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Starr-Iva Middle
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Starr-Iva Middle
Located at 1034 Rainey Road, in Starr, South Carolina, Starr-Iva Middle is an average-sized middle school that hosts 616 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Anderson 03.
Anderson 03 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,772 students; Starr-Iva Middle is among them.
Demographically, Starr-Iva Middle shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Anderson County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household earnings sit near $66,651, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Anderson County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), of which Starr-Iva Middle is one.
The closest other public school is Starr Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Starr-Iva Middle.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Starr-Iva Middle has edged up 9%, going from 565 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 75% across the same window.
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- Starr Elementary1.8 mi · 525
- Crescent High3.6 mi · 819
- Flat Rock Elementary5.1 mi · 429
- Varennes Elementary6.5 mi · 389
- Iva Elementary6.7 mi · 383
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