Summary:
Middle Schools in zip code 29369 serve grades 6 through 8 and include just one school, R. P. Dawkins Middle, located in Moore, SC, within the Spartanburg 06 district.
For parents considering this area, R. P. Dawkins Middle is a well-resourced school with a favorable 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $12,074. The school’s most impressive achievement is a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 EOCEP exam in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district (75.7%) and state (73.95%). However, this standout result contrasts with more modest proficiency in standard math classes, which ranged from 36.4% to 42.8% in 2025-2026. In English Language Arts, the school consistently outperforms its district, with 7th grade reaching 57% proficiency in 2025-2026, though it still trails the state average of 59.5%. The school’s state ranking has been volatile, improving to the 64th percentile in 2024-2025 before dropping to the 50th percentile in 2025-2026.
One notable pattern is that R. P. Dawkins Middle acts as a district leader but often falls short of state averages, particularly in science (38.6% proficiency in 6th grade vs. 51.9% statewide) and 6th-grade math. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22.7%, slightly above the state’s 22.3% but better than the district’s 26.1%. The school’s performance also shifted significantly between years—ELA scores dropped across all grades from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, suggesting possible cohort differences or curriculum changes. While the school is well-funded and outperforms its district in nearly every subject, its overall ranking in the 50th percentile raises questions about whether the resource investment is translating into state-competitive outcomes for the broader student body.
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