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Enrollment
973
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 02·NCES 450351001558
Rainbow Lake Middle
1951 Riveroak Road, Chesnee, SC 29323 · (864) 253-5700 · Spartanburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL973 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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
14.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · 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 | 328 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 323 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 322 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
60.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.3pp 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 35 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 37.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rainbow Lake Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #107 of 249 ▼ 19 | #14 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #78 of 249 ▼ 1 | #7 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 973 | #31 of 256 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #152 of 241 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #103 of 241 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.8% | #8 of 81 | #1 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
973
+218 (+29%) vs 2020
+103% since 2010-11, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 973 | 66.8 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 996 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 72% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 69% (692) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 50% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 45% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 45% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 38% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rainbow Lake Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (696 to 973); teachers up 48% (45 to 66.8).
About Rainbow Lake Middle
Rainbow Lake Middle sits in Chesnee, South Carolina, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 973 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in South Carolina enroll around 622, and this school is 56% larger than that mark.
Rainbow Lake Middle is among 14 schools run by Spartanburg 02, which serves 11,806 students.
More than half of the students at Rainbow Lake Middle are White (58%). The remaining shares are 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Spartanburg County's population at about 67%. The diversity index for Rainbow Lake Middle is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Rainbow Lake Middle, there are about 14.6 students; the school has 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Rainbow Lake 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 65% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Census data for Spartanburg County show the median household earns about $66,234 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Spartanburg County number 88, with about 58,477 students.
Of the public schools around it, Rainbow Lake Middle is closest to Oakland Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. Rainbow Lake Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose by 29% across 4 years, from 755 in 2020-21 to 973 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 14.6:1.
The allk12 page for Rainbow Lake Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 02
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · 1,122 students
- Sugar Ridge ElementaryElementary · 864 students
- Boiling Springs ElementaryElementary · 791 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakland ElementaryElementary · 722 students
Other schools in Chesnee
- Chesnee HighHigh · 673 students
- Chesnee ElementaryElementary · 635 students
- Chesnee MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Carlisle-Foster's Grove ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Cooley Springs-Fingerville ElementaryElementary · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Elementary2.7 mi · 722
- Boiling Springs Middle3.0 mi · 1,122
- Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs3.1 mi · 703
- Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary3.4 mi · 355
- Boiling Springs High3.8 mi · 2,772
- New Prospect Elementary4.1 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Rainbow Lake MiddleHow many students attend Rainbow Lake Middle?
Rainbow Lake Middle enrolls approximately 973 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rainbow Lake Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rainbow Lake Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rainbow Lake Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rainbow Lake Middle is approximately 14.6:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rainbow Lake Middle?
Student demographics at Rainbow Lake Middle are roughly 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rainbow Lake Middle in?
Rainbow Lake Middle is part of Spartanburg 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.