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Newberry Middle

Q: Is Newberry Middle a good school?

Newberry Middle ranks in the bottom 16.6% of South Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Newberry Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Newberry Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Newberry Middle?

Students at Newberry Middle are 45% African American, 33% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Newberry Middle attend?

Students who attend Newberry Middle usually go on to attend Newberry High

Public Grades 6-8

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 17% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Newberry Middle is a public middle school located in Newberry, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 618 students. The school is part of the Newberry 01 School District, which is ranked 32 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Newberry Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments, such as SC READY and EOCEP, is significantly below the state and district averages. Additionally, Newberry Middle has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Newberry Middle's spending per student, ranging from $11,299 to $13,976 over the past few years, is lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Clinton Middle and Saluda Middle, Newberry Middle consistently underperforms on state assessments and has lower student-teacher ratios. The school's low performance presents opportunities for the school and Newberry 01 School District to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of its student population, such as improving attendance, providing additional academic support, and ensuring equitable access to resources.

629

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,660

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 O'Neal Street
Newberry, SC 29108

(803) 321-2640

District: Newberry 01

Students who attend Newberry Middle usually attend:

High:

Newberry High

Feeder schools for Newberry Middle:

Elementary:	Boundary St. Elementary
	Gallman Elementary
	Newberry Elementary
	Reuben Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

Hispanic:

33.1%

White:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg50%

267^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Newberry 01

32^nd of 75Newberry 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	17.3	267 of 320	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	281 of 325	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	239 of 310	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	249 of 311	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	252 of 315	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	240 of 303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	227 of 317	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	223 of 303	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	225 of 301	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.0	198 of 291	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	200 of 276	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.7	192 of 271	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	222 of 269	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	231 of 261	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	231 of 244	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	216 of 236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	207 of 231	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	206 of 230	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.6	197 of 230	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.9	161 of 225	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	223 of 252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	236 of 248	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	228 of 253	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	181 of 235	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	197 of 252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	164 of 237	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	177 of 177	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	176 of 183	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	135 of 195	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	129 of 194	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	64 of 108	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	76 of 105	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	79 of 95	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	91 of 117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	74 of 93	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	268 of 295	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	270 of 294	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	263 of 299	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	226 of 290	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	214 of 279	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	237 of 296	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	228 of 281	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	137 of 173	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	124 of 156	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	107 of 144	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	113 of 141	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	81 of 129	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	102 of 139	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	87 of 123	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	260 of 307	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	267 of 307	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	254 of 313	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	227 of 300	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	217 of 288	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	230 of 289	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	211 of 280	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	238 of 296	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	245 of 294	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	242 of 303	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	238 of 292	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	237 of 279	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	239 of 296	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	224 of 284	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	159 of 257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	177 of 255	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	184 of 260	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	214 of 258	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	217 of 250	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2024)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 292%+18 vs state

English Language Arts39%-18 vs state

Science24%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-18 vs state

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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
Newberry Middle	Public	6-8	125 O'Neal Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2640	629	52	12.1		95 (15.1%)	286 (45.5%)	208 (33.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	17.3	267^th of 320 public middle schools	16.6%		15.4	281^st of 325 public middle schools	13.5%	14		34.0	38.6	44.2		26.2	8.8	16.1	24.2	92.3	$14,660	$1,399	$1,170	$2,570	$9,334	$2,756	$12,090
Mid-Carolina Middle	Public	6-8	6794 US Highway 76	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-3634	553	45	12.3		371 (67.1%)	102 (18.4%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	63.7	102^nd of 320 public middle schools	68.1%		74.9	69^th of 325 public middle schools	78.8%	33		56.3	72.2	55.8		46.0	41.2	32.4	49.8	100.0	$14,516	$1,035	$951	$1,986	$10,367	$2,164	$12,531
Saluda Middle	Public	6-8	200 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3767	537	39	13.7		178 (33.1%)	97 (18.1%)	253 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	21.9	255^th of 320 public middle schools	20.3%		27.9	236^th of 325 public middle schools	27.4%	19		36.4	41.4	40.4		23.4	14.1	28.7	28.3	100.0	$11,070	$940	$304	$1,243	$8,770	$1,057	$9,827
Chapin Intermediate	Public	5-6	1130 Old Lexington Highway	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5700	985	65	15.1		781 (79.3%)	52 (5.3%)	66 (6.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.5%)								(n/a)	77.1	69.2			68.0	58.0			70.5		$12,023	$506	$369	$875	$9,775	$1,373	$11,148
Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	800 North Adair Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	No	(864) 833-0807	580	50	11.4		300 (51.7%)	215 (37.1%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	40.5	188^th of 320 public middle schools	41.3%		39.2	186^th of 325 public middle schools	42.8%	2		53.5	55.4	43.2		32.2	30.2	22.2	43.7	91.3	$14,964	$1,011	$1,326	$2,338	$10,671	$1,954	$12,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Newberry Middle

What high school do graduates of Newberry Middle attend?

Students who attend Newberry Middle usually go on to attend Newberry High

What is the racial makeup of Newberry Middle?

Students at Newberry Middle are 45% African American, 33% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Newberry Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Newberry Middle.

What district is Newberry Middle in?

Newberry 01

Is Newberry Middle a good school?

Newberry Middle ranks in the bottom 16.6% of South Carolina middle schools.

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