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Best kept secret at Hughes Academy of Science and Technology?
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Enrollment
999
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001247
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
122 DeOyley Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605 · (864) 355-6200 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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
16.6:1
60 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 | 315 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 323 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%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
63.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 40.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hughes Academy of Science and Technology ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #73 of 249 ▼ 2 | #13 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #64 of 249 ▲ 17 | #13 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 999 | #25 of 256 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #212 of 241 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #12 of 241 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #129 of 137 | #11 of 12 |
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
999
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 999 | 60 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 988 | 63.5 | 15.6:1 | 65% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 1,020 | 63 | 16.2:1 | 69% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 49 | 20.8:1 | 53% (543) |
| 2017-18 | 1,026 | 61.2 | 16.8:1 | 49% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 879 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 54% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 42 | 20.3:1 | 54% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 42% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 45 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hughes Academy of Science and Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,026 to 999); teachers down 2% (61.2 to 60).
About Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is a high-enrollment middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, one of the schools in Greenville 01. The school's 999 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 61% higher than the average for middle schools in South Carolina, which is about 622.
In Greenville 01, 89 schools enroll a combined 78,776 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Hughes Academy of Science and Technology, at 37%. Other groups include 31% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Greenville County residents are about 67% White. Hughes Academy of Science and Technology's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 60 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hughes Academy of Science and Technology and a ratio of 16.6:1. This ratio sits 2.8 above the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Greenville County, the median household income is $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hughes Academy of Science and Technology, Greenville County has 108 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Blythe Academy, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The NCES locale for Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,017 students in 2020-21 and 999 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.6:1) than in 2020-21 (20.8:1).
The Hughes Academy of Science and Technology community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Hughes Academy of Science and TechnologyHow large is Hughes Academy of Science and Technology?
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hughes Academy of Science and Technology serve?
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hughes Academy of Science and Technology have?
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Hughes Academy of Science and Technology?
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology reports a student body of 37% White, 26% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hughes Academy of Science and Technology?
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.