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Richard H. Gettys Middle

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Richard H. Gettys Middle ranks 102 nd of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 70% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Richard H. Gettys Middle in Easley, SC, is a large public school serving 1,217 students in grades 6-8 within the Pickens 01 district, where a majority of students (68.6%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Gettys Middle is a solid choice with a few standout strengths. The school earned a 4-star rating and ranked 102nd out of 335 South Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 70th percentile. Its most impressive achievement is in advanced math: students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam posted a phenomenal 95-99% proficiency rate over the last two years, far exceeding state and district averages. Science instruction is also a clear strength, with 6th-grade proficiency rates consistently 13-16 points above the state average. The school is notably effective at supporting students who often face more challenges, with African American, English Language Learner, and low-income students all performing in the 70th-76th percentile statewide. Compared to nearby district peers, Gettys outperforms Liberty Middle, Pickens Middle, and Dacusville Middle, and it does so while spending less per student ($10,709) than those schools.

However, there are areas for improvement. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with 30.2% of students missing substantial school time—well above the state average of 22.3%. While this has improved from a pandemic-era high, it remains a challenge. Additionally, while the advanced math program excels, proficiency on standard grade-level math tests is lower, with only 40-42% of students scoring proficient. The school also appears to be less effective at challenging its highest-achieving students, as its Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 31st percentile. For parents, this means Gettys offers a strong, efficient education with exceptional opportunities in advanced math and science, but you may want to ask about attendance support and how the school plans to strengthen grade-level math and enrichment for advanced learners.

1,217

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,709

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 South Pendleton Street
Easley, SC 29640

(864) 397-3900

District: Pickens 01

Students who attend Richard H. Gettys Middle usually attend:

High:

Easley High

Feeder schools for Richard H. Gettys Middle:

Elementary:	Crosswell Elementary
	East End Elementary
	Forest Acres Elementary
	McKissick Academy of Science & Technology
	More...
	West End Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Hispanic:

18.5%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

102^nd of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Pickens 01

17^th of 75Pickens 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
2026	64.2	102 of 335	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	52.1	134 of 320	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	114 of 325	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	99 of 325	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	89 of 310	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	116 of 311	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	102 of 315	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	102 of 303	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	95 of 317	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	63.3	103 of 303	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	106 of 301	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	114 of 291	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.0	122 of 276	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	113 of 271	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.2	113 of 269	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	93 of 261	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	102 of 244	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	115 of 236	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	121 of 231	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.7	85 of 230	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.7	93 of 230	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.2	67 of 225	70.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	61 of 257	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	91 of 252	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	46 of 248	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	101 of 253	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	71 of 249	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.9	119 of 235	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	149 of 252	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	91 of 237	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	78 of 191	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.1	127 of 184	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	78 of 177	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	38 of 187	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	42 of 183	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	102 of 195	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	70 of 194	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	34 of 113	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	47.0	45 of 108	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	49 of 105	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	28 of 95	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	46 of 87	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	75 of 117	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	47 of 93	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	97 of 305	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	113 of 295	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	98 of 294	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	99 of 299	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	92 of 290	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	123 of 279	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	118 of 296	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	104 of 281	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	128 of 185	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.0	92 of 183	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	67 of 185	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	51 of 182	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	81 of 179	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	49 of 159	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	74 of 156	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	57 of 144	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	52 of 141	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	65 of 129	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	80 of 111	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	95 of 139	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	80 of 320	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.5	115 of 307	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	87 of 307	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	75 of 313	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	75 of 300	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	98 of 288	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	91 of 289	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	80 of 280	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	98 of 306	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	141 of 296	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	114 of 294	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	91 of 303	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	83 of 292	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	92 of 279	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	87 of 296	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	97 of 284	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	22 of 65	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	37 of 63	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	36 of 52	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	140 of 268	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	172 of 257	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	157 of 255	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	123 of 260	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	120 of 249	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	129 of 244	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	129 of 258	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	137 of 250	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%+14 vs state

