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Pelion Middle Middle School
758 Magnolia St
Pelion SC, 29123, Lexington County
Phone: 803-821-2300
Ranking:
(622 out of 841, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lexington School District 1
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: | 37 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 551 | 590 | 604 | 626 | 606 | 574 | 750 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 177 | 32.1% | 191 | 32.4% | 179 | 29.6% | 203 | 32.4% | 223 | 36.8% | 196 | 34.1% | 196 | 26.1% |
Grade 7: | 191 | 34.7% | 182 | 30.8% | 205 | 33.9% | 221 | 35.3% | 201 | 33.2% | 191 | 33.3% | 182 | 24.3% |
Grade 8: | 183 | 33.2% | 217 | 36.8% | 220 | 36.4% | 202 | 32.3% | 182 | 30.0% | 187 | 32.6% | 189 | 25.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 278 | 50.5% | 307 | 52.0% | 303 | 50.2% | 322 | 51.4% | 301 | 49.7% | 280 | 48.8% | 375 | 50.0% |
Female: | 273 | 49.5% | 283 | 48.0% | 301 | 49.8% | 304 | 48.6% | 296 | 48.8% | 285 | 49.7% | 371 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 6.9% | 39 | 6.6% | 35 | 5.8% | 35 | 5.6% | 29 | 4.8% | 28 | 4.9% | 27 | 3.6% |
Black: | 42 | 7.6% | 37 | 6.3% | 38 | 6.3% | 46 | 7.3% | 42 | 6.9% | 43 | 7.5% | 48 | 6.4% |
White: | 447 | 81.1% | 495 | 83.9% | 509 | 84.3% | 522 | 83.4% | 522 | 86.1% | 493 | 85.9% | 667 | 88.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 330 | 59.9% | 369 | 62.5% | 363 | 60.1% | 382 | 61.0% | 346 | 57.1% | 283 | 49.3% | 355 | 47.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 9.1% | 56 | 9.5% | 72 | 11.9% | 58 | 9.3% | 65 | 10.7% | 51 | 8.9% | 95 | 12.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.97 | 13.47 | 13.48 | 14.07 | 12.98 | 11.60 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.7% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 82.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 83.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 85.1% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 83.7% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 82.8% | 77.6% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 85.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 84.8% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 85% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 84.9% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 84% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 83.7% | 77.9% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 78.2% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 78.6% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 74.7% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 75.2% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 72.2% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 75.4% | 61.4% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 75.9% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 78.4% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 80% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 76.2% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 72.4% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 79.7% | 66.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 75.2% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 75.8% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 74.4% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 79.2% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 77.9% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 82.3% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 83.3% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 80.3% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 80% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 79.9% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 80.2% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83.1% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 84.6% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 85% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 85.8% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 83.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 83% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 77.3% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 79.2% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 81.6% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 83.8% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 77.3% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 75.2% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 74.5% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 73% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 72.1% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 77.7% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 75.3% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 82.2% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78.9% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 77.6% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 81.1% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 76.9% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 77.8% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 83.3% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 84% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 83% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 87.8% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.9% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 90.2% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 86.3% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.7% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.2% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 84.8% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 79.4% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 80.2% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 79.1% | 74.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 78.9% | 70.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 78.1% | 71.9% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 78.3% | 71.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 78.5% | 70.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 76.9% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 77.7% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 77.2% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 79.7% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 77.3% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 79.5% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 78.1% | 73.2% |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79.1% | 68.8% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 81.4% | 71.5% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 81.5% | 71.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 83.7% | 74.8% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 83.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 84.6% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 76.9% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 76.4% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 80.1% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81.6% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 77.1% | 68.3% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 74.5% | 58.8% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 77.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79% | 61.7% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 74.9% | 57% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 77.4% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 81.8% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 80.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 86.7% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 82.4% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 85.4% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.8% | 75.5% |
2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 70.5% | 58.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 75.6% | 60% |
2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 75.3% | 58.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 68.1% | 53.9% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 73.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 70.5% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 72.7% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 76.6% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 77.9% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 77.6% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 77.4% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 76.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 80.3% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 77.4% | 76.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 78.6% | 66.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 80.7% | 73.3% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 81.4% | 74.7% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 78.7% | 72.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 78.7% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 79.9% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 77.1% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 73.1% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 78.5% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 73.6% | 67.5% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 80.2% | 67.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 75.7% | 67.5% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 77% | 66.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 74.6% | 65.3% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77.6% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.5% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 72.1% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71.9% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75.7% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 76.5% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 76.7% | 70.2% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 79.8% | 56.8% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 77.1% | 58.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 77.1% | 60% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 77.1% | 60.1% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 82.2% | 63.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.4% | 63.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 79.4% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 81% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 84.9% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 86.5% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 80.7% | 71% |
2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 80.4% | 60.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 80.3% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 82.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 79.1% | 67.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 79.3% | 65.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 82.7% | 68.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 81.3% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 80% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 83.7% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 86.1% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 82.9% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 77.4% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 80.7% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 75.8% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 80% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,676.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,497.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,417.0 |
* Pelion Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.