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Saluda Middle

Public Grades 6-8

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 20% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Saluda Middle is a public middle school in Saluda, South Carolina, serving 526 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Saluda 01 school district, which is ranked 62 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Saluda Middle's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 36.4% to 41.4%, compared to the state average of 56% to 58.2%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 14.1% to 28.7%, compared to the state average of 32.4% to 39.4%. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 24.7%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Saluda Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.76% to 89.21% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Newberry Middle, Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle, and Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, Saluda Middle generally performs worse in academic measures, including standardized test scores and proficiency rates. These nearby schools also have higher district rankings and more favorable student-teacher ratios. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Saluda Middle, ranging from $8,683 to $10,484 over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains below the state average, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

537

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,070

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Ivory Key Road
Saluda, SC 29138

(864) 445-3767

District: Saluda 01

Students who attend Saluda Middle usually attend:

High:

Saluda High

Feeder schools for Saluda Middle:

Elementary:	Hollywood Elementary
	Saluda Elementary
	Saluda Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

33.1%

African American:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

South Carolina avg50%

255^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 75Saluda 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	21.9	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	236 of 325	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	196 of 325	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	182 of 310	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	167 of 311	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	186 of 315	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	185 of 317	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.9	141 of 303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	155 of 301	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	124 of 291	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	103 of 276	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.6	85 of 271	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	86 of 269	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	131 of 261	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	119 of 249	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	141 of 244	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	138 of 236	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	175 of 231	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.8	173 of 230	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	165 of 230	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	39.4	152 of 225	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	234 of 252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	218 of 248	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	168 of 253	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	153 of 235	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	172 of 252	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	154 of 237	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	163 of 177	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	151 of 187	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	106 of 183	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	75 of 164	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	136 of 195	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	96 of 108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	44 of 95	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	36 of 87	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	84 of 117	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	235 of 295	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	207 of 294	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	189 of 299	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	168 of 290	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	168 of 279	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	149 of 296	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	155 of 281	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.3	91 of 182	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	53 of 179	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	142 of 156	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	117 of 144	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	101 of 141	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	82 of 129	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	52 of 111	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	99 of 139	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	264 of 307	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	223 of 307	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	181 of 313	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	154 of 300	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	102 of 288	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	157 of 289	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	158 of 280	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	239 of 296	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	224 of 294	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	169 of 303	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	187 of 292	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	136 of 279	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	197 of 296	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	202 of 284	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	183 of 257	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	168 of 255	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	117 of 260	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	125 of 249	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	119 of 244	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	136 of 258	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	140 of 250	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)50th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts39%-17 vs state

Science28%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-13 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 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
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
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14.0		227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	41.4	179^th of 320 public middle schools	44.1%		41.5	181^st of 325 public middle schools	44.3%	2	46.2	51.0	53.0	30.1	27.6	29.8	44.1	97.9	$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle	Public	6-8	1095 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1997	394	32	12.3		133 (33.8%)	194 (49.2%)	45 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	34.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		33.1	213^th of 325 public middle schools	34.5%	7	45.6	53.9	47.1	37.7	17.6	20.7	36.8	100.0	$15,258	$976	$827	$1,803	$11,650	$1,805	$13,455
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Saluda Middle

What is the racial makeup of Saluda Middle?

Students at Saluda Middle are 47% Hispanic, 33% White, 18% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Saluda Middle attend?

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

Is Saluda Middle a good school?

Saluda Middle ranks in the bottom 20.3% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Saluda Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Saluda Middle.

What district is Saluda Middle in?

Saluda 01

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