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McCracken Middle

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McCracken Middle ranks 98 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 69% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

McCracken Middle is a public middle school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving 899 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Spartanburg 07 school district, which is ranked 35 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McCracken Middle has a strong performance history, consistently ranking in the top 100 middle schools in South Carolina. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, with a high of 4 stars in the 2020-2021 and 2018-2019 school years. McCracken Middle consistently outperforms the Spartanburg 07 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 and English Language Arts. The school also performs well with certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top half of the state.

However, McCracken Middle has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 24.7% in 2022-2023 to 30.6% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's higher level of funding, with spending per student increasing from $9,215 in 2021-2022 to $13,695 in 2023-2024, may contribute to its strong academic performance. Compared to nearby schools, McCracken Middle generally outperforms the other schools in the Spartanburg 07 district, but some schools in the neighboring Spartanburg 05 and Spartanburg 02 districts, such as Florence Chapel Middle and Boiling Springs Middle, have comparable or even higher performance in certain areas.

937

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,199

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Webber Road
Spartanburg, SC 29307

(864) 594-4457

District: Spartanburg 07

Students who attend McCracken Middle usually attend:

High:

Spartanburg High

Feeder schools for McCracken Middle:

Elementary:	Jesse Boyd Elementary
	Pine St. Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

African American:

32.0%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 62nd percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 62nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the South Carolina median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg50%

98^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Spartanburg 07

35^th of 75Spartanburg 07 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	65.3	98 of 320	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	100 of 325	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	115 of 325	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	119 of 310	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	68 of 311	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	92 of 315	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	59 of 303	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	47 of 317	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	57 of 303	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	51 of 301	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.2	85 of 291	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	90 of 276	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.8	66 of 271	75.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	57 of 269	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	67 of 261	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	47 of 244	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	44 of 236	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	51 of 231	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	69.5	75 of 230	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.3	88 of 230	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.9	70 of 225	68.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	159 of 252	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	133 of 248	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	138 of 253	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	148 of 249	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	110 of 235	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	162 of 252	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	55 of 184	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	37.4	113 of 177	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	97 of 187	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	91 of 183	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	132 of 164	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	104 of 195	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	63 of 194	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	29 of 108	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	39 of 105	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	26 of 95	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	21.6	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	37 of 117	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	87 of 295	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	92 of 294	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	121 of 299	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	113 of 290	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	59 of 279	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	73 of 296	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	52 of 281	81.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	50 of 173	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	62 of 183	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	94 of 185	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	81 of 182	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	35 of 179	80.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	71 of 156	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	70 of 144	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	94 of 129	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	147 of 307	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	147 of 307	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	185 of 313	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	202 of 300	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	165 of 288	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	156 of 289	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	116 of 280	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	102 of 296	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	90 of 294	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	104 of 303	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	120 of 292	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	76 of 279	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	98 of 296	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	59 of 284	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	45 of 63	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	54 of 257	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	48 of 255	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	78 of 260	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	56 of 249	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	40 of 244	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	59 of 258	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	27 of 250	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

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

English Language Arts61%+4 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McCracken Middle

What is the racial makeup of McCracken Middle?

Students at McCracken Middle are 48% White, 32% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is McCracken Middle in?

Spartanburg 07

Is McCracken Middle a good school?

McCracken Middle ranks 98^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McCracken Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 937 students attended McCracken Middle.

What high school do graduates of McCracken Middle attend?

Students who attend McCracken Middle usually go on to attend Spartanburg High

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