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Northside Middle

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Northside Middle ranks 155 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 55% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northside Middle in Greenwood, SC, serves 593 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Greenwood 50 school district. The school has shown remarkable improvement over the past four years, climbing from the bottom quartile of South Carolina middle schools to the 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026—a 92-position jump in state ranking.

Northside Middle stands out for its exceptional work with specific student groups. The school ranks in the top quartile statewide for English Language Learners (73rd percentile) and Hispanic students (77th percentile), maintaining a 4-star rating for ELL students for three consecutive years. It also demonstrates a strong commitment to students with disabilities, ranking 9th statewide (95th percentile) in 2024-2025. Perhaps most impressive are the Algebra 1 pass rates: 88% of students passed the end-of-course exam in 2024-2025, far exceeding both the district (74%) and state (74%) averages. This suggests the school is doing an excellent job preparing advanced math students for high school coursework.

However, two challenges stand out. First, chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, with nearly 30% of students missing significant school time in 2024-2025—well above the state average of 22%. Second, 8th-grade performance lags significantly behind 6th and 7th grades. While 6th and 7th graders meet or exceed state averages in ELA and math, 8th graders score 13-14 points below state averages in both subjects. This pattern is unique to Northside—nearby Westview Middle (the district's top performer) and even Brewer Middle outperform Northside in 8th-grade math and ELA. The school spends $13,463 per student and maintains a favorable 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio, so resources are in place. Addressing attendance and providing targeted support for 8th graders will be key to sustaining the school's impressive upward trajectory.

593

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,362

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

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)

431 Deadfall Road West
Greenwood, SC 29649

(864) 941-5780

District: Greenwood 50

Students who attend Northside Middle usually attend:

High:

Greenwood High

Feeder schools for Northside Middle:

Elementary:	Hodges Elementary
	Lakeview Elementary
	Merrywood Elementary
	Pinecrest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.5%

White:

33.4%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 21% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg51%

155^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Greenwood 50

16^th of 75Greenwood 50 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	50.9	155 of 341	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	188 of 321	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	226 of 322	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	244 of 325	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	226 of 310	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	223 of 311	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	209 of 315	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	191 of 303	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	210 of 317	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	179 of 301	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	151 of 291	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.3	128 of 276	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	130 of 271	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.7	116 of 269	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.6	135 of 261	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	120 of 249	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	94 of 244	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	89 of 236	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.0	50 of 231	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	69.8	73 of 230	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.7	55 of 230	76.1%	★★★★☆
2003	72.0	69 of 225	69.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	119 of 258	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	117 of 251	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	192 of 246	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	193 of 253	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	157 of 235	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	134 of 237	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	57 of 192	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	9 of 184	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	37.7	113 of 177	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	104 of 187	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	166 of 183	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	98 of 164	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	67 of 195	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	73 of 194	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	30 of 113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	31 of 104	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.7	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	52 of 93	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	112 of 310	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	127 of 295	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	187 of 293	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	206 of 299	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	212 of 290	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	198 of 279	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	193 of 296	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	178 of 281	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	119 of 197	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.3	106 of 173	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	126 of 184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	140 of 185	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	176 of 182	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	36 of 159	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	53 of 156	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	52 of 144	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	99 of 129	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	106 of 111	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	104 of 139	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	75 of 123	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	135 of 325	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	170 of 308	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	207 of 304	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	229 of 313	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	194 of 300	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	185 of 288	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	173 of 289	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	134 of 280	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	177 of 310	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	223 of 298	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	228 of 292	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	241 of 303	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	219 of 292	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	207 of 279	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	195 of 296	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	178 of 284	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	110 of 271	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	156 of 259	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	203 of 256	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	209 of 260	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	161 of 244	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	170 of 258	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	151 of 250	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2026)70th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%-4 vs state

Science45%-6 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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	Directly certified (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
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	431 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5780	593	48	12.4	65.6%	198 (33.4%)	264 (44.5%)	88 (14.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.0%)	50.9	155^th of 341 public middle schools	54.5%		40.3	188^th of 321 public middle schools	41.4%	33		55.6	63.5	45.1		53.7	46.6	30.8	45.4	≥ 96%		$15,362	$1,307	$644	$1,951	$11,564	$1,847	$13,411
Brewer Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 941-5500	600	52	11.4	73.2%	156 (26.0%)	312 (52.0%)	102 (17.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	45.2	177^th of 341 public middle schools	48.1%		27.9	238^th of 321 public middle schools	25.9%	61		43.3	57.4	59.6		39.7	38.7	49.4	32.5	≥ 96%		$14,780	$949	$693	$1,642	$11,727	$1,411	$13,138
Westview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 West Alexander Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 229-4301	692	46	15.1	63.5%	289 (41.8%)	250 (36.1%)	113 (16.3%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	70.5	87^th of 341 public middle schools	74.5%		68.3	90^th of 321 public middle schools	72.0%	3		68.3	66.4	60.8		55.9	45.4	43.8	64.9	86%		$13,269	$1,004	$612	$1,616	$10,323	$1,331	$11,653
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Public	5-8	45 West Main Street	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 456-2711	238	18	13.6	71.5%	166 (69.7%)	34 (14.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	63.5	106^th of 341 public middle schools	68.9%		57.1	117^th of 321 public middle schools	63.6%	11	60.0	58.2	64.8	65.8	40.0	43.6	46.3	42.4	56.4	93%		$15,863	$793	$261	$1,053	$12,247	$2,562	$14,810
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	644 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-3511	354	26	13.6	53.3%	242 (68.4%)	83 (23.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	75.8	73^rd of 341 public middle schools	78.6%		79.7	58^th of 321 public middle schools	81.9%	15		63.1	60.3	70.0		58.9	56.6	57.5	59.0	≥ 96%		$14,037	$553	$778	$1,331	$10,647	$2,058	$12,705
Wright Middle	Public	6-8	111 Highway 71	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5998	323	31	10.4	67.2%	151 (46.7%)	154 (47.7%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	54.4	142^nd of 341 public middle schools	58.4%		60.1	109^th of 321 public middle schools	66.0%	33		48.4	66.4	58.1		33.7	48.7	50.6	41.1	≥ 96%		$12,524	$673	$334	$1,008	$11,083	$433	$11,516
Honea Path Middle	Public	6-8	107 Brock Avenue	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7641	278	24	11.5	59.1%	224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	73.5	78^th of 341 public middle schools	77.1%		83.4	47^th of 321 public middle schools	85.4%	31		59.2	70.5	68.2		51.0	61.4	44.8	61.3	≥ 96%		$17,944	$1,509	$588	$2,097	$13,559	$2,288	$15,847
Laurens Middle	Public	6-8	1035 West Main Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-2400	373	33	11.3	70.6%	151 (40.5%)	124 (33.2%)	87 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	21.5	274^th of 341 public middle schools	19.6%		20.9	260^th of 321 public middle schools	19.0%	14		42.1	44.1	47.8		21.1	26.9	29.1	23.6	≥ 96%		$15,817	$1,210	$452	$1,662	$11,003	$3,152	$14,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Middle

How many students attend Northside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Northside Middle.

What district is Northside Middle in?

Greenwood 50

What is the racial makeup of Northside Middle?

Students at Northside Middle are 45% African American, 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Northside Middle attend?

Students who attend Northside Middle usually go on to attend Greenwood High

Is Northside Middle a good school?

Northside Middle ranks 155^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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