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Frances F. Mack Intermediate

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

161 Gaston Street, Gaston, SC 29053 · (803) 490-7004 · Part of Lexington School District 4

Gaston’s School Grade D better than 7% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
515
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Frances F. Mack Intermediate

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

161 Gaston Street, Gaston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 12
Grade 32
Grade 46
Grade 5258
Grade 6245
Grade 72
Enrollment over time
506’20
527’21
538’22
508’23
515’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 29%Black 15%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Frances F. Mack Intermediate from Gaston families.

Other schools in Lexington School District 4

The district →
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Swansea
495 students13:1
Sandhills Primary
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Swansea
509 students14:1
Sandhills Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Swansea
D
491 students13:1
Sandhills Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Gaston
D
495 students13:1
Swansea High
High · Grades 9–12 · Swansea
B−
695 students13:1
Swansea High Freshman Academy
Secondary · Grades 9 · Swansea
C
274 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Gaston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.