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Chesnee Middle

Q: Is Chesnee Middle a good school?

Chesnee Middle ranks 109 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 68% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Chesnee Middle in Chesnee, SC, serves 569 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Spartanburg 02 school district, which ranks 7th out of 75 districts statewide.

Chesnee Middle has several notable strengths that set it apart from nearby schools. Most impressively, the school ranks in the top 12% statewide for the performance of its students with disabilities (22nd out of 191 schools), a consistent strength over the past three years. The school also excels in mathematics—7th-grade math proficiency (61%) dramatically outpaces both the district (49.9%) and state (41.8%) averages, and it far exceeds same-district peers like Boiling Springs Middle (42.6%) and Rainbow Lake Middle (51.7%). Additionally, Chesnee Middle outperforms many schools in neighboring districts, including Gaffney Middle and Fairforest Middle, in both math and English Language Arts proficiency.

However, the school faces some challenges worth noting. After several years of 4-star ratings, Chesnee Middle's overall state ranking dropped to a 3-star rating in the most recent school year (106th out of 335, down from 61st). This decline appears driven by a significant drop in performance among certain student groups, even as the school continues to serve its low-income students well (ranking in the 74th percentile). Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 27.4%, notably higher than the district (18.8%) and state (22.3%) averages. On a positive note, the school spends more per student ($11,398) than its same-district peers, and it remains competitive within Spartanburg 02 despite its recent ranking dip. For parents, this is a school with clear academic strengths in math and special education support, but one that would benefit from attention to attendance and consistency across all grade levels.

569

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,398

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 South Alabama Avenue
Chesnee, SC 29323

(864) 461-3900

District: Spartanburg 02

Students who attend Chesnee Middle usually attend:

High:

Chesnee High

Feeder schools for Chesnee Middle:

Elementary:	Chesnee Elementary
	Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary
	Mayo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2025 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2025) to 68th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

South Carolina avg51%

109^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	62.3	109 of 341	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.0	60 of 321	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	63 of 322	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	69 of 325	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	64 of 310	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	81 of 311	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	100 of 315	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	104 of 303	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.4	75 of 317	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	58.4	121 of 303	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.2	101 of 301	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	66 of 291	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.8	62 of 276	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	93 of 271	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	82 of 269	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.8	69 of 261	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.3	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.7	79 of 244	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	81 of 236	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	103 of 231	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	84 of 230	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.4	79 of 230	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.6	84 of 225	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	22 of 192	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	50 of 184	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	39 of 177	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	75 of 187	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	62 of 183	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	87 of 164	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	87 of 195	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	87 of 194	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	90 of 310	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	61 of 295	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	51 of 293	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	66 of 299	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	57 of 290	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	72 of 279	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	85 of 296	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	92 of 281	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	74 of 197	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.6	17 of 173	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	50 of 184	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	64 of 185	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	33 of 182	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	91 of 179	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	85 of 325	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	25 of 308	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	29 of 304	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	47 of 313	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	33 of 300	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	61 of 288	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	62 of 289	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	51 of 280	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	115 of 310	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.6	55 of 298	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	72 of 292	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	68 of 303	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	69 of 292	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	84 of 279	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	105 of 296	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	105 of 284	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	175 of 271	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	97 of 259	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	104 of 256	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	114 of 260	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	112 of 249	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	130 of 244	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	155 of 258	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	170 of 250	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)89th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics51%+9 vs state

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

Fantastic school lots of programs and activities for all students. Small class sizes, good facilities and support. 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
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
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
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
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
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
Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	851	69	12.4	100.0%	369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	22	270^th of 341 public middle schools	20.8%		18.3	267^th of 321 public middle schools	16.8%	3			44.8	44.0	44.2			23.0	22.9	30.0		31.9		$4,488	$1,098	$656	$1,753	$1,873	$862	$2,735
John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	380	32	12.0	100.0%	230 (60.5%)	97 (25.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	27.6	252^nd of 341 public middle schools	26.1%		23.5	252^nd of 321 public middle schools	21.5%				44.3	40.9	42.8			33.1	25.0	35.9		41.1		$5,028	$1,570	$714	$2,284	$1,859	$884	$2,744
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesnee Middle

Is Chesnee Middle a good school?

Chesnee Middle ranks 109^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Chesnee Middle attend?

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

What district is Chesnee Middle in?

Spartanburg 02

How many students attend Chesnee Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Chesnee Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Chesnee Middle?

Students at Chesnee Middle are 83% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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