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Boiling Springs Middle

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Boiling Springs Middle ranks 119 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 65% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Boiling Springs Middle in Inman, SC, is a large public school serving 1,122 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly-rated Spartanburg 02 school district, which ranks among the top districts in the state.

The most impressive thing about Boiling Springs Middle is its perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam for three straight years—a remarkable achievement that far exceeds the district average of about 90% and the state average of 74%. The school also shows exceptional results with specific groups of students, ranking in the 87th-90th percentile for African American students and maintaining strong performance with English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students in recent years. What makes this even more noteworthy is that the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,706) than any other middle school in the area—significantly less than nearby McCracken Middle ($15,199) or Carver Middle ($16,479).

However, there are some concerns parents should know about. The school's overall state ranking has slipped from the 76th percentile to the 65th percentile over the past few years, and chronic absenteeism is a significant issue at 18.2%—much higher than the 5.6% rate just a few years ago. While this is similar to T. E. Mabry Middle (18.1%) just 5 miles away, it's notably lower than district peers like Chesnee Middle (27.4%). The school also shows a clear gap in outcomes between its largest student group and other subgroups, which is an area of focus for improvement. Overall, Boiling Springs Middle offers strong advanced math instruction and efficient use of resources, but families should be aware of the attendance challenges and recent performance dip.

1,122

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,706

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Highway 9
Inman, SC 29349

(864) 578-5954

District: Spartanburg 02

Students who attend Boiling Springs Middle usually attend:

High:

Boiling Springs High

Feeder schools for Boiling Springs Middle:

Elementary:	Boiling Springs Elementary
	James H. Hendrix Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

African American:

15.8%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

South Carolina avg51%

119^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 02

7^th of 75Spartanburg 02 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	59.1	119 of 341	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	84 of 321	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	82 of 322	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	91 of 325	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	75 of 310	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	74 of 311	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	88 of 315	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	72 of 303	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	63 of 317	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.0	95 of 303	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	86 of 301	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	67 of 291	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	54 of 276	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	68.9	88 of 271	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.6	59 of 269	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	85.1	18 of 261	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.8	34 of 249	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	40 of 244	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	26 of 236	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	21 of 231	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	87.5	19 of 230	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.6	17 of 230	92.6%	★★★★★
2003	85.7	23 of 225	89.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	54 of 258	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	34 of 251	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	25 of 246	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	21 of 253	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	24 of 249	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	29 of 235	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	17 of 252	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	15 of 237	93.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	36.7	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	92 of 192	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	57 of 184	69.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	104 of 177	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.6	41 of 187	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	27 of 183	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	25 of 164	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	41 of 195	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	43 of 194	77.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	33 of 113	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	13 of 110	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	30 of 104	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	20 of 95	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	10 of 87	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	57 of 117	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	21 of 93	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	119 of 310	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.2	68 of 295	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	80 of 293	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	94 of 299	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	81 of 290	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	82 of 279	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	75 of 296	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	68 of 281	75.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	41 of 197	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	30 of 173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	8 of 184	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.6	57 of 185	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	31 of 182	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	67 of 179	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	47 of 156	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	65 of 144	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	58 of 141	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	27 of 129	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	10 of 111	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	31.5	108 of 139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	68 of 123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	107 of 325	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.2	49 of 308	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	59 of 304	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	57 of 313	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	45 of 300	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	42 of 288	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	47 of 289	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	36 of 280	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	120 of 310	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	91 of 298	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	82 of 292	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	80 of 303	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	71 of 292	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	68 of 279	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	90 of 296	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	77 of 284	72.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	43 of 65	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.7	27 of 63	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	21 of 52	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	159 of 271	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	130 of 259	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	125 of 256	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	130 of 260	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	110 of 249	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	99 of 244	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	122 of 258	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	110 of 250	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)79th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2019)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science55%+3 vs state

Mathematics46%+4 vs state

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Amazing school. Great teachers. Principle nice person. Exellent education. Close Quote

