Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Ware Shoals, South Carolina

Ware Shoals Elementary Middle in Ware Shoals, South Carolina enrolled 238 students in 2024-25 with 17.5 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

265 students in 2022-23, 256 students in 2023-24, 238 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.3 to 17.5.

Students enrolled at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232652023-242562024-25238
Students enrolled at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232652023-242562024-25238
Students enrolled at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232652023-242562024-25238
Students enrolled at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232652023-242562024-25238
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326521.312.4
2023-2425618.014.2
2024-2523817.513.6

13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools

Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; This school 13.6; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; This school 13.6; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; This school 13.6; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; This school 13.6; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 271 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ware Shoals Elementary Middle enrolled 271 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 271 of the 271 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.7% of students were White, 14.3% Black, 9.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White69.7%
  2. Black14.3%
  3. Hispanic9.7%
  4. Two or more races6.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%47%52.1%
Math, 2022-2329%35% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

  1. Honea Path MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 9.1 miles away: 278 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
  2. Northside MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 593 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Ware Shoals Elementary Middle with Honea Path MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ware Shoals School District 51 spends per student$14,804 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,804
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaWare Shoals Elementary Middle is the number 228 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#228 of 242
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.13.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

  1. How many students attend Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?
    238 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ware Shoals, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle a Title I school?
    Ware Shoals Elementary Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ware Shoals Elementary Middle scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle in?
    Ware Shoals School District 51, NCES district ID 4502370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450237000598 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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