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R. P. Dawkins Middle

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R. P. Dawkins Middle ranks 116 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 64% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

R. P. Dawkins Middle is a public middle school located in Moore, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 847 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 06 school district, which is ranked 44 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

R. P. Dawkins Middle consistently ranks in the top 35% of South Carolina middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, R. P. Dawkins Middle had 100% proficiency in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 75.7% for the Spartanburg 06 district and 73.95% for the state. However, the school's performance for its Gifted and Talented student population is relatively low, ranking in the bottom 25% of South Carolina middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, R. P. Dawkins Middle generally outperforms its counterparts within the Spartanburg 06 district, such as L. E. Gable Middle and Fairforest Middle. However, some schools in other nearby districts, such as Woodruff Middle (Spartanburg 04) and Boiling Springs Middle (Spartanburg 02), demonstrate higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, R. P. Dawkins Middle's spending per student, ranging from $9,897 to $11,276 over the past few years, is higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools.

800

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,074

Per pupil spending ?

69.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 East Blackstock Road
Moore, SC 29369

(864) 576-8088

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.0%

White:

30.5%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg50%

116^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 06

44^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
2025	57.7	116 of 320	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	132 of 325	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	114 of 325	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	113 of 310	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	103 of 311	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	118 of 315	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	109 of 303	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	114 of 317	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	111 of 303	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.7	88 of 301	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	63.6	102 of 291	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	97 of 276	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	100 of 271	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	107 of 269	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	109 of 261	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	81 of 249	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.9	73 of 244	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	80 of 236	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.6	68 of 231	70.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	43 of 230	81.3%	★★★★☆
2004	71.8	67 of 230	70.9%	★★★★☆
2003	79.8	42 of 225	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	49 of 252	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	75 of 248	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	65 of 253	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	58 of 249	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	42 of 235	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	97 of 252	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	92 of 237	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	74 of 184	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	97 of 177	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	77 of 187	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	100 of 183	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	99 of 164	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	149 of 195	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	151 of 194	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	26 of 108	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	21 of 105	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	42 of 95	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.3	12 of 97	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	7 of 87	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	26 of 117	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	15 of 93	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	99 of 295	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	128 of 294	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	93 of 299	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	101 of 290	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	93 of 279	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	125 of 296	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	98 of 281	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	136 of 173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	133 of 183	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	134 of 185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	145 of 182	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	121 of 179	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	40 of 156	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	45 of 144	68.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	68 of 141	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	38 of 129	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	42 of 111	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	48 of 139	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	32 of 123	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	111 of 307	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	154 of 307	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	133 of 313	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	138 of 300	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	95 of 288	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	139 of 289	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	128 of 280	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	127 of 296	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	117 of 294	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	118 of 303	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	114 of 292	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	100 of 279	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	106 of 296	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	109 of 284	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	25 of 63	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	44 of 52	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	82 of 257	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	64 of 255	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	57 of 260	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	74 of 249	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	44 of 244	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	72 of 258	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	44 of 250	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)81st percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts59%+3 vs state

Science43%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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		436 (55.8%)	153 (19.6%)	101 (12.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.7%)	68.8	89^th of 320 public middle schools	72.2%		80.9	56^th of 325 public middle schools	82.8%	33	60.4	56.1	65.2	52.6	37.6	48.3	49.8	96.3	$12,237	$292	$616	$907	$9,825	$1,504	$11,329
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
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		269 (46.1%)	140 (24.0%)	132 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)								(n/a)
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
Abner Creek Middle	Public	6-8	221 Gin House Road	Greer	29651	Spartanburg 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%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about R. P. Dawkins Middle

Is R. P. Dawkins Middle a good school?

R. P. Dawkins Middle ranks 116^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of R. P. Dawkins Middle?

Students at R. P. Dawkins Middle are 43% African American, 31% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend R. P. Dawkins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended R. P. Dawkins Middle.

What district is R. P. Dawkins Middle in?

Spartanburg 06

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