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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 (2024)	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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Boiling Springs Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-5954	1,122	69	16.3	73.2%	715 (63.7%)	177 (15.8%)	65 (5.8%)	39 (3.5%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.6%)	59.1	119^th of 341 public middle schools	65.1%		69.7	84^th of 321 public middle schools	73.8%	35			54.9	60.6	56.7			45.4	42.6	51.0		54.6		$9,706	$351	$620	$971	$7,587	$1,148	$8,735
Rainbow Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Riveroak Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-5700	973	67	14.5	72.0%	567 (58.3%)	156 (16.0%)	137 (14.1%)	36 (3.7%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	57.3	127^th of 341 public middle schools	62.8%		59.8	110^th of 321 public middle schools	65.7%	17			46.5	63.1	57.6			39.4	51.7	47.7		53.8		$10,200	$253	$632	$885	$8,254	$1,061	$9,315
Inman Intermediate	Public	4-6	10 West Miller Street	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-1510	322	23	14.3	69.2%	220 (68.3%)	36 (11.2%)	29 (9.0%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)	62.7	54.7	52.1			54.7	46.1	40.3			51.6	47.0		$13,693	$628	$887	$1,516	$10,959	$1,219	$12,177
T. E. Mabry Middle	Public	7-8	35 Oakland Avenue	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-8402	452	33	13.6	60.4%	351 (77.7%)	33 (7.3%)	33 (7.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	69.2	90^th of 341 public middle schools	73.6%		71.9	80^th of 321 public middle schools	75.1%	10				57.3	64.5				51.8	57.8				$12,766	$574	$706	$1,280	$10,044	$1,441	$11,486
Fairforest Middle	Public	6-8	150 Lincoln School Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1270	1,007	76	13.2	100.0%	224 (22.2%)	264 (26.2%)	419 (41.6%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	20.4	281^st of 341 public middle schools	17.6%		21.4	258^th of 321 public middle schools	19.6%	23			39.9	44.7	45.0			23.4	26.5	27.7		25.9		$12,414	$541	$102	$643	$10,287	$1,484	$11,771
Chesnee Middle	Public	6-8	805 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-3900	569	36	15.9	72.3%	472 (83.0%)	32 (5.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	62.3	109^th of 341 public middle schools	68.0%		79	60^th of 321 public middle schools	81.3%	49			54.6	67.0	53.2			48.3	61.0	43.9		52.7		$11,398	$656	$777	$1,433	$8,899	$1,066	$9,965
McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	937	79	11.7	78.6%	451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	59.4	118^th of 341 public middle schools	65.4%		65.3	97^th of 321 public middle schools	69.8%	21			55.3	55.9	60.2			41.2	48.3	51.0		55.7		$15,199	$536	$1,676	$2,212	$11,321	$1,666	$12,988
Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	633	62	10.2	100.0%	62 (9.8%)	437 (69.0%)	79 (12.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	20.9	278^th of 341 public middle schools	18.5%		30.7	229^th of 321 public middle schools	28.7%	49			32.7	43.3	45.8			19.9	31.2	31.0		29.9		$16,479	$1,730	$1,543	$3,273	$11,627	$1,578	$13,206
D. R. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1303 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2370	562	50	11.1	72.7%	319 (56.8%)	99 (17.6%)	103 (18.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	60.6	115^th of 341 public middle schools	66.3%		51	140^th of 321 public middle schools	56.4%	25			59.0	67.4	58.0			38.5	49.4	46.5		49.4		$14,394	$399	$664	$1,062	$11,785	$1,546	$13,331
Clifdale Middle	Public	6-8	451 Heritage Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6200	605	45	13.4	67.8%	395 (65.3%)	90 (14.9%)	70 (11.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	66.8	96^th of 341 public middle schools	71.8%		49.9	143^rd of 321 public middle schools	55.5%	47			68.0	58.4	60.9			55.2	43.4	50.6		56.9		$14,637	$671	$1,111	$1,782	$11,299	$1,556	$12,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Boiling Springs Middle

How many students attend Boiling Springs Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,122 students attended Boiling Springs Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Boiling Springs Middle?

Students at Boiling Springs Middle are 64% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Boiling Springs Middle in?

Spartanburg 02

What high school do graduates of Boiling Springs Middle attend?

Students who attend Boiling Springs Middle usually go on to attend Boiling Springs High

Is Boiling Springs Middle a good school?

Boiling Springs Middle ranks 119^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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