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What's the one class at McCants Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
572
Middle
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON 05·NCES 450090000110
McCants Middle
2123 Marchbanks Avenue, Anderson, SC 29621 · (864) 260-5145 · Anderson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of South Carolina public middle schools
- ATest 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
14.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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 | 180 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%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
65.0%
SC avg 59.7% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 59.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where McCants Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #33 of 249 ▼ 15 | #5 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #56 of 249 ▼ 25 | #7 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #138 of 256 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #150 of 241 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #117 of 241 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #45 of 137 | #2 of 6 |
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
572
-52 (-8%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 572 | 39.5 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 42.6 | 13.2:1 | 53% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 43.7 | 12.9:1 | 64% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 47% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 48% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 47% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 1,306 | 76 | 17.2:1 | 43% (557) |
| 2000-01 | 1,120 | 72 | 15.6:1 | 32% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 1,049 | 61 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCants Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (684 to 572); teachers down 19% (49 to 39.5).
About McCants Middle
Families in Anderson, South Carolina, are served by McCants Middle, a medium-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 572 students.
Anderson 05 runs 19 schools with a combined 12,131 students. McCants Middle is one of them.
A majority of students at McCants Middle, 58%, are White. Next come 24% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 77% White. The chance that two students picked at random at McCants Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
At McCants Middle, 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.5:1. Middle schools in South Carolina have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1.
McCants Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Anderson County, median household income is about $66,651, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McCants Middle is among the 57 public schools in Anderson County.
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 624 in 2020-21 and 572 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at McCants Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson 05
- T. L. Hanna HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Westside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Robert Anderson MiddleMiddle · 1,134 students
- Glenview MiddleMiddle · 677 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Concord ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other schools in Anderson
- T. L. Hanna HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Westside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Robert Anderson MiddleMiddle · 1,134 students
- South Carolina Preparatory Leadership SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Pendleton HighHigh · 924 students
- The South Carolina Preparatory AcademyHigh · 692 students
Nearby schools
- South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School0.2 mi · 1,005
- South Carolina Preparatory Academy0.2 mi · 391
- The South Carolina Preparatory Academy0.2 mi · 692
- Calhoun Academy of the Arts0.5 mi · 424
- Concord Elementary1.6 mi · 615
- Glenview Middle1.7 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About McCants MiddleHow large is McCants Middle?
McCants Middle enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 06-08.
Is McCants Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
McCants Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at McCants Middle?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at McCants Middle.
How diverse is McCants Middle?
McCants Middle reports a student body of 58% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees McCants Middle?
McCants Middle is overseen by Anderson 05 in Anderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.