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Which teacher or staff member at Johnakin Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
395
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION 10·NCES 450390800764
Johnakin Middle
601 Gurley Street, Marion, SC 29571 · (843) 423-8360 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of South Carolina public middle schools
- FTest 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
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · 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 | 118 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 39% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
33.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
6.4%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 6.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 7.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Johnakin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #246 of 249 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #230 of 249 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #190 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #188 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #223 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #13 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
395
-121 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 100% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 100% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 62% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnakin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (556 to 395); teachers down 26% (34 to 25).
About Johnakin Middle
The public middle school Johnakin Middle is located in Marion, South Carolina. The school counted 395 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 36% below the average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Marion 10 oversees Johnakin Middle and 8 other schools, with 3,633 students in total.
Johnakin Middle is 82% Black by enrollment. Next come 11% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 55% Black among all Marion County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
For every teacher at Johnakin Middle, there are about 15.8 students; the school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Johnakin Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of South Carolina public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $36,301 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 10 public schools with about 3,633 students, including Johnakin Middle.
Marion High is the nearest public school to Johnakin Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Johnakin Middle, there are 3 other public schools.
NCES assigns Johnakin Middle the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 23% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,664
Census ACS
Median income
$36,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion 10
- Marion HighHigh · 572 students
- Mullins HighHigh · 557 students
- Easterling PrimaryElementary · 431 students
- Marion IntermediateElementary · 390 students
- North Mullins PrimaryElementary · 372 students
- Creek Bridge STEM AcademyElementary · 324 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion HighHigh · 572 students
- Easterling PrimaryElementary · 431 students
- Marion IntermediateElementary · 390 students
- Creek Bridge STEM AcademyElementary · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Marion High0.6 mi · 572
- Easterling Primary1.2 mi · 431
- Marion Intermediate1.7 mi · 390
- Mullins High6.6 mi · 557
- Palmetto Middle7.4 mi · 297
- North Mullins Primary8.3 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Johnakin MiddleHow many students attend Johnakin Middle?
Johnakin Middle enrolls approximately 395 students in grades 06-08.
Is Johnakin Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnakin Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Johnakin Middle?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Johnakin Middle.
How diverse is Johnakin Middle?
Johnakin Middle reports a student body of 11% White, 2% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnakin Middle?
Johnakin Middle is overseen by Marion 10 in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.