Glenview Middle, Anderson SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Glenview Middle

Glenview Middle is a regular public school in Anderson, South Carolina, part of Anderson School District Five, serving grades six through eight. It is a straightforward middle school with no charter or magnet designation, and it operates as a neighborhood school for its attendance zone. The enrollment is moderate for a middle school, with each grade level roughly similar in size. The student body is diverse: white students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial black population, then a smaller group of students who identify as two or more races, along with smaller Hispanic and Asian populations. A significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher-poverty setting than many schools in the area.

On state assessments from the most recent testing year, Glenview’s results paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, a majority of students scored proficient or above across all three grades, with sixth graders performing the strongest. Math proficiency was more uneven: about half of students overall met the bar, with sixth graders again the strongest and seventh and eighth graders both somewhat lower. Science, tested only in sixth grade, showed a clear majority proficient. Social studies data is only available from several years ago and was assessed under a different scoring rubric, so it is not directly comparable. When measured against other district middle school averages within Anderson County, Glenview’s combined proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. That is a clear soft spot, and a parent may want to look into what academic supports the school offers, particularly in math.

No information was available on programs such as advanced coursework, electives, or extracurricular offerings, nor on staffing ratios, discipline rates, or attendance patterns. Those are meaningful gaps for a middle school, and a family considering Glenview should ask the school directly about course access, enrichment, and the learning environment.

Glenview sits in the city of Anderson, the county seat of Anderson County, a mid-sized city with a manufacturing-driven economy. Major employers include AnMed Health, Anderson University, and numerous industrial and automotive suppliers. The city has a traditional downtown with a historic courthouse, and it lies along Interstate 85 roughly midway between Atlanta and Charlotte, a corridor that has seen notable growth. The housing market in the area around the school shows home values that are moderate relative to national medians, with rents also at a moderate level and both rising modestly. The city offers public transit routes, and the presence of Anderson University adds a college-town dimension.

For families in the Glenview attendance zone, the school provides a standard middle school experience in a community that blends manufacturing, a small university, and access to a growing interstate corridor. The academic results suggest that while many students meet state standards in English language arts and science, math proficiency lags, and the school’s overall standing relative to other districts in the county is on the lower side. Because no data on programming or school climate was available, a parent should visit, ask about math intervention and enrichment offerings, and assess the fit directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 48% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 45% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 43% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 54% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 61% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 54% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 55% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 68% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolAnderson 05, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income76%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income81%35 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income76%35 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income78%31 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income67%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income67%34 pp gap