L. E. Gable Middle, Roebuck SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on L. E. Gable Middle

L. E. Gable Middle serves grades six through eight in the unincorporated community of Roebuck, part of Spartanburg County School District 6. The school sits in an area described as primarily residential and more rural than suburban, where residents rely on driving and commute to nearby Spartanburg and Greenville for work. Development has been steady in recent years, with the population growing modestly as buyers seek a rural setting with highway access. Home values in the area are lower than both the South Carolina and national benchmarks, and the housing market reflects a more affordable entry point relative to the broader region. No recent district-level changes such as bond measures, curriculum shifts, or construction projects were identified in public sources, so the school operates under a steady local governance framework.

The student body is sizable for a middle school, with roughly similar numbers across the three grades. The demographic composition is predominantly white, with a substantial black population, a smaller Hispanic share, and a modest presence of students identifying as two or more races or Asian. There is a meaningful economic dimension: a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a higher-poverty school by that measure. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available, so a parent should inquire directly about those support structures.

On academic performance, the picture is mixed. In state reading assessments, across all tested grades, roughly half of students or a little more meet proficiency standards. That level is not particularly strong, though it is solid relative to the national average for schools with this demographic profile. In math, the results are notably weaker. Proficiency declines as students move from sixth to eighth grade, and the overall math rate is well below the reading rate. The school’s combined proficiency index across all tested subjects places it in the bottom quartile of schools in Spartanburg County’s districts. Science results are available only for sixth grade and come with assessment changes that make direct trend comparisons unreliable. Social studies data, collected from a single grade several years ago, is too old to reflect current instruction. A parent may want to ask the school what specific math supports or interventions are in place, particularly for the upper grades where the drop-off is steep.

The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status. Information on course offerings, staffing, discipline, and attendance was not reported in the data provided. Roebuck itself has no downtown core; the community’s civic anchors are historic sites such as Walnut Grove Plantation and Smith’s Tavern, and no public parks or libraries were identified within the CDP. For middle school families, the nearby Fairforest Middle School campus includes a science center and planetarium, and the area’s high school, Dorman High, is known for its large size and strong reputation, earning a high grade from a prominent rating site. These local landmarks shape the broader educational landscape beyond Gable’s own campus.

Overall, L. E. Gable Middle serves a large, economically diverse student population in a growing rural-suburban corridor outside Spartanburg. Its academic strength lies in reading, where proficiency is adequate, while math performance is a clear soft spot that warrants attention. Families considering this school should weigh the affordable housing and steady growth of the area against the challenge of raising math outcomes, and they may want to explore the available academic supports and enrichment opportunities directly with the school, as several key data points are not captured in this profile.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 35%

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

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 26% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 22% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 51% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 53% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 47% · ▲ 8 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 38% · ▲ 6 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 54% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 11 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 6Lower-income42%Higher-income71%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income51%Higher-income70%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income49%Higher-income64%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income24%Higher-income55%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income44%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income27%10 pp gap