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Enrollment
937
Middle
DISTRICT 785 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 07·NCES 450366001051
McCracken Middle
300 Webber Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307 · (864) 594-4457 · Spartanburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL937 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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
11.8:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 313 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 289 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 335 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
McCracken Middle→Spartanburg High
Based on grade levels within Spartanburg 07. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 61 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 38.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where McCracken Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #76 of 249 ▲ 4 | #8 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #79 of 249 no change | #8 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 937 | #37 of 256 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #38 of 241 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #65 of 241 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.7% | #11 of 81 | #2 of 9 |
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
937
+122 (+15%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 937 | 79.5 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 73.5 | 12.2:1 | 79% (707) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 71 | 13.0:1 | 78% (720) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 61 | 13.4:1 | 53% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 54 | 13.5:1 | 46% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 62 | 11.7:1 | 43% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 48% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 65 | 13.5:1 | 35% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 57 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCracken Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (728 to 937); teachers up 47% (54 to 79.5).
About McCracken Middle
Federal records list McCracken Middle as a middle-grades school in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 937 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students.
Spartanburg 07 serves 7,624 students across 10 schools.
At McCracken Middle, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. The school is also 32% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 67% White share among all Spartanburg County residents. McCracken Middle's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 79.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.8:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
McCracken Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Spartanburg County residents, the median household income is $66,234, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides McCracken Middle, Spartanburg County has 87 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Spartanburg High, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
McCracken Middle falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 937, a 15% rise from 815 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 13.4:1 to 11.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 07
- Spartanburg HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Drayton Mills ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Pine St. ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- E. P. Todd SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Jesse Boyd ElementaryElementary · 549 students
Other schools in Spartanburg
- Spartanburg HighHigh · 2,164 students
- High Point AcademyCombined · 1,208 students
- Fairforest MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Broome HighHigh · 865 students
- Drayton Mills ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Fairforest ElementaryElementary · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Spartanburg High0.5 mi · 2,164
- Jesse Boyd Elementary1.4 mi · 549
- Broome High1.6 mi · 865
- Drayton Mills Elementary1.7 mi · 810
- Clifdale Middle1.9 mi · 605
- Cannons Elementary2.4 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About McCracken MiddleHow large is McCracken Middle?
McCracken Middle enrolls approximately 937 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McCracken Middle serve?
McCracken Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McCracken Middle?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at McCracken Middle.
How diverse is McCracken Middle?
McCracken Middle reports a student body of 48% White, 12% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees McCracken Middle?
McCracken Middle is overseen by Spartanburg 07 in Spartanburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.