320 public middle schools	85.6%		87.4	40^th of 325 public middle schools	87.7%	6	67.6	69.8	68.2	54.2	49.9	54.6	64.4	100.0	$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		352 (54.7%)	86 (13.4%)	142 (22.0%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.1%)	78.3	62^nd of 320 public middle schools	80.6%		71.9	72^nd of 325 public middle schools	77.8%	10	65.8	63.0	65.0	67.2	44.9	46.8	57.1	100.0	$12,567	$904	$699	$1,603	$10,081	$883	$10,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle

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

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 57^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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