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Clifdale Middle

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Clifdale Middle ranks 144 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 55% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Clifdale Middle is a public middle school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 608 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 03 school district, which is ranked 14 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clifdale Middle has consistently ranked in the top 100 middle schools in South Carolina over the past three years, with a ranking of 92 out of 325 schools in 2022-2023 and 93 out of 325 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, with 100% of students proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 in 2024-2025, compared to 85.44% for the Spartanburg 03 district and 73.95% for the state. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is more mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 48.1% to 57.9% for different grade levels in 2024-2025.

Clifdale Middle generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Cherokee 01 district, such as Gaffney Middle and John E. Ewing Middle, in both academic performance and student subgroup performance. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Spartanburg 02 and Spartanburg 07 districts, such as Rainbow Lake Middle, Chesnee Middle, and McCracken Middle, in terms of overall academic performance and specific subject areas.

605

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,637

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Heritage Hill Road
Spartanburg, SC 29307

(864) 279-6200

District: Spartanburg 03

Students who attend Clifdale Middle usually attend:

High:

Broome High

Feeder schools for Clifdale Middle:

Elementary:	Cannons Elementary
	Cowpens Elementary
	Pacolet Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

African American:

14.9%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2023

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg50%

144^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 17 pts since 2023

From top 28% (2023) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 75Spartanburg 03 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	49.9	144 of 320	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	92 of 325	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	133 of 252	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	89.7	9 of 248	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	36 of 253	85.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	80 of 177	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	88 of 187	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	127 of 295	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	84 of 294	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	79 of 299	73.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	150 of 173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	113 of 183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	162 of 185	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	72 of 156	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	71 of 144	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	34 of 141	75.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	112 of 307	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	62 of 307	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	64 of 313	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	142 of 296	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	89 of 294	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	97 of 303	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	54.6	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	177 of 257	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	133 of 255	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	132 of 260	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)57th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts54%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science35%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Clifdale Middle

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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
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
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
R. P. Dawkins Middle	Public	6-8	1300 East Blackstock Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-8088	800	60	13.3		244 (30.5%)	344 (43.0%)	112 (14.0%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.4%)	57.7	116^th of 320 public middle schools	63.8%		54.8	132^nd of 325 public middle schools	59.4%	16	56.0	64.8	57.3	43.7	34.7	31.0	43.3	100.0	$12,074	$112	$35	$148	$10,597	$1,330	$11,927
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
L. E. Gable Middle	Public	6-8	198 Ott Shoals Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-3500	760	62	12.2		432 (56.8%)	178 (23.4%)	75 (9.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	44.9	166^th of 320 public middle schools	48.1%		46.7	159^th of 325 public middle schools	51.1%	7	52.4	56.6	54.8	35.1	28.4	20.7	43.8	100.0	$13,501	$288	$51	$339	$11,398	$1,764	$13,162
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
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
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		369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	18.3	265^th of 320 public middle schools	17.2%		19.3	264^th of 325 public middle schools	18.8%	1	42.9	42.5	43.3	17.1	14.7	13.4	23.2	81.4	$4,488	$1,098	$656	$1,753	$1,873	$862	$2,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Clifdale Middle

What district is Clifdale Middle in?

Spartanburg 03

What is the racial makeup of Clifdale Middle?

Students at Clifdale Middle are 65% White, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Clifdale Middle attend?

Students who attend Clifdale Middle usually go on to attend Broome High

How many students attend Clifdale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Clifdale Middle.

Is Clifdale Middle a good school?

Clifdale Middle ranks 144^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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