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Which teacher or staff member at Richard H. Gettys Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,217
Middle
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS 01·NCES 450333000898
Richard H. Gettys Middle
510 South Pendleton Street, Easley, SC 29640 · (864) 397-3900 · Pickens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,217 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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
14.7:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · 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 | 372 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 432 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 413 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
53.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 36.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Richard H. Gettys Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Pickens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #117 of 249 ▼ 25 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #129 of 249 ▼ 32 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,217 | #6 of 256 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #156 of 241 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #120 of 241 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #94 of 137 | N/A |
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
1,217
-96 (-7%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,254
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,217 | 83 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,321 | 77.5 | 17.1:1 | 69% (906) |
| 2022-23 | 1,284 | 75.5 | 17.0:1 | 74% (956) |
| 2020-21 | 1,313 | 79 | 16.6:1 | 56% (741) |
| 2017-18 | 1,329 | 75.5 | 17.6:1 | 51% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 1,298 | 75 | 17.3:1 | 50% (649) |
| 2010-11 | 1,317 | 73 | 18.0:1 | 43% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 1,346 | 91 | 14.8:1 | 27% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 1,254 | 63 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard H. Gettys Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,329 to 1,217); teachers up 10% (75.5 to 83).
About Richard H. Gettys Middle
Richard H. Gettys Middle is a large middle school serving families in Easley, South Carolina. The school enrolls 1,217 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in South Carolina enroll around 622, and this school is 96% larger than that mark.
Pickens 01 runs Richard H. Gettys Middle along with 22 other schools, enrolling 16,313 students in total.
The student body at Richard H. Gettys Middle is 59% White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. Pickens County's residents are about 84% White, 25 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Richard H. Gettys Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The school has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in South Carolina is 13.8:1.
Richard H. Gettys 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 61% of South Carolina public middle schools.
The county, Pickens County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $61,064, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 16,866 students.
East End Elementary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,217, from 1,313 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.6 to 14.7 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Richard H. Gettys Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,629
Census ACS
Median income
$61,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,866 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens 01
- Easley HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Pickens HighHigh · 1,226 students
- D. W. Daniel HighHigh · 1,222 students
- R. C. Edwards MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Clemson ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Forest Acres ElementaryElementary · 677 students
Other schools in Easley
- Easley HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Concrete PrimaryElementary · 765 students
- Forest Acres ElementaryElementary · 677 students
- West End ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- East End ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Dacusville ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- East End Elementary0.5 mi · 618
- West End Elementary1.3 mi · 643
- Lakes and Bridges Charter School1.6 mi · 204
- McKissick Academy of Science & Technology1.7 mi · 519
- Forest Acres Elementary1.8 mi · 677
- Easley High2.7 mi · 1,862
Frequently asked questions
About Richard H. Gettys MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Richard H. Gettys Middle?
Richard H. Gettys Middle enrolls approximately 1,217 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Richard H. Gettys Middle serve?
Richard H. Gettys Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Richard H. Gettys Middle?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Richard H. Gettys Middle.
How diverse is Richard H. Gettys Middle?
Richard H. Gettys Middle reports a student body of 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Richard H. Gettys Middle?
Richard H. Gettys Middle is overseen by Pickens 01 in Pickens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.