English Language Arts64%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%~ 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)	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 (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 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	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
Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,217	83	14.6		723 (59.4%)	151 (12.4%)	225 (18.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.1%)	64.2	102^nd of 335 public middle schools	69.6%		52.1	134^th of 320 public middle schools	58.1%	32	63.8	62.6	64.4	41.9	42.0	40.0	65.7	$10,709	$682	$517	$1,199	$8,329	$1,181	$9,510
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	125 Falcon Lane	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3400	458	35	13.2		371 (81.0%)	15 (3.3%)	45 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	57.3	129^th of 335 public middle schools	61.5%		57	118^th of 320 public middle schools	63.1%	11	49.0	61.2	60.9	44.4	48.8	38.7	55.2	$14,337	$901	$763	$1,663	$11,100	$1,574	$12,673
Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	801	54	14.8		575 (71.8%)	64 (8.0%)	91 (11.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	89.7	31^st of 335 public middle schools	90.7%		90.2	28^th of 320 public middle schools	91.3%	3	73.0	83.0	70.2	60.0	73.9	68.7	67.4	$11,326	$890	$464	$1,354	$8,880	$1,093	$9,973
Pickens Middle	Public	6-8	140 Torch Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4100	566	40	14.1		454 (80.2%)	28 (4.9%)	55 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	57.6	127^th of 335 public middle schools	62.1%		44.6	167^th of 320 public middle schools	47.8%	40	60.3	55.4	56.7	47.5	37.1	46.6	55.4	$14,353	$971	$582	$1,553	$11,189	$1,611	$12,800
Dacusville Middle	Public	6-8	899 Thomas Mill Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3525	356	25	14.2		280 (78.7%)	9 (2.5%)	48 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	47.8	163^rd of 335 public middle schools	51.3%		63.4	103^rd of 320 public middle schools	67.8%	60	51.8	57.6	51.2	32.4	28.2	43.9	63.4	$16,338	$893	$562	$1,454	$13,083	$1,801	$14,884
Tanglewood Middle	Public	6-8	44 Merriwoods Drive	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4500	652	50	13.0		76 (11.7%)	173 (26.5%)	372 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	9.9	316^th of 335 public middle schools	5.7%		10.6	301^st of 320 public middle schools	5.9%	15	35.1	30.0	36.3	15.3	16.8	17.9	26.3	$15,595	$2,538	$793	$3,331	$11,032	$1,233	$12,264
Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7		694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	85	42^nd of 335 public middle schools	87.5%		88.5	35^th of 320 public middle schools	89.1%	7	71.1	68.4	74.1	55.0	58.1	69.6	66.4	$10,613	$694	$420	$1,114	$8,434	$1,065	$9,499
Youth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 898-4511	290	19	15.2		278 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	86.1	41^st of 335 public middle schools	87.8%		85.5	41^st of 320 public middle schools	87.2%		72.0	73.0	73.7	60.0	59.0	55.6	72.0	$12,389	$60	$97	$157	$198	$12,034	$12,232
Summit Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 898-4511	59	6	9.8		51 (86.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)	57.4	128^th of 335 public middle schools	61.8%					(n/a)	71.5	57.2	60.5	50.0	30.6	25.6	66.6
Berea Middle	Public	6-8	151 Berea Middle School Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1700	757	57	13.2		93 (12.3%)	243 (32.1%)	382 (50.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	19.1	279^th of 335 public middle schools	16.7%		17	269^th of 320 public middle schools	15.9%	10	32.0	41.8	40.6	22.6	23.9	23.0	43.1	$14,208	$2,463	$907	$3,370	$9,716	$1,122	$10,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard H. Gettys Middle

What district is Richard H. Gettys Middle in?

Pickens 01

What high school do graduates of Richard H. Gettys Middle attend?

Students who attend Richard H. Gettys Middle usually go on to attend Easley High

How many students attend Richard H. Gettys Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,217 students attended Richard H. Gettys Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Richard H. Gettys Middle?

Students at Richard H. Gettys Middle are 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Richard H. Gettys Middle a good school?

Richard H. Gettys Middle ranks 102^nd of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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