Sanders Middle Middle School
609 Green St
Laurens SC, 29360, Laurens County
Phone: 864-984-0354
Ranking: 
(651 out of 841, bottom 23%)*
(651 out of 841, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Laurens School District 55
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: | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 322 | 327 | 382 | 388 | 384 | 307 | 315 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 106 | 32.9% | 100 | 30.6% | 103 | 27.0% | 118 | 30.4% | 159 | 41.4% | 110 | 35.8% | 114 | 36.2% |
| Grade 7: | 103 | 32.0% | 110 | 33.6% | 121 | 31.7% | 171 | 44.1% | 112 | 29.2% | 99 | 32.2% | 101 | 32.1% |
| Grade 8: | 113 | 35.1% | 117 | 35.8% | 158 | 41.4% | 99 | 25.5% | 113 | 29.4% | 98 | 31.9% | 100 | 31.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 178 | 55.3% | 176 | 53.8% | 199 | 52.1% | 199 | 51.3% | 201 | 52.3% | 163 | 53.1% | 179 | 56.8% |
| Female: | 144 | 44.7% | 151 | 46.2% | 183 | 47.9% | 189 | 48.7% | 175 | 45.6% | 136 | 44.3% | 130 | 41.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 6.8% | 20 | 6.1% | 34 | 8.9% | 40 | 10.3% | 53 | 13.8% | 43 | 14.0% | 39 | 12.4% |
| Black: | 139 | 43.2% | 143 | 43.7% | 170 | 44.5% | 169 | 43.6% | 168 | 43.8% | 132 | 43.0% | 138 | 43.8% |
| White: | 151 | 46.9% | 155 | 47.4% | 168 | 44.0% | 173 | 44.6% | 161 | 41.9% | 132 | 43.0% | 135 | 42.9% |
| 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: | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 198 | 61.5% | 217 | 66.4% | 268 | 70.2% | 284 | 73.2% | 282 | 73.4% | 238 | 77.5% | 245 | 77.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 12.7% | 25 | 7.6% | 29 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.4% | 38 | 9.9% | 21 | 6.8% | 18 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.09 | 12.58 | 15.92 | 17.24 | 15.67 | 15.40 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70.1% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.5% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 65.7% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 71.7% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72.3% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 70.4% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 66.9% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 68.9% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 68.4% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 80.9% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82.2% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 83.5% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 85% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70.1% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 64.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 66.5% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 75% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 64.6% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 52.8% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 55.3% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 54.2% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 55.1% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 57% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 46.6% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 60.9% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 54.4% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 60.2% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 70.1% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66.4% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 52.3% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62.2% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 56.9% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.7% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 68% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 70.3% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69.5% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 75.7% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.9% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 70.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 72.6% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.2% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.4% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 76% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 68.2% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 66.8% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 73% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.6% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 67.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 66% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 66% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 65.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.9% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.1% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 77.1% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 72.8% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 76.3% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 82.1% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.1% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 63.1% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 65.6% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 69.2% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 70.3% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 58% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 60.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 57.6% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 64.4% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 69.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 68% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 64.4% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 67.5% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.9% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.5% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 57.1% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52.3% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 52.8% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 50.5% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 53.7% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 64.5% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 69.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.6% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 66% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.6% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 68.4% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.1% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 75.7% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 69.9% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 72.3% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 75.1% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 72.8% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 62.5% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 59.4% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.4% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.7% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 70.1% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67.8% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 64.6% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 73.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 74.3% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 63.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 64.7% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 61.5% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 69% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.8% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 45.1% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 59.7% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 54.6% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 64% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57.1% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 66.2% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 66.8% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 64.6% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.9% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 74.9% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 48.5% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 62.6% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 58.8% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 59.6% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 61.4% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 68.1% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 67% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 69.7% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.7% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69.3% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 76.4% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 72.4% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.2% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.6% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,134.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,540.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,665.0 |
* Sanders 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.