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Does Darlington Middle have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
888
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARLINGTON 01·NCES 450186000098
Darlington Middle
150 Pinedale Drive, Darlington, SC 29532 · (843) 398-5088 · Darlington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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
15.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 306 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 37% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
49.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 25.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Darlington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #153 of 249 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #150 of 249 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #50 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #173 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #139 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #92 of 137 |
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
888
-132 (-13%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 888 | 58 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 895 | 67 | 13.4:1 | 100% (895) |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 66 | 13.9:1 | 100% (919) |
| 2020-21 | 1,020 | 58 | 17.6:1 | 100% (1,020) |
| 2017-18 | 973 | 59 | 16.5:1 | 100% (973) |
| 2015-16 | 1,005 | 55 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,005) |
| 2010-11 | 1,060 | 60 | 17.7:1 | 78% (832) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 69% (547) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Darlington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (973 to 888); teachers down 2% (59 to 58).
About Darlington Middle
Darlington Middle is a middle school in Darlington, South Carolina, and it is part of Darlington 01. It teaches 888 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in South Carolina have about 622 students on average; enrollment here is 43% higher.
Darlington Middle is part of a district of 18 schools: Darlington 01, with 8,793 students.
Black students are 61% of those enrolled at Darlington Middle. The remaining shares are 24% White, 11% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Darlington County's population at about 41%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 58 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for middle schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Darlington Middle outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Darlington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $48,581 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Darlington County number 21, with about 9,482 students.
About 2.4 miles separate Darlington Middle from the closest public school, Pate Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
Federal data place Darlington Middle in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school shrank from 1,020 students in 2020-21 to 888 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.6:1 to 15.3:1.
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Darlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,558
Census ACS
Median income
$48,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
9,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Darlington 01
- Hartsville HighHigh · 1,129 students
- Darlington HighHigh · 965 students
- Hartsville MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- St. John's ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Bay Road ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- J. L. Cain ElementaryElementary · 533 students
Other schools in Darlington
- Darlington HighHigh · 965 students
- St. John's ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- J. L. Cain ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Pate ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Mayo High For Math Science & TechnologyHigh · 309 students
- Brockington ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Pate Elementary2.4 mi · 397
- Brockington Elementary3.0 mi · 303
- Darlington High3.4 mi · 965
- St. John's Elementary3.5 mi · 596
- Mayo High For Math Science & Technology3.9 mi · 309
- J. L. Cain Elementary4.4 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Darlington MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Darlington Middle?
Darlington Middle enrolls approximately 888 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Darlington Middle serve?
Darlington Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Darlington Middle have?
Darlington Middle employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Darlington Middle?
Student demographics at Darlington Middle are roughly 24% White, 4% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Darlington Middle public or private?
Darlington Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Darlington 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.