Summary:
Zip code 29440 is home to just one middle school, Georgetown Middle, a public school in the Georgetown 01 district serving grades 6 through 8 with an enrollment of 671 students.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Georgetown Middle faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. While the school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 and spends a substantial $14,543 per student, its overall state ranking is in the bottom 20% (18th percentile, 1 star). The most concerning trend is in math: proficiency drops sharply from 25.1% in 6th grade to just 14.1% in 8th grade, meaning students fall further behind as they progress. English Language Arts proficiency is also below state averages, hovering around 40-44% across grades. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with 25.5% of students missing significant school days—higher than both the district (20.2%) and state (22.3%) averages.
There is one striking bright spot: students enrolled in Algebra 1 achieved a remarkable 95% proficiency rate on the EOCEP exam, far exceeding the district (71.52%) and state (73.95%). This suggests a highly select group of advanced students is thriving, but it also highlights a stark divide—while these top performers excel, the majority of students in standard math classes are struggling. The high per-student spending without corresponding gains in core subjects, combined with the declining state ranking over the past three years, points to a need for a closer look at how resources are being used and how math instruction can be improved for all students, not just those in advanced courses.
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