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Johnakin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 4% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Johnakin Middle in Marion, SC, serves 395 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Marion 10 school district, which ranks in the bottom 1st percentile statewide.

Johnakin Middle faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects dramatically lower than state averages. The most concerning area is mathematics: in the 2025-2026 school year, 0% of 7th graders and only 3.6% of 8th graders were proficient in math on the SC READY exam. This is far below nearby schools like Latta Middle (44.4% and 52.2% proficiency for the same grades) and even Palmetto Middle in the same district (10.2% and 20.6%). English Language Arts performance is also a concern, with 8th-grade proficiency dropping from 40.4% to 24.8% in one year—a 10-point decline not seen in neighboring schools. Perhaps most alarming is the dramatic spike in chronic absenteeism, which jumped from 4.3% in 2023-2024 to 31.7% in 2024-2025, now well above the state average of 22.3%. This sudden increase likely contributes to the academic struggles.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. Johnakin posted a remarkable 65.23% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district average of 41.13%. This suggests that students in advanced coursework can achieve at high levels. The school also shows relative strength in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 13th percentile compared to the school's overall 3rd percentile. However, the school spends $16,024 per student—higher than the state average—yet outcomes remain low. The contrast with nearby schools is striking: just 12 miles away, Latta Middle ranks in the 60th percentile and Aynor Middle in the 70th percentile, suggesting that district-level policies and leadership play a crucial role in student success beyond socio-economic factors.

395

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,024

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Gurley Street
Marion, SC 29571

(843) 423-8360

District: Marion 10

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.3%

White:

11.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (27% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

South Carolina avg51%

329^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Marion 10

75^th of 75Marion 10 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	7.2	329 of 341	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	310 of 321	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	313 of 322	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	307 of 325	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	306 of 310	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	302 of 311	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	309 of 315	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	286 of 317	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	258 of 303	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	263 of 301	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	222 of 258	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	230 of 251	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	228 of 246	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	221 of 253	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	223 of 235	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	229 of 237	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	173 of 177	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	168 of 187	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	173 of 183	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	184 of 195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	184 of 194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	282 of 310	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	274 of 295	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	281 of 293	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	284 of 299	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	288 of 290	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	270 of 279	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	278 of 296	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	263 of 281	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	313 of 325	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	297 of 308	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	292 of 304	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	289 of 313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	296 of 300	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	278 of 288	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	286 of 289	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	272 of 280	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	300 of 310	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	291 of 298	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	284 of 292	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	285 of 292	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	278 of 279	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	296 of 296	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	270 of 284	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	246 of 260	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	244 of 258	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	231 of 250	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)14th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-27 vs state

Science26%-26 vs state

Mathematics2%-40 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)	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	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
Johnakin Middle	Public	6-8	601 Gurley Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8360	395	25	15.8	100.0%	45 (11.4%)	325 (82.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	7.2	329^th of 341 public middle schools	3.5%		8.5	310^th of 321 public middle schools	3.4%	19	35.8	32.7	24.8		0.0	3.6	26.2	$16,024	$2,213	$4,503	$6,716	$7,028	$2,280	$9,308
Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	305 O'Neal Street	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3730	297	15	19.8	100.0%	59 (19.9%)	202 (68.0%)	18 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	8.1	328^th of 341 public middle schools	3.8%		12.2	295^th of 321 public middle schools	8.1%	33	29.0	31.3	40.2	9.2	10.2	20.6	19.7	$16,769	$2,277	$3,842	$6,119	$8,091	$2,559	$10,650
Latta Middle	Public	6-8	612 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-7117	349	23	15.1	79.4%	181 (51.9%)	130 (37.2%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	55.9	138^th of 341 public middle schools	59.5%		56.8	121^st of 321 public middle schools	62.3%	17	54.5	53.7	54.0	49.6	44.4	52.2	48.8	$8,512	$833	$251	$1,085	$6,776	$652	$7,428
Aynor Middle	Public	6-8	400 Frye Road	Galivants Ferry	29544	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 358-6000	742	48	15.4	56.0%	580 (78.2%)	53 (7.1%)	71 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	64.7	103^rd of 341 public middle schools	69.8%		70	83^rd of 321 public middle schools	74.1%	20	65.5	66.4	58.2	45.7	44.1	47.4	54.8	$13,420	$1,027	$432	$1,459	$10,508	$1,452	$11,960
Dillon Middle	Public	6-8	1803 Joan Drive	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1212	624	39	16.0	100.0%	119 (19.1%)	400 (64.1%)	47 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.9%)	17.9	292^nd of 341 public middle schools	14.4%		24	250^th of 321 public middle schools	22.1%	42	36.3	42.3	41.9	17.3	16.0	30.0	39.3	$12,840	$1,345	$1,467	$2,812	$8,454	$1,575	$10,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnakin Middle

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Johnakin Middle ranks in the bottom 3.5% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Johnakin Middle?

Students at Johnakin Middle are 82% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Johnakin Middle in?

Marion 10

How many students attend Johnakin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Johnakin Middle.

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2025–26 EOCEP & SC READY test scoresAug 10, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 3, 2025

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