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What's something Florence Chapel Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
781
Middle
DISTRICT 693 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 05·NCES 450360000997
Florence Chapel Middle
290 Shoals Road, Duncan, SC 29334 · (864) 949-2310 · Spartanburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
13.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 237 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 37% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
60.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 47.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Florence Chapel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #57 of 249 ▼ 8 | #4 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #76 of 249 ▼ 15 | #6 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #84 of 256 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #98 of 241 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #93 of 241 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #24 of 81 | #4 of 9 |
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
781
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 781 | 58.4 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 67.2 | 13.1:1 | 54% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 58.2 | 14.8:1 | 53% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 35% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 34% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 33% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 38% (224) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Chapel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (661 to 781); teachers up 30% (45 to 58.4).
About Florence Chapel Middle
Florence Chapel Middle is a public middle-grades school in Duncan, South Carolina. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 781 students. The average among middle schools in South Carolina is roughly 622 students; this school is 26% larger than that.
Spartanburg 05 counts 11,962 students in its 15 schools, and Florence Chapel Middle is one of them.
At Florence Chapel Middle, White students make up 56% of the student body. The school is also 20% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 67% White share among all Spartanburg County residents. Florence Chapel Middle's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Florence Chapel Middle is 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina fairly closely.
Florence Chapel Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Spartanburg County residents, the median household income is $66,234, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Florence Chapel Middle, Spartanburg County has 87 other public schools.
Berry Shoals Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Florence Chapel Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Florence Chapel Middle is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 771 to 781. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 05
- James F. Byrnes HighHigh · 2,391 students
- Berry Shoals IntermediateMiddle · 896 students
- Abner Creek AcademyElementary · 807 students
- James Byrnes Freshman AcademyHigh · 792 students
- River Ridge ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Lyman ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Other schools in Duncan
- James F. Byrnes HighHigh · 2,391 students
- Berry Shoals IntermediateMiddle · 896 students
- Abner Creek AcademyElementary · 807 students
- James Byrnes Freshman AcademyHigh · 792 students
- Duncan Elementary School of the ArtsElementary · 670 students
- Beech Springs MiddleMiddle · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Berry Shoals Elementary0.1 mi · 476
- Berry Shoals Intermediate0.1 mi · 896
- River Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 770
- Global Academy of SC3.0 mi · 598
- Reidville Elementary3.3 mi · 712
- Beech Springs Middle3.8 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Chapel MiddleHow many students attend Florence Chapel Middle?
Florence Chapel Middle enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 06-08.
Is Florence Chapel Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Florence Chapel Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Chapel Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florence Chapel Middle is approximately 13.4:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Florence Chapel Middle?
Florence Chapel Middle reports a student body of 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Florence Chapel Middle?
Florence Chapel Middle is overseen by Spartanburg 05 in Spartanburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.