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Clifdale Middle

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Clifdale Middle ranks 96 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Clifdale Middle in Spartanburg, SC, serves 605 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Spartanburg 03 district, which ranks among the top 15% of districts in the state.

Clifdale has shown remarkable academic momentum, jumping from the 55th percentile to the 72nd percentile statewide in just one year. The school's biggest strength is mathematics—it has achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam for three consecutive years, far exceeding the state average of 74%. In 6th grade math, Clifdale students (55% proficient) dramatically outperform nearby schools like Gaffney Middle (23%) and John E. Ewing Middle (33%), while also surpassing Rainbow Lake Middle and Boiling Springs Middle. The school is particularly effective with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the top 18% statewide for this group despite nearly 68% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Clifdale also invests heavily in its students, spending $14,637 per pupil—roughly three times more than the Cherokee 01 schools and more than most nearby middle schools.

While the academic picture is largely positive, there are areas needing attention. Chronic absenteeism, though improved from 33% to 28%, remains above state averages. The school also shows gaps in serving its highest-achieving students (gifted/talented ranking is in the bottom quarter statewide) and students with disabilities, whose performance has declined in recent years. Compared to McCracken Middle, just two miles away, Clifdale holds a slight edge in overall ranking and a significant advantage in 6th grade math. For families weighing options, Clifdale offers a strong, improving academic environment—especially in math—with a proven track record of lifting outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, making it a standout choice among middle schools in the Spartanburg region.

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: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (56% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

96^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 28%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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
2026	66.8	96 of 341	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	49.9	143 of 321	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	92 of 322	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	92 of 325	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	108 of 258	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	133 of 251	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	89.7	9 of 246	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	36 of 253	85.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	125 of 192	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	81 of 177	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	88 of 187	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	75 of 310	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	51.9	126 of 295	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	85 of 293	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	79 of 299	73.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	155 of 197	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	150 of 173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	113 of 184	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
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	72 of 144	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	34 of 141	75.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	81.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	58 of 325	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	111 of 308	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	60 of 304	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	64 of 313	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	105 of 310	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	142 of 298	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	88 of 292	69.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.4	121 of 271	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.8	176 of 259	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	132 of 256	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2023)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

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

White (2026)55th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)35th percentile-37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+4 vs state

Science57%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%+7 vs state

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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 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	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
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
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	69.3%	244 (30.5%)	344 (43.0%)	112 (14.0%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.4%)	46.2	172^nd of 341 public middle schools	49.6%		57.7	116^th of 321 public middle schools	63.9%	56	49.4	57.0	55.4	36.4	42.0	42.8	38.6		$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	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
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	67.4%	432 (56.8%)	178 (23.4%)	75 (9.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	47.2	168^th of 341 public middle schools	50.7%		44.9	165^th of 321 public middle schools	48.6%	3	56.5	51.7	56.0	38.0	31.4	41.2	52.0		$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	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clifdale Middle

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.

What district is Clifdale Middle in?

Spartanburg 03

Is Clifdale Middle a good school?

Clifdale Middle ranks 96^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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