Inman Intermediate, Inman SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Inman Intermediate

Inman Intermediate is a regular public school in Spartanburg County School District 1, serving fourth through sixth grade in the small Upstate city of Inman. It is one of several schools that feed into the district’s middle and high schools, sitting on its own campus outside the downtown core. The school enrolls a moderate number of students for an intermediate grade band, and the student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. A substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need that is higher than many of the district’s other schools.

Academically, Inman Intermediate’s state test results present a mixed picture that varies noticeably by grade and subject. In both math and English language arts, fourth and fifth graders showed proficiency rates around the middle of the range, with fifth graders performing somewhat stronger. Sixth graders, however, had a pronounced drop-off, with proficiency rates that were markedly lower in both subjects. Science scores were weaker across the board, with fourth and sixth graders each posting proficiency rates that were well below the levels seen in math and ELA. State testing data from earlier years is limited; a single social studies result from several years ago provided a higher proficiency figure, but test format and cut-score changes since then make direct comparisons unreliable. Overall, when measured against other schools in Spartanburg County, Inman Intermediate’s combined proficiency across subjects and grades sits in the bottom quarter of the county. This is a point a parent may want to explore further with the school, particularly to understand what supports are in place for the sixth-grade cohort and for science instruction.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No program offerings were available in the data, nor were details on staffing, discipline, or attendance patterns. Title I status was not provided.

Inman itself is a small but steadily growing community. Its historic downtown along South Main and Mill Streets anchors civic life, with a library branch, city hall, and seasonal events such as a summer concert series and a well-attended Harvest Day festival. The old Inman Mills textile plant, once the town’s major employer, closed years ago and has been converted into loft apartments. Residents mostly commute by car to jobs in Spartanburg and beyond. Housing values in the area are near the statewide median, and rents are consistent with the broader region. The city is looking ahead to the proposed Saluda Grade Trail, a rail-trail project that would begin at Inman’s downtown and is expected to bring economic activity.

The district itself, Spartanburg 01, did not have any publicly reported major changes such as referendums, curriculum overhauls, or property tax shifts in recent years that would alter a family’s day-to-day experience.

For a family considering Inman Intermediate, the school offers a traditional public school setting in a small-town Upstate community. The academic data points to a school where early intermediate grades perform around the middle of county peers, but where sixth grade and science are weaker areas that may warrant attention. The high share of students qualifying for meal assistance suggests a school serving a population with some economic vulnerability. Parents looking for a school with consistent strength across all tested areas would want to investigate those soft spots, while those who value a compact, neighborhood-oriented intermediate school in a growing town with historic character may find this a reasonable fit.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 53% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 56% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 49% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 61% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 64% · ▼ 3 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 63% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 48% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 59% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 82% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

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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 4Lower-income45%Higher-income75%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income51%Higher-income79%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income48%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income75%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income51%Higher-income74%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income48%15 pp gap