📍 2200 Whitmire Highway, Union, Union County, 29379
Sims Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Union, Union County. The school has 672 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sims Middle enrolls 672 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 41% Black or African American and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 312 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 277 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
672 of the school's 672 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 672 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.
Sims 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 18, state house district 42.
Sims Middle is one of 7 schools in Union 01, based in Union, South Carolina. The district serves 3,542 students district-wide and employs 275 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 672 students, Sims Middle is larger than the district average of about 506 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe