📍 1951 Riveroak Road, Chesnee, Spartanburg County, 29323
Rainbow Lake Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chesnee, Spartanburg County. The school has 1,009 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rainbow Lake Middle enrolls 1,009 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 652 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 44 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
692 of the school's 1,009 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 633 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Rainbow Lake 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-50, state senate district 11, state house district 38.
Rainbow Lake Middle is one of 14 schools in Spartanburg 02, based in Chesnee, South Carolina. The district serves 11,806 students district-wide and employs 849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,009 students, Rainbow Lake Middle is larger than the district average of about 843 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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