Summary:
Middle Schools in zip code 29692 consist of a single school, Ware Shoals Elementary Middle, which serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 238 students in the Greenwood 51 district.
This school is the only middle school in its district, so its test scores are identical to the district's averages. The school has shown a positive three-year trend in its state ranking, improving from the 63rd to the 69th percentile and earning a 3-star rating. Its strongest area is English Language Arts, where all four grade levels (5th-8th) scored above state averages in the most recent year. Science performance in 6th grade is also a highlight, with 56.4% proficiency versus the state's 51.9%. Math results are more mixed: 6th and 7th graders beat state averages, while 5th and 8th graders fall slightly behind. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1 and spends $13,955 per student, indicating solid resources for individualized attention.
The most notable finding is the extreme volatility in 8th-grade math, which jumped from just 15.8% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 42.4% in 2025-2026—a 26.6-point swing. This likely reflects the small cohort size (roughly 60 students per grade), making single-year results unreliable predictors. Chronic absenteeism stands at 20.9%, lower than the district's 25.2% but slightly above the state's 22.3%, meaning nearly one in five students misses significant school time. While the school's overall trajectory is upward, parents should view any single year's math scores with caution and consider multi-year trends, especially given the strong and consistent ELA program.
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