Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD 51·NCES 450237000598
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle
45 West Main Street, Ware Shoals, SC 29692 · (864) 456-2711 · Greenwood County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of South Carolina public middle schools
- B+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
13.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · 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 5 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle→Ware Shoals High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greenwood 51. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 37.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ware Shoals Elementary Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #85 of 249 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #87 of 249 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #237 of 256 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #110 of 241 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #180 of 241 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #42 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
238
-53 (-18%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 238 | 17.5 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 21.3 | 12.4:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 65% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 62% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 56% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ware Shoals Elementary Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (289 to 238); teachers down 3% (18 to 17.5).
About Ware Shoals Elementary Middle
Located in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is a very small middle school. The school has 238 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students, which makes this school 62% below average.
Greenwood 51 counts 3 schools and 888 students, including Ware Shoals Elementary Middle.
More than half of enrollment at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is White: 70%. Other groups include 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is about 13.8:1.
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of South Carolina public middle schools.
In Greenwood County, the median household earns about $52,830 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Greenwood County has 21 public schools with about 10,771 students, including Ware Shoals Elementary Middle.
Of the public schools around it, Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is closest to Ware Shoals High, about 0.8 miles away. Ware Shoals Elementary Middle has 2 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 291 students in 2020-21 to 238 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Greenwood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,489
Census ACS
Median income
$52,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood 51
- Ware Shoals PrimaryElementary · 385 students
- Ware Shoals HighHigh · 265 students
Other schools in Ware Shoals
- Ware Shoals PrimaryElementary · 385 students
- Ware Shoals HighHigh · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Ware Shoals High0.8 mi · 265
- Ware Shoals Primary2.3 mi · 385
- Cherokee Trail Elementary6.2 mi · 360
- Hodges Elementary7.5 mi · 349
- Honea Path Elementary8.1 mi · 571
- Dixie High9.0 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Ware Shoals Elementary MiddleHow many students attend Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 05-08.
Is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle.
How diverse is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle reports a student body of 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle public or private?
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwood 51.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.