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Enrollment
515
Middle
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 04·NCES 450279000749
Frances F. Mack Intermediate
161 Gaston Street, Gaston, SC 29053 · (803) 490-7004 · Lexington County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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
13.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · 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 1 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 258 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 245 | 48% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Frances F. Mack Intermediate→Sandhills Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lexington 04. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 21.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frances F. Mack Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #166 of 249 ▲ 8 | #14 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #215 of 249 ▼ 24 | #16 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #152 of 256 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #109 of 241 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #50 of 241 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #97 of 137 | #9 of 11 |
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
515
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 515 | 38 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 38.5 | 13.2:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 37.8 | 14.3:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 100% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 79% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 61 | 14.1:1 | 61% (519) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances F. Mack Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (557 to 515); teachers up 15% (33 to 38).
About Frances F. Mack Intermediate
Frances F. Mack Intermediate, located in Gaston, South Carolina, is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It offers grades 5 through 6 and has 515 students enrolled.
Lexington 04 counts 7 schools and 3,474 students, including Frances F. Mack Intermediate.
The student body at Frances F. Mack Intermediate has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frances F. Mack Intermediate is 13.6:1, based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is about 13.8:1.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Frances F. Mack Intermediate outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Lexington County show median household income comes to about $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 64,555, Frances F. Mack Intermediate among them.
Sandhills Middle sits about 2.5 miles from Frances F. Mack Intermediate. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.
Frances F. Mack Intermediate is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 506 in 2020-21 to 515 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Frances F. Mack Intermediate. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 04
- Swansea HighHigh · 695 students
- Sandhills PrimaryElementary · 509 students
- Lexington Four Early Childhood CenterElementary · 495 students
- Sandhills MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Sandhills ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Swansea High Freshman AcademyHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Sandhills Middle2.5 mi · 495
- Lexington Four Early Childhood Center3.2 mi · 495
- Sandhills Primary3.3 mi · 509
- Sandhills Elementary3.4 mi · 491
- Swansea High Freshman Academy5.3 mi · 274
- Swansea High5.8 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Frances F. Mack IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Frances F. Mack Intermediate?
Frances F. Mack Intermediate enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Frances F. Mack Intermediate serve?
Frances F. Mack Intermediate serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Frances F. Mack Intermediate have?
Frances F. Mack Intermediate employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Frances F. Mack Intermediate?
Student demographics at Frances F. Mack Intermediate are roughly 48% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Frances F. Mack Intermediate public or private?
Frances F. Mack Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.