Summary:
R. P. Dawkins Middle is a public middle school located in Moore, South Carolina, serving 862 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Spartanburg 06 district, which is ranked 40 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.
R. P. Dawkins Middle has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 32.83% White, 42.81% African American, 13.23% Hispanic, 3.71% Asian, and 7.19% two or more races. The school consistently ranks in the top third of South Carolina middle schools, receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Notably, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform particularly well, ranking 75th and 45th, respectively, out of all South Carolina middle schools. However, the school's multi-racial students and gifted and talented students have lower rankings, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support for these subgroups.
Despite having a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 76.33% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, R. P. Dawkins Middle outperforms the Spartanburg 06 district and the state of South Carolina in several key test score metrics, including Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 and 6th-8th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school spends $9,971 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 13.9, lower than the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Woodruff Middle, Boiling Springs Middle, and Beech Springs Intermediate, R. P. Dawkins Middle generally outperforms its peers, particularly in academic performance and test scores.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Spartanburg 06
SchoolDigger Rank:
132nd of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,971
Student/teacher ratio: 13.9
Number of students: 862
Racial breakdown:
African American:
42.8%
White:
32.8%
Hispanic:
13.2%
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Two or more races:
7.2%
Asian:
3.7%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.3%
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