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Spaulding Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

400 East Cartersville Highway, Lamar, SC 29069 · (843) 326-7625 · Part of Darlington County School District

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Directions
Students
228
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Spaulding Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lamar kids: Lamar High

On the path

Where Lamar kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Spaulding MiddleYou are here
9–12Lamar High268 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

400 East Cartersville Highway, Lamar

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 688
Grade 769
Grade 871
Enrollment over time
225’20
220’21
204’22
209’23
228’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%White 34%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 6%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Spaulding Middle from Lamar families.

Other schools in Darlington County School District

The district →
St. John's Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C
596 students15:1
Bay Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartsville
C−
563 students14:1
J. L. Cain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C−
533 students12:1
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lamar
C
496 students16:1
Pate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Darlington
397 students14:1
Southside Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hartsville
360 students11:1

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; Lamar’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.