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Hartsville Middle

1427 Fourteenth Street, Hartsville, SC 29550 · (843) 857-3121 · Darlington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of South Carolina public middle schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
801
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 622
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 627935%
Grade 727434%
Grade 824831%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
35344%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
597%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
30638%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
759%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
40851%
Female
39349%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
47.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%25.0%
2023-2436.8%22.0%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Hartsville Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South Carolina
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#157 of 249
▲ 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#169 of 249
▲ 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
801#71 of 256
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#87 of 241
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.6%#71 of 241
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.7%#25 of 137
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 2024-25
Enrollment
801
-182 (-19%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258016113.1:1N/A
2023-248726513.4:1100% (872)
2022-239217113.0:1100% (921)
2020-219836614.9:1100% (983)
2017-181,0366316.4:1100% (1,036)
2015-161,0316316.4:1100% (1,031)
2010-111,0926317.3:161% (666)
2000-017775214.9:158% (447)
1990-918835416.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartsville Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,036 to 801); teachers down 3% (63 to 61).

About Hartsville Middle

Students in Hartsville, South Carolina, attend Hartsville Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It serves 801 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in South Carolina is roughly 622 students; this school is 29% bigger than that.

The district for Hartsville Middle is Darlington 01, with 18 schools and 8,793 students.

Hartsville Middle has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Smaller groups are 38% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 54% of Darlington County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 61 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1.

allk12 grades Hartsville Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Census Bureau estimates for Darlington County show that the median household income is $48,581, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Hartsville Middle is one of 21 public schools in the county.

The next-closest public school is Bay Road Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal data show a 19% enrollment decrease, from 983 in 2020-21 to 801 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Darlington County at a glance

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Population
62,558
Census ACS
Median income
$48,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
9,482 students

Quick facts

School name
Hartsville Middle
District
Darlington 01
Address
1427 Fourteenth Street, Hartsville, SC 29550
Phone
(843) 857-3121
County
Darlington County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
801
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
450186000369
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Darlington 01
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Frequently asked questions

About Hartsville Middle
How many students attend Hartsville Middle?
Hartsville Middle enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hartsville Middle serve?
Hartsville Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hartsville Middle have?
Hartsville Middle employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Hartsville Middle?
Hartsville Middle reports a student body of 44% White, 7% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Hartsville Middle in?
Hartsville Middle is part of Darlington 01.
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