Summary:
Zip code 29376 (Roebuck, SC) is served by a single public high school, Dorman High, a large institution within the Spartanburg 06 district that enrolls nearly 4,000 students in grades 9-12.
For parents considering this area, Dorman High presents a mixed picture. The school ranks 149th out of 245 South Carolina high schools, placing it in the lower-middle tier with a 2-star rating, though its ranking has been stable over the past three years. On the positive side, the graduation rate of 88.6% exceeds the state average, and the dropout rate of 1.4% is notably better than the state's 2.1%. However, academic proficiency on state exams generally trails state averages. The most concerning trend is a dramatic 23-point drop in Algebra 1 proficiency from 72.44% to 49.15% in just one year, leaving it far below the state average of 64.58%. English 2 is the school's strongest subject at 76.14% proficiency, though still below the state's 83.79%. The school also shows improvement in U.S. History (up 7.22 points) and English 1 (up 2.95 points) year-over-year.
A significant red flag is chronic absenteeism: 32.8% of students are chronically absent, which is 47% higher than the state average of 22.3% and well above the district's 26.1%. This likely impacts academic performance despite the school's reasonable student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1 and per-student spending of $12,971. Interestingly, Dorman High outperforms its district in Algebra 1 by over 12 points, suggesting a possible specialized math program, but matches or slightly trails the district in other subjects. While the school maintains strong graduation and dropout metrics, the combination of high absenteeism and the Algebra 1 decline are areas parents should investigate further when evaluating this school.
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