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What's the most underrated thing about Sims Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION 01·NCES 450375001089
Sims Middle
2200 Whitmire Highway, Union, SC 29379 · (864) 429-1755 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of South Carolina public middle schools
- CTest 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
10.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · 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 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within Union 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 23.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sims Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #149 of 249 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #185 of 249 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #129 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #19 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #87 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #71 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
606
-100 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 606 | 55.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 52.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 53.8 | 12.5:1 | 100% (672) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 100% (688) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 55 | 13.0:1 | 70% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 67% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 57% (364) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sims Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (688 to 606); teachers up 13% (49 to 55.5).
About Sims Middle
Sims Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in Union, South Carolina. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 606 students.
Union 01 is the local district for Sims Middle. It runs 6 schools with 3,542 students.
The largest group at Sims Middle is White students, at 46%. It is also 38% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Union County is roughly 65% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sims Middle scores 63%.
With 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Sims Middle lands at C, ahead of 28% of South Carolina public middle schools.
The county, Union County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $41,621, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 3,542 students.
A public school about 2.6 miles away, Monarch Elementary, is the closest to Sims Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools.
Sims Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sims Middle had a net loss of 100 students, or 14%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.0 to 10.9 over 4 years.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,885
Census ACS
Median income
$41,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union 01
- Union County HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Jonesville Elementary/MiddleElementary · 557 students
- Buffalo ElementaryElementary · 483 students
- Monarch ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Foster Park ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Union County Career and Technology CenterHigh
Other schools in Union
- Union County HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Monarch ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Foster Park ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Union County Career and Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Monarch Elementary2.6 mi · 442
- Foster Park Elementary2.8 mi · 430
- Buffalo Elementary4.2 mi · 483
- Union County High4.7 mi · 1,024
- Jonesville Elementary/Middle9.2 mi · 557
- Tyger River High12.9 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Sims MiddleHow many students attend Sims Middle?
Sims Middle enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sims Middle serve?
Sims Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sims Middle?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Sims Middle.
What is the student diversity at Sims Middle?
Student demographics at Sims Middle are roughly 46% White, 5% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sims Middle in?
Sims Middle is part of Union 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.