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Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

Q: Is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle a good school?

Ware Shoals Elementary Middle ranks 117 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 63% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, with 256 students enrolled. The school is part of the Greenwood 51 school district, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ware Shoals Elementary Middle has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 52.6% to 63%, compared to the state average of 55.7% to 62.5%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 15.8% to 61.7%, outperforming the state average of 32.4% to 48.1%. The school has also shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, ranking 80th out of 295 South Carolina middle schools for female students and 74th out of 307 schools for low socioeconomic status students, both earning 4 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. However, the school's performance for white students was lower, ranking 197th out of 257 schools and earning only 1 star.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Ware Shoals Elementary Middle generally performs better than schools in the Laurens 55 district, such as Sanders Middle and Laurens Middle, which have lower test scores and rankings. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the Abbeville 60 and Anderson 02 districts, such as Wright Middle and Honea Path Middle, which have stronger academic outcomes.

238

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 West Main Street
Ware Shoals, SC 29692

(864) 456-2711

District: Greenwood 51

Students who attend Ware Shoals Elementary Middle usually attend:

High:

Ware Shoals High

Feeder schools for Ware Shoals Elementary Middle:

Elementary:

Ware Shoals Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

African American:

14.3%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2018 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the South Carolina median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg48%

117^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 75Greenwood 51 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	57.1	117 of 320	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	117 of 325	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	146 of 325	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	141 of 310	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	152 of 311	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	179 of 315	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	189 of 303	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.6	121 of 317	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	88.1	26 of 291	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.7	22 of 276	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	23 of 271	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	23 of 269	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	61.4	113 of 261	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	79 of 249	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.2	119 of 244	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	31.4	183 of 236	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	61.5	98 of 231	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.2	51 of 230	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.6	24 of 230	89.6%	★★★★☆
2003	52.5	114 of 225	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	80 of 295	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	102 of 294	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	76 of 299	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	114 of 290	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	159 of 279	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	188 of 296	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	190 of 281	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	74 of 307	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	65 of 307	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	93 of 313	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	80 of 300	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	106 of 288	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	147 of 289	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	135 of 280	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	147 of 296	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	118 of 294	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	197 of 303	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	150 of 292	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	125 of 279	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	151 of 296	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	168 of 284	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	197 of 257	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	169 of 255	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	195 of 260	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	185 of 249	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	174 of 244	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	202 of 258	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	204 of 250	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%~ state avg

Science57%+9 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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Schools Near Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

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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 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
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		166 (69.7%)	34 (14.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	57.1	117^th of 320 public middle schools	63.4%		58.7	117^th of 325 public middle schools	64.0%		63.0	62.7	59.7	52.6	61.7	45.7	35.8	15.8	56.9				$27,077
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		224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	83.4	48^th of 320 public middle schools	85.0%		79.8	58^th of 325 public middle schools	82.2%	10		68.9	74.4	63.4		68.8	51.2	41.1	64.5	100.0	$15,695	$2,805	$799	$3,604	$10,340	$1,750	$12,091
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		198 (33.4%)	264 (44.5%)	88 (14.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.0%)	40.3	189^th of 320 public middle schools	40.9%		30	226^th of 325 public middle schools	30.5%	37		62.0	41.9	40.8		48.9	24.9	17.8	42.6	88.0	$13,463	$1,729	$715	$2,444	$9,563	$1,456	$11,018
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		151 (40.5%)	124 (33.2%)	87 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	20.9	258^th of 320 public middle schools	19.4%		17.5	274^th of 325 public middle schools	15.7%	16		43.0	39.8	35.6		30.1	20.3	13.6	30.1	100.0	$14,605	$1,249	$498	$1,747	$10,243	$2,616	$12,858
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		156 (26.0%)	312 (52.0%)	102 (17.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	27.9	237^th of 320 public middle schools	25.9%		31.8	218^th of 325 public middle schools	32.9%	19		50.5	47.3	39.5		37.2	17.8	8.8	34.1	86.2	$14,240	$1,614	$882	$2,496	$10,490	$1,254	$11,744
Sanders Middle	Public	6-8	609 Green Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-0354	250	30	8.3		85 (34.0%)	114 (45.6%)	40 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	16.4	271^st of 320 public middle schools	15.3%		18.4	269^th of 325 public middle schools	17.2%	2		29.6	38.1	40.9		19.3	10.6	16.3	31.9		$18,411	$1,559	$510	$2,069	$13,511	$2,831	$16,342
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		151 (46.7%)	154 (47.7%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	60.1	110^th of 320 public middle schools	65.6%		41.2	182^nd of 325 public middle schools	44.0%	72		63.5	62.1	53.9		50.0	25.2	27.5	56.0		$14,155	$699	$257	$956	$10,259	$2,940	$13,199
Belton Middle	Public	6-8	102 Cherokee Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 338-6595	455	35	13.1		302 (66.4%)	76 (16.7%)	35 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	61.4	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%		54.9	131^st of 325 public middle schools	59.7%	25		66.2	56.2	52.7		61.2	33.9	22.2	59.2	100.0	$13,693	$2,321	$749	$3,070	$9,141	$1,482	$10,623
Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	763	46	16.7		568 (74.4%)	80 (10.5%)	71 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	73.2	76^th of 320 public middle schools	76.3%		72.9	71^st of 325 public middle schools	78.2%	5		67.3	70.3	55.3		45.0	44.1	42.8	59.5	100.0	$11,509	$939	$736	$1,676	$9,030	$803	$9,834
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		289 (41.8%)	250 (36.1%)	113 (16.3%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	68.3	91^st of 320 public middle schools	71.6%		58.5	119^th of 325 public middle schools	63.4%	28		62.3	59.9	58.3		48.4	46.1	38.0	54.7	100.0	$12,376	$1,379	$697	$2,076	$9,100	$1,200	$10,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

What high school do graduates of Ware Shoals Elementary Middle attend?

Students who attend Ware Shoals Elementary Middle usually go on to attend Ware Shoals High

How many students attend Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Ware Shoals Elementary Middle.

What district is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle in?

Greenwood 51

Is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle a good school?

Ware Shoals Elementary Middle ranks 117^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?

Students at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle are 70% White, 14% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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