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Does Greer Middle have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,038
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001244
Greer Middle
3032 East Gap Creek Road, Greer, SC 29651 · (864) 355-5800 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,038 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of South Carolina public middle schools
- B-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
16.5:1
63 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 | 317 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 352 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 369 | 36% |
Student demographics
67%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
51.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 32.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Greer Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #104 of 249 ▲ 6 | #14 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #138 of 249 ▲ 15 | #17 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,038 | #19 of 256 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #210 of 241 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #35 of 241 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #42 of 81 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,038
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 1,038 | 62.8 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,065 | 62.9 | 16.9:1 | 69% (737) |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 | 62.9 | 17.2:1 | 77% (828) |
| 2020-21 | 1,051 | 45 | 23.4:1 | 57% (595) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 56.8 | 16.6:1 | 60% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 53 | 16.9:1 | 59% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 891 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 55% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 37% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 52 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greer Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (946 to 1,038); teachers up 11% (56.8 to 62.8).
About Greer Middle
Greer Middle is a large middle school based in Greer, South Carolina. School enrollment was 1,038 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students.
Across its 89 schools, Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students. Greer Middle is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Greer Middle is White (43%). Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Greenville County is roughly 67% White. Greer Middle has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Greer Middle, 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Greer Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Greenville County show that median household income is about $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 109 public schools in Greenville County, with a combined enrollment of about 89,863.
The closest public school to Greer Middle is Greer High, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for Greer Middle is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 1,051 in 2020-21 to 1,038 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.5:1 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
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Other schools in Greer
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
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Nearby schools
- Greer High0.2 mi · 1,397
- Crestview Elementary1.6 mi · 683
- Chandler Creek Elementary1.9 mi · 873
- Greer Middle College Charter High3.9 mi · 535
- D. R. Hill Middle4.0 mi · 562
- Lyman Elementary4.1 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About Greer MiddleHow many students attend Greer Middle?
Greer Middle enrolls approximately 1,038 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Greer Middle serve?
Greer Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greer Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greer Middle is approximately 16.5:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greer Middle?
At Greer Middle, the student body is approximately 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Greer Middle?
Greer Middle is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.