Enrollment
409
Middle
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON 05·NCES 450090001574
Southwood Academy for the Arts
1110 Southwood Street, Anderson, SC 29624 · (864) 260-5205 · Anderson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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
11.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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 | 142 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.9% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 75.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Southwood Academy for the Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #4 of 249 ▼ 1 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #6 of 249 ▲ 2 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #186 of 256 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #42 of 241 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #131 of 241 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #23 of 81 | 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
409
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 409 | 34.3 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 37 | 10.7:1 | 57% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 46% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 40 | 8.7:1 | 39% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 36% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwood Academy for the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (346 to 409); teachers down 14% (40 to 34.3).
About Southwood Academy for the Arts
Southwood Academy for the Arts is a small middle school in Anderson 05, located in Anderson, South Carolina. It has an enrollment of 409 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in South Carolina enroll around 622, and this school is 34% below that mark.
Anderson 05 counts 19 schools and 12,131 students, including Southwood Academy for the Arts.
The student body at Southwood Academy for the Arts is 59% White. It is also 23% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Anderson County's residents are about 77% White, 18 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Southwood Academy for the Arts are from different groups.
Southwood Academy for the Arts has 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9:1. Middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here.
Southwood Academy for the Arts earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of South Carolina public middle schools.
The county, Anderson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,651, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 57, with about 34,806 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Anderson Five Charter School, is the closest to Southwood Academy for the Arts. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The NCES locale for Southwood Academy for the Arts is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Anderson 05
- T. L. Hanna HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Westside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Robert Anderson MiddleMiddle · 1,134 students
- Glenview MiddleMiddle · 677 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Concord ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other schools in Anderson
- T. L. Hanna HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Westside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Robert Anderson MiddleMiddle · 1,134 students
- South Carolina Preparatory Leadership SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Pendleton HighHigh · 924 students
- The South Carolina Preparatory AcademyHigh · 692 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Five Charter School1.0 mi · 61
- West Market School of Early Education1.3 mi · 156
- Robert Anderson Middle1.6 mi · 1,134
- Varennes Elementary1.8 mi · 389
- Homeland Park Primary2.0 mi · 397
- Westside High2.5 mi · 1,687
Frequently asked questions
About Southwood Academy for the ArtsHow large is Southwood Academy for the Arts?
Southwood Academy for the Arts enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Southwood Academy for the Arts serve?
Southwood Academy for the Arts serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Southwood Academy for the Arts?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Southwood Academy for the Arts.
What is the student diversity at Southwood Academy for the Arts?
Student demographics at Southwood Academy for the Arts are roughly 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Southwood Academy for the Arts public or private?
Southwood Academy for the Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anderson 05.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.