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Starr-Iva Middle
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Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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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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Related schools
- Crescent HighHigh · 819 students
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- Iva ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- 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
- McLees Elementary6.7 mi · 543