Enrollment
228
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARLINGTON 01·NCES 450186000374
Spaulding Middle
400 East Cartersville Highway, Lamar, SC 29069 · (843) 326-7625 · Darlington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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
12.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · 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 | 88 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 31% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
55.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 31.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Spaulding Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #101 of 249 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #110 of 249 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #238 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #68 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #98 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #72 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
228
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 228 | 18 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 20 | 10.2:1 | 100% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 82% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 72% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 18 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spaulding Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (258 to 228); teachers up 13% (16 to 18).
About Spaulding Middle
Federal records list Spaulding Middle as a middle school in Lamar, South Carolina. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 228 students. That is 63% below the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Darlington 01 has a total of 18 schools and 8,793 students, Spaulding Middle among them.
The largest group at Spaulding Middle is Black students, at 50%. Other groups make up 34% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 41% of Darlington County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Spaulding Middle holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of South Carolina public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Darlington County show that the median household earns about $48,581 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Across Darlington County, 21 public schools serve about 9,482 students.
The closest school to Spaulding Middle is Lamar High, located about 0.7 miles away. Spaulding Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 225 students in 2020-21 and 228 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Darlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,558
Census ACS
Median income
$48,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
9,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Darlington 01
- Hartsville HighHigh · 1,129 students
- Darlington HighHigh · 965 students
- Darlington MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- Hartsville MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- St. John's ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Bay Road ElementaryElementary · 563 students
Other schools in Lamar
- Lamar-Spaulding ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Lamar HighHigh · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar High0.7 mi · 268
- Lamar-Spaulding Elementary1.9 mi · 496
- Brockington Elementary Magnet7.7 mi · 329
- Lee Central High8.7 mi · 402
- Lee Central Middle8.8 mi · 288
- Lee High9.8 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Spaulding MiddleHow large is Spaulding Middle?
Spaulding Middle enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Spaulding Middle serve?
Spaulding Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Spaulding Middle?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Spaulding Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spaulding Middle?
At Spaulding Middle, the student body is approximately 34% White, 6% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Spaulding Middle in?
Spaulding Middle is part of Darlington 01.
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