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Fairforest Middle

Public Grades 6-8

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 18% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Fairforest Middle in Spartanburg, SC, serves approximately 1,007 students in grades 6-8 and is part of Spartanburg 06, a district that ranks in the bottom half of the state. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 277th out of 335 South Carolina middle schools.

Academically, Fairforest trails most nearby middle schools by significant margins. In English Language Arts, proficiency rates range from 39.9% (6th grade) to 45% (8th grade), compared to 51.7-67.3% at schools like Florence Chapel Middle and L.E. Gable Middle. The math gap is even wider: Fairforest's proficiency sits at 23.4-27.7%, while Boiling Springs Middle achieves 42.6-51% and McCracken Middle reaches 41.2-51%. Science proficiency in 6th grade is just 25.9%, compared to 52-60% at several nearby schools—a gap of over 30 percentage points. The most comparable school is Carver Middle, which also serves a high-poverty population and ranks in the bottom quartile, though Fairforest actually outperforms Carver in most subjects while spending less per student ($12,414 vs. $16,479).

There are some positive signs worth noting. Fairforest's chronic absenteeism has improved from 28.1% to 23.9% over two years, and 8th grade math proficiency has more than doubled since 2023-2024. The school's English Language Learner students are its strongest subgroup, ranking in the 37th percentile statewide. Additionally, students who take Algebra 1 achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the end-of-course exam, suggesting that prepared students can succeed at high levels. However, the school's overall performance remains below its own district averages, and even its Gifted and Talented students rank in the 11th percentile statewide. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1—better than several higher-performing nearby schools—the challenges at Fairforest appear less about resources and more about how they are deployed to support student growth across all grade levels.

1,007

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,414

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Lincoln School Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301

(864) 576-1270

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

African American:

26.2%

White:

22.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg51%

281^st of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 06

48^th of 75Spartanburg 06 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	20.4	281 of 341	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	258 of 321	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	254 of 322	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	231 of 310	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	226 of 311	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	261 of 315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	254 of 303	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	268 of 317	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	249 of 303	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	232 of 301	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.0	235 of 291	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	212 of 276	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	194 of 269	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	201 of 261	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.6	167 of 244	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.5	159 of 236	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.6	151 of 231	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.2	133 of 230	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	148 of 230	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.1	165 of 225	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	232 of 258	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	219 of 251	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	205 of 246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	123 of 253	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	155 of 235	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	213 of 252	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	190 of 237	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	169 of 192	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	144 of 177	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	126 of 187	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	165 of 183	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	131 of 164	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	167 of 194	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	71 of 113	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	63 of 104	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	55 of 95	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	100 of 117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	276 of 310	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	256 of 295	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	249 of 293	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	224 of 290	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	217 of 279	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	258 of 296	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	237 of 281	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	177 of 197	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	164 of 173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	167 of 185	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	170 of 182	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	163 of 179	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	120 of 159	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	119 of 156	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	107 of 144	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	103 of 141	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	106 of 129	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	123 of 139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	252 of 325	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	239 of 308	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	219 of 304	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	184 of 313	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	207 of 300	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	183 of 288	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	224 of 289	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	219 of 280	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	237 of 310	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	225 of 298	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	219 of 292	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	209 of 303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	215 of 292	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	190 of 279	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	233 of 296	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	236 of 284	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	233 of 271	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	210 of 259	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	241 of 256	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	233 of 260	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	218 of 249	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	241 of 258	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	239 of 250	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)37th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Science26%-26 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 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
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
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
Florence Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	290 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2310	781	58	13.3	53.5%	436 (55.8%)	153 (19.6%)	101 (12.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.7%)	69.5	89^th of 341 public middle schools	73.9%		68.8	88^th of 321 public middle schools	72.6%	1			61.7	67.3	63.2			43.9	49.8	52.2		60.0		$12,237	$292	$616	$907	$9,825	$1,504	$11,329
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
Beech Springs Middle	Public	6-8	200 South Danler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-7600	584	51	11.4	81.0%	269 (46.1%)	140 (24.0%)	132 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)	57.8	125^th of 341 public middle schools	63.3%					(n/a)			54.8	58.7	64.2			45.5	42.8	45.6		48.4
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairforest Middle

How many students attend Fairforest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,007 students attended Fairforest Middle.

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Fairforest Middle ranks in the bottom 17.6% of South Carolina middle schools.

What district is Fairforest Middle in?

Spartanburg 06

What is the racial makeup of Fairforest Middle?

Students at Fairforest Middle are 42% Hispanic, 26% African American, 22% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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