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D. R. Hill Middle Middle School
1303 Holly Springs Rd
Lyman SC, 29365, Spartanburg County
Phone: 864-949-2370
Ranking: 
(293 out of 841, top 35%)*
(293 out of 841, top 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Spartanburg School District 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 575 | 597 | 580 | 554 | 580 | 586 | 531 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 296 | 51.5% | 292 | 48.9% | 302 | 52.1% | 293 | 52.9% | 275 | 47.4% | 308 | 52.6% | 263 | 49.5% |
| Grade 8: | 279 | 48.5% | 305 | 51.1% | 278 | 47.9% | 261 | 47.1% | 305 | 52.6% | 278 | 47.4% | 268 | 50.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 50.8% | 314 | 52.6% | 309 | 53.3% | 292 | 52.7% | 298 | 51.4% | 288 | 49.1% | 281 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 283 | 49.2% | 283 | 47.4% | 271 | 46.7% | 262 | 47.3% | 274 | 47.2% | 290 | 49.5% | 246 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 9.6% | 42 | 7.0% | 42 | 7.2% | 49 | 8.8% | 55 | 9.5% | 34 | 5.8% | 34 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 118 | 20.5% | 132 | 22.1% | 119 | 20.5% | 124 | 22.4% | 145 | 25.0% | 161 | 27.5% | 156 | 29.4% |
| White: | 377 | 65.6% | 390 | 65.3% | 396 | 68.3% | 373 | 67.3% | 368 | 63.4% | 380 | 64.8% | 331 | 62.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.4% | 22 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 308 | 53.6% | 312 | 52.3% | 282 | 48.6% | 274 | 49.5% | 277 | 47.8% | 239 | 40.8% | 210 | 39.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 11.5% | 61 | 10.2% | 53 | 9.1% | 51 | 9.2% | 67 | 11.6% | 80 | 13.7% | 50 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.53 | 14.39 | 13.81 | 13.51 | 13.49 | 13.60 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.5% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 72% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74.1% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72.7% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.2% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.8% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 76% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.4% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.6% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.7% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 76.9% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76.6% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.2% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.6% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.1% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 59.8% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 61% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 67.8% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.4% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.8% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.1% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77.8% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 50% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 55% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.2% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.4% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.2% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 71.9% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 70.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 77.6% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 72.4% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.4% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72.4% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 67.5% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 74.5% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.7% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.8% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 73.5% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 73.5% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 78.9% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 72.1% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.2% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 76.1% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.1% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.3% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 62.7% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 60% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 66% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 68.7% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 68% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.6% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 72% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 78.7% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.1% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68.1% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 65.2% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 72.4% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 73.6% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 78.4% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 75% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 72.3% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 71.9% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.9% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 69.5% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.2% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.8% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,329.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,126.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,938.0 |
* D. R. Hill Middle Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.