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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001254
Tanglewood Middle
44 Merriwoods Drive, Greenville, SC 29611 · (864) 355-4500 · Greenville County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of South Carolina public middle schools
- DTest 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
13.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 207 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 12.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tanglewood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #230 of 249 ▼ 16 | #20 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #235 of 249 ▼ 20 | #20 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #113 of 256 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #82 of 241 | #2 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #125 of 241 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #111 of 137 | #7 of 12 |
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
652
-216 (-25%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 652 | 50 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 59 | 11.3:1 | 100% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 62 | 12.0:1 | 100% (745) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 45 | 19.3:1 | 100% (868) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 47.6 | 14.4:1 | 100% (687) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 90% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 68% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 39 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tanglewood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (687 to 652); teachers up 5% (47.6 to 50).
About Tanglewood Middle
Among the schools in Greenville, South Carolina, is Tanglewood Middle, a mid-sized middle school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 652 students on the rolls.
Tanglewood Middle reports to Greenville 01, which has 89 schools and 78,776 students.
About 57% of the student body at Tanglewood Middle is Hispanic. The remaining students are 27% Black, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Greenville County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Tanglewood Middle lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. The school's 13.0:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for middle schools in South Carolina.
Tanglewood Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Looking at the county, Greenville County, the median household earns about $76,932 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Greenville County has 109 public schools with about 89,863 students, including Tanglewood Middle.
Tanglewood Middle is about 1.4 miles from Welcome Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Tanglewood Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 652, compared with 868 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.3:1 to 13.0:1.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Tanglewood Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Other Tanglewood Middle schools
One other US public school is named Tanglewood Middle. Tanglewood Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tanglewood Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 836 students
Nearby schools
- Welcome Elementary1.4 mi · 642
- Carolina Academy (High)1.8 mi · 976
- Powdersville High1.9 mi · 1,024
- Powdersville Elementary2.1 mi · 765
- Powdersville Middle2.2 mi · 801
- Hollis Academy2.3 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Tanglewood MiddleHow many students attend Tanglewood Middle?
Tanglewood Middle enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tanglewood Middle serve?
Tanglewood Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tanglewood Middle?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Tanglewood Middle.
How diverse is Tanglewood Middle?
Tanglewood Middle reports a student body of 12% White, 57% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tanglewood Middle in?
Tanglewood Middle is part of Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.