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What's the biggest difference between Bryson Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
941
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000546
Bryson Middle
3657 South Industrial Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681 · (864) 355-2100 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of South Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 269 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 325 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 347 | 37% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
30.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 26.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bryson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #122 of 249 ▲ 17 | #16 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #134 of 249 ▲ 25 | #15 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #36 of 256 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #221 of 241 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #22 of 241 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #124 of 137 | #10 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
941
+63 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 941 | 56 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 71% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 54.5 | 16.9:1 | 80% (739) |
| 2020-21 | 878 | 37 | 23.7:1 | 60% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 52% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 964 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 49% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 1,117 | 59 | 18.9:1 | 48% (541) |
| 2000-01 | 1,296 | 73 | 17.8:1 | 25% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 947 | 52 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (976 to 941); teachers unchanged (56 to 56).
About Bryson Middle
Federal records list Bryson Middle as a middle-grades school in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 941 students. Middle schools in South Carolina have about 622 students on average; enrollment here is 51% higher.
Bryson Middle is run by Greenville 01, whose 89 schools enroll 78,776 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bryson Middle is White, with 38% of students. Next come 37% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bryson Middle scores 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. The school has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina is 3.0 students per teacher.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Bryson Middle outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Greenville County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Greenville County's 109 public schools enroll about 89,863 students and include Bryson Middle.
About 0.2 miles separate Bryson Middle from the closest public school, Hillcrest High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bryson Middle had a net gain of 63 students, or 7%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Simpsonville
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones MillElementary · 1,621 students
- Bryson ElementaryElementary · 1,038 students
- Mauldin ElementaryElementary · 1,036 students
- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Plain ElementaryElementary · 975 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest High0.2 mi · 1,894
- Bryson Elementary1.7 mi · 1,038
- Plain Elementary2.2 mi · 975
- Simpsonville Elementary2.3 mi · 798
- Hillcrest Middle2.6 mi · 989
- Fountain Inn Elementary2.7 mi · 1,055
Frequently asked questions
About Bryson MiddleHow many students attend Bryson Middle?
Bryson Middle enrolls approximately 941 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bryson Middle serve?
Bryson Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Bryson Middle?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Bryson Middle.
How diverse is Bryson Middle?
Bryson Middle reports a student body of 38% White, 18% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bryson Middle?
Bryson Middle is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.