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Enrollment
930
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001633
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle
700 Millennium Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607 · (864) 355-0800 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of South Carolina public middle schools
- A-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
15.8:1
59 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 | 303 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 303 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 324 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%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
72.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 47.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #62 of 249 ▼ 13 | #10 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #32 of 249 ▲ 7 | #3 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #39 of 256 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #183 of 241 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #13 of 241 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #83 of 137 | #3 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
930
-43 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 930 | 59 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 992 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 52% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 60.5 | 16.6:1 | 59% (591) |
| 2020-21 | 973 | 44 | 22.1:1 | 43% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 58.5 | 17.7:1 | 31% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 30% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,036 to 930); teachers up 1% (58.5 to 59).
About Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, administered by Greenville 01. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 930 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in South Carolina) has about 622 students.
Greenville 01 has 89 schools; together they serve 78,776 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle. The largest is White students, at 40%. Smaller groups are 34% Black, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Greenville County is roughly 67% White. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.8:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public middle schools, Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Greenville County has about 548,166 residents, and the median household income is $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle, Greenville County has 108 other public schools.
The closest public school to Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle is J. L. Mann High Academy, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 930 students in 2024-25, 43 fewer than the 973 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.8:1 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 Greenville
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
- Legacy Early CollegeCombined · 1,592 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
Nearby schools
- J. L. Mann High Academy1.3 mi · 2,013
- Beck International Academy1.5 mi · 848
- East Link Academy1.6 mi · 258
- GREEN Charter School Simpsonville2.2 mi · 367
- Mauldin High2.3 mi · 2,133
- Mauldin Elementary2.6 mi · 1,036
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher MiddleHow large is Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle?
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle enrolls approximately 930 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle serve?
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle.
How diverse is Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle?
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle reports a student body of 40% White, 15% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle public or private?
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.