Granard Middle Middle School
815 West Rutledge Ave
Gaffney SC, 29341, Cherokee County
Phone: 864-489-6833
Ranking: (418 out of 841, top 50%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cherokee County School District
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: | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 585 | 587 | 590 | 545 | 510 | 478 | 499 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 186 | 31.8% | 191 | 32.5% | 205 | 34.7% | 179 | 32.8% | 180 | 35.3% | 160 | 33.5% | 153 | 30.7% |
Grade 7: | 195 | 33.3% | 200 | 34.1% | 189 | 32.0% | 196 | 36.0% | 168 | 32.9% | 158 | 33.1% | 159 | 31.9% |
Grade 8: | 204 | 34.9% | 196 | 33.4% | 194 | 32.9% | 170 | 31.2% | 162 | 31.8% | 160 | 33.5% | 187 | 37.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 293 | 50.1% | 305 | 52.0% | 330 | 55.9% | 301 | 55.2% | 275 | 53.9% | 261 | 54.6% | 271 | 54.3% |
Female: | 292 | 49.9% | 282 | 48.0% | 260 | 44.1% | 244 | 44.8% | 226 | 44.3% | 209 | 43.7% | 223 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.2% |
Black: | 138 | 23.6% | 137 | 23.3% | 137 | 23.2% | 124 | 22.8% | 127 | 24.9% | 136 | 28.5% | 137 | 27.5% |
White: | 416 | 71.1% | 421 | 71.7% | 425 | 72.0% | 396 | 72.7% | 360 | 70.6% | 320 | 66.9% | 341 | 68.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 49.1% | 306 | 52.1% | 280 | 47.5% | 260 | 47.7% | 243 | 47.6% | 259 | 54.2% | 241 | 48.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.0% | 42 | 7.2% | 41 | 6.9% | 35 | 6.4% | 32 | 6.3% | 45 | 9.4% | 43 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.25 | 16.31 | 16.86 | 16.03 | 15.45 | 14.50 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 59.7% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 55.1% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 67.4% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 65.6% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 67.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 65.8% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 60.5% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 60.1% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.8% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.3% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.9% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.9% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 68.7% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 63.4% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67.4% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 70.3% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 42.5% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 39.1% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 40% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 42.1% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 48.5% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.4% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 59.5% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 47.2% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 54.1% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.2% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 57.8% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43.9% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.1% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 48.6% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 56.1% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 64.7% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 55.8% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.9% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 63.1% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.7% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 58.5% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.3% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64.2% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 67.9% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 65.8% | 74.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 65.1% | 70.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 67% | 71.9% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 69.3% | 71.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 65.3% | 70.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.1% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.1% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 64.8% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 59.1% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 62% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67.6% | 73.2% |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66.6% | 68.8% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.9% | 71.5% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71.3% | 71.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 74.8% | 74.8% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.3% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 76.7% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 66.2% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 67.5% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 63.5% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 64.5% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 64.8% | 68.3% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 46.1% | 58.8% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 54.8% | 61.7% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 45.4% | 57% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 53.3% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 61.4% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 58.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.7% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 63.2% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 59.2% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 61.8% | 75.5% |
2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.8% | 58.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 49.1% | 60% |
2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 52% | 58.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 41.3% | 53.9% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 43.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 40.9% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 41.8% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 50.2% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 45.3% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 54.2% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 57.9% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.4% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 76.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 60% | 66.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 66.5% | 73.3% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.5% | 74.7% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 71.2% | 72.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.6% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 68.8% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.6% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 53.1% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59.4% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62.5% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 61.6% | 67.5% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.5% | 67.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 64.1% | 67.5% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 60.2% | 66.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 68.1% | 65.3% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70.4% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.9% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 58.4% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 64.8% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 62.5% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 65.7% | 70.2% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.6% | 56.8% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 47.7% | 58.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 46.2% | 60% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 52.7% | 60.1% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 52.5% | 63.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53.6% | 63.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 52.5% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 52.9% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58.1% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 67.2% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 59.4% | 71% |
2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 49.8% | 60.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 53.7% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 51.6% | 66.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 57.1% | 67.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 47.7% | 65.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 55.6% | 68.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 55.3% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 51.5% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 53.2% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 48.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 54.1% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 59.2% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.5% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 68.9% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 66.3% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,867.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,434.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,043.0 |
* Granard Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.