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Enrollment
763
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001524
Ralph Chandler Middle
4231 Fork Shoals Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680 · (864) 452-0300 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of South Carolina public middle schools
- A-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
16.8:1
46 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 | 247 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%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
64.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 44.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ralph Chandler Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #64 of 249 ▼ 7 | #11 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #60 of 249 ▲ 4 | #11 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #87 of 256 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #220 of 241 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #193 of 241 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #70 of 81 | #6 of 7 |
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
763
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 763 | 45.5 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 45.5 | 16.8:1 | 45% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 45.2 | 16.3:1 | 52% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 34 | 21.7:1 | 35% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 33% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 34% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 38% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralph Chandler Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (743 to 763); teachers up 14% (40 to 45.5).
About Ralph Chandler Middle
Simpsonville, South Carolina, is home to Ralph Chandler Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 763 students enrolled. Middle schools in South Carolina have about 622 students on average; enrollment here is 23% higher.
Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students in 89 schools, including Ralph Chandler Middle.
More than half of enrollment at Ralph Chandler Middle is White: 74%. Next come 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ralph Chandler Middle scores 42%.
Ralph Chandler Middle reports a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher, from 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina is 3.0 students per teacher.
Ralph Chandler Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of South Carolina public middle schools.
The school's county is Greenville County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Greenville County's 109 public schools enroll about 89,863 students and include Ralph Chandler Middle.
Fork Shoals School, about 1.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ralph Chandler Middle had a net gain of 25 students, or 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
Ralph Chandler Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
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- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Plain ElementaryElementary · 975 students
Nearby schools
- Fork Shoals School1.6 mi · 747
- Woodmont High4.8 mi · 2,151
- Brashier Middle College Charter High5.0 mi · 511
- Ellen Woodside Elementary5.1 mi · 1,071
- Hillcrest High6.0 mi · 1,894
- Bryson Middle6.1 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About Ralph Chandler MiddleHow large is Ralph Chandler Middle?
Ralph Chandler Middle enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ralph Chandler Middle serve?
Ralph Chandler Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ralph Chandler Middle have?
Ralph Chandler Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ralph Chandler Middle?
At Ralph Chandler Middle, the student body is approximately 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ralph Chandler Middle public or private?
Ralph Chandler Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.