Overview of Darlington Middle: Darlington Middle is a magnet school situated in Darlington, SC, which is in a fringe rural environment. The learner population of Darlington Middle is 1,017, and the school serves 6-8. At Darlington Middle, 28% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 29% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 68%. The learner-teacher ratio is 18:1, which is worse than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 52% female learners and 48% male learners. The school serves 100% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 58 equivalent full-time teachers and 3 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Darlington Middle: At Darlington Middle, 28% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 29% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Darlington 01, 28% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 36% tested above or at that level for math. Darlington Middle did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In South Carolina, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.