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Alumni: what's one memory from Gaffney Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
851
Middle
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE 01·NCES 450150000549
Gaffney Middle
805 East Frederick Street, Gaffney, SC 29340 · (864) 206-6129 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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
12.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · 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 | 281 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
42.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
15.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 14.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gaffney Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #210 of 249 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #189 of 249 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #58 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #59 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #63 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.3% | #4 of 81 |
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
851
-183 (-18%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 851 | 68.5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 64.5 | 13.2:1 | 100% (852) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 67.5 | 13.6:1 | 100% (921) |
| 2020-21 | 1,034 | 66 | 15.7:1 | 100% (1,034) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 75% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 49% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gaffney Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (555 to 851); teachers up 76% (39 to 68.5).
About Gaffney Middle
Gaffney Middle serves students in Gaffney, South Carolina, as a medium-sized middle school. A total of 851 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 622-student average for middle schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 37% higher.
The 14 schools in Cherokee 01 enroll 7,525 students altogether, Gaffney Middle among them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Gaffney Middle, at 43%. Other groups include 38% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cherokee County residents are about 70% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 68.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.4:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Gaffney Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cherokee County show that the median household income is $50,288, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Gaffney Middle, Cherokee County has 16 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, John E. Ewing Middle, is about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Gaffney Middle in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when Gaffney Middle had 1,034 students, to 2024-25, when it had 851. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Gaffney Middle may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,647
Census ACS
Median income
$50,288
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,402 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee 01
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 482 students
- Limestone-Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Gaffney
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Cherokee Charter AcademyCombined · 633 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Limestone-Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- John E. Ewing Middle1.0 mi · 380
- B. D. Lee Elementary1.4 mi · 603
- Limestone-Central Elementary2.1 mi · 436
- Luther L. Vaughan Elementary2.2 mi · 399
- Cherokee Charter Academy2.2 mi · 633
- Gaffney High2.3 mi · 1,827
Frequently asked questions
About Gaffney MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Gaffney Middle?
Gaffney Middle enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gaffney Middle serve?
Gaffney Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gaffney Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gaffney Middle is approximately 12.4:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gaffney Middle?
Student demographics at Gaffney Middle are roughly 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Gaffney Middle in?
Gaffney Middle is part of Cherokee 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.