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L. E. Gable Middle

Q: Is L. E. Gable Middle a good school?

L. E. Gable Middle ranks 168 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 51% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

L. E. Gable Middle in Roebuck, SC, serves 760 students in grades 6-8 within the Spartanburg 06 district, a mid-tier district ranked 48th out of 75 statewide.

Gable is a solid, average-performing school with a few standout strengths. Most notably, 100% of students passed the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam for three consecutive years—a remarkable achievement that outpaces the district average of 75.7%. The school also shines in 6th-grade science, where 52% of students are proficient, nearly matching the state average and beating most nearby schools like Fairforest Middle and Boiling Springs Middle. English Language Arts scores are consistently at or above district averages across all grade levels. However, the school's overall ranking sits at the 51st percentile (3-star rating), and it is outperformed by R. P. Dawkins Middle, just 3.6 miles away, which shows stronger math scores. Gable also lags behind high-performing schools in Spartanburg 05 like Abner Creek Middle and Florence Chapel Middle, which rank in the 70th-80th percentiles.

Despite spending more per student ($13,501) than many district peers, Gable faces significant challenges. Chronic absenteeism remains high at 22.8%, above the state average, and likely contributes to stagnant overall performance. There is also a persistent gender gap, with female students ranking in the 53rd percentile statewide versus 44th for males. More concerning are declines among specific student groups: performance for African American students dropped from the 51st to 14th percentile, and low-income students fell from the 52nd to 37th percentile over two years. On a positive note, the school has shown remarkable improvement in supporting students with disabilities, jumping from the 13th to 53rd percentile. While Gable is a dependable choice with strong math and science programs, parents should be aware of the attendance issues and growing inequities that the school is working to address.

760

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,911

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

198 Ott Shoals Road
Roebuck, SC 29376

(864) 576-3500

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

African American:

23.4%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg51%

168^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	47.2	168 of 341	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	165 of 321	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	159 of 322	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	128 of 325	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	150 of 310	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	162 of 311	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	152 of 315	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	143 of 303	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	142 of 317	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	131 of 303	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	84 of 301	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	93 of 291	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	86 of 276	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	97 of 271	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	75 of 269	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	101 of 261	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	80 of 249	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.6	57 of 244	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	72 of 236	69.5%	★★★★☆
2006	58.1	104 of 231	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	87 of 230	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.3	76 of 230	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.5	75 of 225	66.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	219 of 258	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	188 of 251	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	122 of 246	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	76 of 253	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	123 of 249	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	139 of 235	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	116 of 252	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	124 of 237	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	91 of 192	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	123 of 184	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	155 of 177	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	105 of 187	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	112 of 183	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	56 of 164	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	147 of 195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.4	77 of 194	60.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	97 of 113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	73 of 93	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	146 of 310	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	138 of 295	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	128 of 293	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	101 of 299	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	126 of 290	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	144 of 279	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	160 of 296	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	148 of 281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	141 of 197	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	148 of 173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	157 of 184	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	159 of 185	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	164 of 182	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	153 of 179	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	81 of 159	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.2	50 of 156	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	73 of 144	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	60 of 141	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	77 of 111	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	70 of 139	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	27 of 123	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	203 of 325	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	168 of 308	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	149 of 304	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	86 of 313	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	146 of 300	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	170 of 288	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	138 of 289	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	155 of 280	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	173 of 310	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	180 of 298	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	168 of 292	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	140 of 303	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	166 of 292	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	157 of 279	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	131 of 296	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	123 of 284	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	26 of 52	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	164 of 271	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	186 of 259	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	190 of 256	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	164 of 260	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	181 of 249	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	166 of 244	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	185 of 258	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-3 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 19, 2018

Not happy at all with some of the staff in this school. Rude and no compassion. Most (with a few exceptions) are there for a check that is it. 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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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
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		$14,911	$309	$196	$506	$12,328	$2,078	$14,406
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		$13,313	$44	$53	$97	$11,666	$1,550	$13,216
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%)	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		$17,292	$1,304	$1,106	$2,410	$12,916	$1,967	$14,883
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%)	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		$13,546	$441	$170	$610	$11,395	$1,540	$12,935
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		$12,996	$146	$692	$838	$10,715	$1,443	$12,158
Woodruff Middle	Public	6-8	205 S. J. Workman Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-3150	701	42	16.5	65.7%	440 (62.8%)	111 (15.8%)	86 (12.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.1%)	54.9	141^st of 341 public middle schools	58.7%		58.9	113^th of 321 public middle schools	64.8%	28	45.7	59.6	55.7	45.1	49.0	54.9	43.5		$13,152	$715	$1,109	$1,824	$9,192	$2,136	$11,328
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		$15,157	$433	$789	$1,222	$11,872	$2,063	$13,935
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		$15,272	$519	$943	$1,462	$12,317	$1,493	$13,810
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		$16,170	$251	$761	$1,012	$13,384	$1,774	$15,158
Abner Creek Middle	Public	6-8	221 Gin House Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2392	644	49	13.1	—	373 (57.9%)	130 (20.2%)	88 (13.7%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)	76.1	72^nd of 341 public middle schools	78.9%					(n/a)	61.6	74.2	70.4	45.9	54.4	59.7	58.3		$13,356	$54	$519	$574	$11,255	$1,528	$12,782

Frequently Asked Questions about L. E. Gable Middle

Is L. E. Gable Middle a good school?

L. E. Gable Middle ranks 168^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend L. E. Gable Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended L. E. Gable Middle.

What district is L. E. Gable Middle in?

Spartanburg 06

What is the racial makeup of L. E. Gable Middle?

Students at L. E. Gable Middle are 57% White, 23% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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