South Middle Middle School
1551 Billings Dr
Lancaster SC, 29720, Lancaster County
Phone: 803-283-8416
Ranking:
(591 out of 841, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lancaster 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: | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 578 | 606 | 587 | 608 | 621 | 639 | 697 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 175 | 30.3% | 209 | 34.5% | 207 | 35.3% | 191 | 31.4% | 215 | 34.6% | 216 | 33.8% | 209 | 30.0% |
Grade 7: | 200 | 34.6% | 208 | 34.3% | 186 | 31.7% | 196 | 32.2% | 206 | 33.2% | 204 | 31.9% | 230 | 33.0% |
Grade 8: | 203 | 35.1% | 189 | 31.2% | 194 | 33.0% | 221 | 36.3% | 200 | 32.2% | 219 | 34.3% | 258 | 37.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 288 | 49.8% | 293 | 48.3% | 289 | 49.2% | 314 | 51.6% | 334 | 53.8% | 353 | 55.2% | 371 | 53.2% |
Female: | 290 | 50.2% | 313 | 51.7% | 298 | 50.8% | 294 | 48.4% | 277 | 44.6% | 275 | 43.0% | 320 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 68 | 11.8% | 58 | 9.6% | 48 | 8.2% | 51 | 8.4% | 36 | 5.8% | 43 | 6.7% | 38 | 5.5% |
Black: | 267 | 46.2% | 282 | 46.5% | 269 | 45.8% | 257 | 42.3% | 269 | 43.3% | 270 | 42.3% | 307 | 44.0% |
White: | 229 | 39.6% | 254 | 41.9% | 255 | 43.4% | 282 | 46.4% | 309 | 49.8% | 322 | 50.4% | 349 | 50.1% |
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: | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 415 | 71.8% | 422 | 69.6% | 412 | 70.2% | 412 | 67.8% | 390 | 62.8% | 348 | 54.5% | 369 | 52.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 7.1% | 38 | 6.3% | 28 | 4.8% | 26 | 4.3% | 33 | 5.3% | 39 | 6.1% | 63 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 15.95 | 15.45 | 16.00 | 14.44 | 15.40 | 12.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 56.7% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.5% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 54.3% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 62.6% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.7% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 72.8% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.5% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 70% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 65.3% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.1% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 74.7% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70.2% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.9% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.7% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 80.1% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80.3% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 67.9% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 72.2% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 77.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 80% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 57.1% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 49.9% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 50.6% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 45.6% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 56.2% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 57.7% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.4% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.5% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 55.8% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 58.9% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.9% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.7% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55.4% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.6% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 69.1% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 75.9% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 72.1% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.5% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.4% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.7% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 71.7% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 69.6% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72.2% | 74.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 64.3% | 70.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 66.3% | 71.9% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 66.1% | 71.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 68.1% | 70.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.2% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 65.7% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 67.6% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 69.8% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 65.6% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 69.4% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 63.4% | 68.8% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 66.1% | 71.5% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 66.3% | 71.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 71.6% | 74.8% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 77.7% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 70.3% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 72.2% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 71.2% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.6% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 72.3% | 68.3% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 61.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.9% | 61.7% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 57.2% | 57% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.7% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.3% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.4% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67.5% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.3% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.7% | 75.5% |
2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.5% | 58.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 55% | 60% |
2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 54% | 58.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 48.9% | 53.9% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 57.5% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 52.7% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 60.4% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 59.1% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 60.6% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 64.1% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 66.5% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 68.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 70.8% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 72.5% | 76.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.8% | 66.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 63.5% | 73.3% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 68% | 74.7% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.9% | 72.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 66.3% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 64.9% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.4% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 62.8% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 67.3% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 63.6% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 64.7% | 67.5% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 61.3% | 67.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 59.2% | 67.5% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 61.6% | 66.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.9% | 65.3% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 72.8% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 75.1% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65.6% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.2% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71.4% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 65.7% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 71.1% | 70.2% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 51.8% | 56.8% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 58.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 55% | 60% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 57.4% | 60.1% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 62.8% | 63.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62.2% | 63.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59.8% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 66.3% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.6% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.7% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.8% | 71% |
2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 54.4% | 60.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.9% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64.9% | 66.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 67.5% | 67.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 65.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 66.8% | 68.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 62.3% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 68.5% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.7% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.6% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 66% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 65.1% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.2% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 64.2% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 67.2% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 74.1% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,811.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,176.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,124.0 |
* South 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.