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How has Northwest Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
783
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001251
Northwest Middle
1606 Greer Highway, Travelers Rest, SC 29690 · (864) 355-6900 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of South Carolina public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.8:1
47 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 | 251 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 36% |
Student demographics
43%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
59.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 33.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Northwest Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #108 of 249 ▼ 3 | #15 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #86 of 249 ▲ 23 | #14 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #82 of 256 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #219 of 241 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #192 of 241 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #109 of 137 | #6 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
783
-87 (-10%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 783 | 46.7 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 49.2 | 16.7:1 | 70% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 852 | 50.2 | 17.0:1 | 76% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 40 | 21.8:1 | 60% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 46.9 | 17.6:1 | 54% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 45 | 17.7:1 | 58% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 54% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 927 | 50 | 18.5:1 | 35% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 46 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (828 to 783); teachers unchanged (46.9 to 46.7).
About Northwest Middle
Northwest Middle is a middle school in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, according to federal school records. It enrolls 783 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 26% more students than the average for middle schools in South Carolina (about 622).
Greenville 01 operates 89 schools. Combined enrollment is 78,776 students.
More than half of the students at Northwest Middle are White (74%). The next largest groups are 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northwest Middle scores 43%.
There are about 16.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Northwest Middle, which has 46.7. Middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1, 3.0 fewer students per teacher than here.
Northwest Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of South Carolina public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Greenville County, median household income comes to about $76,932, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 109, with about 89,863 students.
Northwest Middle's nearest public school is Heritage Elementary (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 21.8 in 2020-21 to 16.8 in 2024-25.
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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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Other Northwest Middle schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Northwest Middle. Northwest Middle is the 5th largest of the 14.
- Northwest Middle SchoolFlowood, MS · 1,352 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville, IA · 1,113 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolReading, PA · 821 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolKnoxville, TN · 798 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEFLORISSANT, MO · 770 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Elementary0.2 mi · 547
- Slater Marietta Elementary2.0 mi · 307
- Travelers Rest High2.5 mi · 1,277
- Gateway Elementary3.4 mi · 659
- Berea Middle6.0 mi · 757
- Armstrong Elementary6.6 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest Middle?
Northwest Middle enrolls approximately 783 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northwest Middle serve?
Northwest Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northwest Middle have?
Northwest Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Northwest Middle?
Northwest Middle reports a student body of 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northwest Middle in?
Northwest Middle is part of Greenville 01.
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