📍 150 Pinedale Drive, Darlington, Darlington County, 29532
Darlington Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Darlington, Darlington County. The school has 919 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Darlington 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Darlington Middle enrolls 919 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 24% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 548 | 60% |
| White | 223 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 97 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
919 of the school's 919 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 919 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Darlington Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-70, state senate district 29, state house district 62.
Darlington Middle is one of 19 schools in Darlington 01, based in Darlington, South Carolina. The district serves 8,793 students district-wide and employs 724 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 919 students, Darlington Middle is larger than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe