📍 1606 Greer Highway, Travelers Rest, Greenville County, 29690
Northwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Travelers Rest, Greenville County. The school has 852 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenville 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Middle enrolls 852 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 13% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 651 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
648 of the school's 852 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 594 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest 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-40, state senate district 6, state house district 17.
Northwest Middle is one of 92 schools in Greenville 01, based in Greenville, South Carolina. The district serves 77,774 students district-wide and employs 5,223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 852 students, Northwest Middle is close to the district average of about 845 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe