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Enrollment
800
Middle
DISTRICT 856 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 06·NCES 450363001316
R. P. Dawkins Middle
1300 East Blackstock Road, Moore, SC 29369 · (864) 576-8088 · Spartanburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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
13.4:1
60 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 | 256 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
R. P. Dawkins Middle→Dorman High
Based on grade levels within Spartanburg 06. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
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 36 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 10 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% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 35.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where R. P. Dawkins Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #99 of 249 ▼ 1 | #13 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #88 of 249 ▲ 33 | #9 of 17 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #73 of 256 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #101 of 241 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #17 of 241 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #93 of 137 | #3 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
800
-138 (-15%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 800 | 59.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 847 | 59.8 | 14.2:1 | 69% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 62 | 13.9:1 | 76% (658) |
| 2020-21 | 938 | 60 | 15.6:1 | 53% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 55.7 | 15.7:1 | 47% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 53 | 15.5:1 | 42% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 41% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 22% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. P. Dawkins Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (875 to 800); teachers up 7% (55.7 to 59.8).
About R. P. Dawkins Middle
A mid-sized middle school in Moore, South Carolina, R. P. Dawkins Middle is part of Spartanburg 06. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 800 students. That compares with an average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Spartanburg 06 totals 11,714 students.
No group is above 50% at R. P. Dawkins Middle; the largest is Black, at 43%. It is also 31% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Spartanburg County's residents are about 19% Black, 24 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, R. P. Dawkins Middle scores 69%.
There are 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.8:1.
R. P. Dawkins Middle holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Spartanburg County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spartanburg County's 88 public schools enroll about 58,477 students and include R. P. Dawkins Middle.
R. P. Dawkins Middle's nearest public school is Anderson Mill Elementary (about 2.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
R. P. Dawkins Middle is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 15% over 4 years, reaching 800 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.6:1 to 13.4:1.
This page is set up for the R. P. Dawkins Middle community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 06
- Dorman HighHigh · 3,920 students
- Fairforest MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Roebuck ElementaryElementary · 853 students
- Fairforest ElementaryElementary · 805 students
- L. E. Gable MiddleMiddle · 760 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 644 students
Other schools in Moore
- River Ridge ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Anderson Mill ElementaryElementary · 629 students
- R. D. Anderson Applied Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Anderson Mill Elementary2.0 mi · 629
- Roebuck Elementary2.0 mi · 853
- Woodland Heights Elementary2.1 mi · 407
- West View Elementary2.2 mi · 644
- GREEN Charter School Spartanburg2.9 mi · 412
- Jesse S. Bobo Elementary3.2 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About R. P. Dawkins MiddleHow many students attend R. P. Dawkins Middle?
R. P. Dawkins Middle enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 06-08.
Is R. P. Dawkins Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
R. P. Dawkins Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does R. P. Dawkins Middle have?
R. P. Dawkins Middle employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at R. P. Dawkins Middle?
Student demographics at R. P. Dawkins Middle are roughly 31% White, 14% Hispanic, 43% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is R. P. Dawkins Middle public or private?
R. P. Dawkins Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spartanburg 06.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.