Sims Middle Middle School
2200 Whitmire Hwy
Union SC, 29379, Union County
Phone: 864-429-1755
Ranking: 
(548 out of 841, bottom 35%)*
(548 out of 841, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Union 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: | 56 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 715 | 741 | 789 | 815 | 844 | 534 | 558 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 228 | 31.9% | 252 | 34.0% | 259 | 32.8% | 262 | 32.1% | 277 | 32.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 256 | 35.8% | 243 | 32.8% | 253 | 32.1% | 278 | 34.1% | 290 | 34.4% | 266 | 49.8% | 269 | 48.2% |
| Grade 8: | 231 | 32.3% | 246 | 33.2% | 277 | 35.1% | 275 | 33.7% | 277 | 32.8% | 268 | 50.2% | 288 | 51.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 366 | 51.2% | 394 | 53.2% | 420 | 53.2% | 425 | 52.1% | 440 | 52.1% | 279 | 52.2% | 300 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 349 | 48.8% | 347 | 46.8% | 369 | 46.8% | 390 | 47.9% | 396 | 46.9% | 246 | 46.1% | 253 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 302 | 42.2% | 322 | 43.5% | 345 | 43.7% | 359 | 44.0% | 354 | 41.9% | 214 | 40.1% | 241 | 43.2% |
| White: | 389 | 54.4% | 399 | 53.8% | 427 | 54.1% | 445 | 54.6% | 483 | 57.2% | 314 | 58.8% | 309 | 55.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 474 | 66.3% | 462 | 62.3% | 466 | 59.1% | 473 | 58.0% | 483 | 57.2% | 245 | 45.9% | 299 | 53.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 6.4% | 53 | 7.2% | 82 | 10.4% | 71 | 8.7% | 72 | 8.5% | 46 | 8.6% | 57 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.77 | 13.23 | 13.49 | 14.95 | 15.07 | 13.40 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 60.1% | 61% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 63.8% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 66.3% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 60.1% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.3% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.4% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.7% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.4% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73.2% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.8% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 55.9% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 53.6% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 58% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.8% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 74% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 75.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.4% | 78% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 65.6% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.5% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 60.7% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.6% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.9% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.1% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 65.6% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.6% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 59.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.9% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.7% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.6% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.4% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.5% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 62.8% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 62.3% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 69.3% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 64.1% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 43.9% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 50.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 46.9% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.3% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.6% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 59.5% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 67% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 59.3% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 57% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 65.3% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 66.6% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 53.1% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 54.1% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 48.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.2% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 48.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.2% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.5% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 47.2% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 46.4% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 59.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 57.9% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 46.9% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.3% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 65.3% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 65.4% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.4% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.2% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 71% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.8% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63.1% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 52% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 61% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57.2% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 64.1% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.5% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.7% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.8% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.6% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 63.3% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.4% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.2% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.8% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 38.5% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 45.9% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 52.7% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.5% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.9% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 61.1% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 60.5% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.3% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.1% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 63.9% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 66.2% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 47% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 55.2% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.7% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 63% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.3% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 64.6% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 60.1% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 71.6% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 70.2% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.4% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 67% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.5% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.4% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,001.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,072.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,064.0 |
* Sims Middle Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.