Enrollment
250
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAURENS 55·NCES 450261000699
Sanders Middle
609 Green Street, Laurens, SC 29360 · (864) 984-0354 · Laurens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of South Carolina public middle schools
- C-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
8.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Sanders Middle→Laurens District 55 High
Based on grade levels within Laurens 55. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 14.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sanders Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #208 of 249 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #221 of 249 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #234 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #2 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #60 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #46 of 137 |
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
250
-140 (-36%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 250 | 30 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 32 | 9.0:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 71% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 80% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 51% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanders Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (297 to 250); teachers up 30% (23 to 30).
About Sanders Middle
Sanders Middle runs as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Laurens, South Carolina. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 250 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 622.
Sanders Middle is one school in a 9-school district, Laurens 55, which enrolls 4,984 students.
About 46% of students at Sanders Middle are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 34% White, 16% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Laurens County's residents are about 23% Black, 23 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Sanders Middle are from different groups.
Sanders Middle lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 8.3 students per teacher. The school's 8.3:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for middle schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public middle schools, Sanders Middle outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Laurens County, the median household earns about $57,623 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Laurens County has 18 public schools with about 8,681 students, including Sanders Middle.
Sanders Middle's nearest public school is E. B. Morse Elementary (about 1.8 miles). There are 5 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 250, from 390 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Sanders Middle community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Laurens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,666
Census ACS
Median income
$57,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laurens 55
- Laurens District 55 HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Gray Court-Owings Elementary/MiddleElementary · 715 students
- Hickory Tavern Elementary/MiddleElementary · 623 students
- Laurens ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- E. B. Morse ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Laurens
- Laurens District 55 HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Laurens ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- E. B. Morse ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Laurens MiddleMiddle · 373 students
Other Sanders Middle schools
One other US public school is named Sanders Middle. Sanders Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Sanders Middle SchoolSanders, AZ · 164 students
Nearby schools
- E. B. Morse Elementary1.8 mi · 447
- Laurens Middle1.9 mi · 373
- Ford Elementary2.3 mi · 423
- Laurens Elementary2.5 mi · 465
- Laurens District 55 High3.5 mi · 1,434
- M. S. Bailey Child Development Center7.1 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Sanders MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Sanders Middle?
Sanders Middle enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sanders Middle serve?
Sanders Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanders Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sanders Middle is approximately 8.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sanders Middle?
At Sanders Middle, the student body is approximately 34% White, 16% Hispanic, 46% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Sanders Middle public or private?
Sanders Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laurens 55.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.