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Boiling Springs Middle

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Boiling Springs Middle ranks 85 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 73% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Boiling Springs Middle is a public middle school located in Inman, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,119 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district, which is ranked 8th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boiling Springs Middle consistently ranks in the top 25% of Boiling Springs Middle in South Carolina, with impressive performance on standardized tests. The school's proficiency rates in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 are 100%, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates are also above the state and district averages, while in Mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, still above the state average but slightly below the district average. The school excels in supporting the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, particularly African American and English Language Learner students, who rank in the top 25% and top 13%, respectively, of South Carolina middle schools.

However, Boiling Springs Middle has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is above the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.76% to 73.19% over the past few years, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families. When compared to other middle schools in the Spartanburg 02 district and nearby districts, Boiling Springs Middle generally outperforms its peers, particularly in academic achievement, but the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and large population of students from low-income families present ongoing challenges.

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 — 71st percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg50%

85^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 02

8^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
2025	69.7	85 of 320	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	84 of 325	74.2%	★★★★☆
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
2025	72.9	34 of 252	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	25 of 248	89.9%	★★★★★
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
2025	57.4	57 of 184	69.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	103 of 177	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	83.0	13 of 108	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	30 of 105	71.4%	★★★★☆
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
2025	72.2	69 of 295	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	79 of 294	73.1%	★★★★☆
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
2025	74.0	30 of 173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	8 of 183	95.6%	★★★★★
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	64 of 144	55.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	76.2	50 of 307	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	61 of 307	80.1%	★★★★☆
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
2025	65.7	92 of 296	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	83 of 294	71.8%	★★★★☆
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
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
2025	49.3	131 of 257	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	126 of 255	50.6%	★★★☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2019)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts63%+7 vs state

Science55%+7 vs state

Mathematics41%+6 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 (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 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		715 (63.7%)	177 (15.8%)	65 (5.8%)	39 (3.5%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.6%)	69.7	85^th of 320 public middle schools	73.4%		68.1	84^th of 325 public middle schools	74.2%	1			64.3	61.4	64.6			42.7	37.9	43.8		55.4	100.0	$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		567 (58.3%)	156 (16.0%)	137 (14.1%)	36 (3.7%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	59.8	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%		64.1	102^nd of 325 public middle schools	68.6%	9			58.5	61.0	62.5			38.4	29.7	36.3		50.3	100.0	$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		220 (68.3%)	36 (11.2%)	29 (9.0%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)	54.3	60.4	40.5			54.3	58.6	36.8			33.6	31.6		$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		351 (77.7%)	33 (7.3%)	33 (7.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	71.9	81^st of 320 public middle schools	74.7%		67.1	88^th of 325 public middle schools	72.9%	7				68.9	56.3				46.3	41.7				$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		224 (22.2%)	264 (26.2%)	419 (41.6%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	21.4	256^th of 320 public middle schools	20.0%		21.7	254^th of 325 public middle schools	21.8%	2			45.7	41.5	32.6			28.3	17.0	16.4		29.3		$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		472 (83.0%)	32 (5.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	79	61^st of 320 public middle schools	80.9%		77.2	64^th of 325 public middle schools	80.3%	3			68.3	67.3	63.5			56.5	41.7	48.5		61.0	100.0	$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		451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	65.3	98^th of 320 public middle schools	69.4%		64.7	100^th of 325 public middle schools	69.2%	2			59.8	66.5	56.5			42.5	43.5	38.9		49.1	100.0	$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		62 (9.8%)	437 (69.0%)	79 (12.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	30.7	228^th of 320 public middle schools	28.8%		31.9	217^th of 325 public middle schools	33.2%	11			41.5	44.9	42.9			29.4	20.6	30.6		38.6	100.0	$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		319 (56.8%)	99 (17.6%)	103 (18.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	51	140^th of 320 public middle schools	56.3%		58	121^st of 325 public middle schools	62.8%	19			50.3	59.5	52.0			40.9	37.8	32.2		39.7	100.0	$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		395 (65.3%)	90 (14.9%)	70 (11.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	49.9	144^th of 320 public middle schools	55.0%		66.2	93^rd of 325 public middle schools	71.4%	51			48.1	56.0	57.9			33.6	37.2	40.7		34.6	100.0	$14,637	$671	$1,111	$1,782	$11,299	$1,556	$12,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Boiling Springs Middle

What district is Boiling Springs Middle in?

Spartanburg 02

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.

Is Boiling Springs Middle a good school?

Boiling Springs Middle ranks 85^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Boiling Springs Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Boiling Springs Middle attend?

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

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