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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at John E. Ewing Middle this year?
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Enrollment
380
Middle
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE 01·NCES 450150000284
John E. Ewing Middle
171 East Junior High Road, Gaffney, SC 29340 · (864) 206-2449 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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
12.1:1
32 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 | 124 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%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
44.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 15.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John E. Ewing Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #192 of 249 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #187 of 249 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #194 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #44 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #140 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #108 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 2024-25Enrollment
380
-133 (-26%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 380 | 31.5 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 28.5 | 14.2:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 30.5 | 15.9:1 | 100% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 75% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 56% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 49 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John E. Ewing Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (402 to 380); teachers up 13% (28 to 31.5).
About John E. Ewing Middle
John E. Ewing Middle serves students in Gaffney, South Carolina, as a low-enrollment middle school. It reported 380 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
Across its 14 schools, Cherokee 01 enrolls 7,525 students. John E. Ewing Middle is one of those schools.
About 61% of the student body at John E. Ewing Middle is White. Other groups make up 26% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 70% of Cherokee County residents are White. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at John E. Ewing Middle are from different groups.
On staff are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. Middle schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, John E. Ewing Middle lands at C-, ahead of 20% of South Carolina public middle schools.
The county, Cherokee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $50,288 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting John E. Ewing Middle, Cherokee County has 17 public schools.
About 1.0 miles separate John E. Ewing Middle from the closest public school, Gaffney Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The federal government classifies John E. Ewing Middle's location as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, John E. Ewing Middle enrolled 513 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 380. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.0:1 to 12.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Gaffney MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 482 students
- Limestone-Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Other schools in Gaffney
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Gaffney MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Cherokee Charter AcademyCombined · 633 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Limestone-Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Gaffney Middle1.0 mi · 851
- Cherokee Charter Academy2.1 mi · 633
- B. D. Lee Elementary2.3 mi · 603
- Limestone-Central Elementary2.4 mi · 436
- Luther L. Vaughan Elementary3.0 mi · 399
- Draytonville Elementary3.0 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About John E. Ewing MiddleHow large is John E. Ewing Middle?
John E. Ewing Middle enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 06-08.
Is John E. Ewing Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
John E. Ewing Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does John E. Ewing Middle have?
John E. Ewing Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at John E. Ewing Middle?
Student demographics at John E. Ewing Middle are roughly 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees John E. Ewing Middle?
John E. Ewing Middle is overseen by Cherokee 01 in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.