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Deaf & Blind School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 99 students in Deaf & Blind School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Deaf & Blind School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="student-by-grade">Student By Grade <麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethnicity">Students by Ethnicity:
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
5 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
150 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
94 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
2:1
2:1
Deaf & Blind School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 74 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has increased from 21-39% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 74 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
43%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)<50%
84%
Diversity Score
0.70
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
2%
% Hispanic
19%
13%
% Black
36%
31%
% White
37%
48%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Deaf & Blind School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Cedar Springs Academy
Special Education School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7771
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7771
Gr: PK-12 | 40 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #22.
Sc School For The Blind Elementary Middle School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7600
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7600
Gr: PK-8 | 20 students Student-teacher ratio: 1:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #33.
Sc School For The Deaf Elementary Middle School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7743
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7743
Gr: PK-8 | 39 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
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