Furman Middle School

3400 Bethel Church Rd, Sumter, SC 29154 | (803) 481-8519

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 887

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 887 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 167th out of 227 middle schools in SC.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3400 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154

Principal or Admin: John Feeney
Fax: (803) 481-8923
Website: fms.sumter2.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Sumter County School District 02
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,258
Dropout Rate: 4.0%
Students Per Teacher: 18.7
Enrolled Students: 8,832

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 887
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 46.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 468 (52.8%)
Females: 418 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 95 (10.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 623 (70.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 718 (80.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Furman Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.7%
Black	455	51.3%
Asian	4	0.5%
Hispanic	10	1.1%
White	411	46.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	313	35.3%
7th Grade	296	33.4%
8th Grade	278	31.3%

Faculty Educational Background (2006-07)

Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree: 56%
Teachers with a Master's Degree or Higher:44%

Faculty Salary and Experience (2006-2007)

Average Teaching Experience: 14 Years
Average Salary: $38,665

Teacher Experience by Number of Years

Furman Middle School Teacher Experience in Years

	Salary	Percent
1-5 Years of Teaching Experience	$30,314	23%
More Than 5 Years of Teaching Experience	$41,428	77%

Source: SC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Furman Middle School

Reviewed by Student on October 27, 2009
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Furman Middle School is a great school.

Reviewed by Student on February 08, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
furman is a very great school my favorite teachers has move there she waited for me to leave ebenzer to get to crestwood then she move to furman will be a better place because they have a really nice intelligent teacher love her favorite student

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Furman Middle School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on PASS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Writing

PASS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	77.4%	75.2%	64.7%
2009	84.1%	78.9%	68.0%

Math Test
2010	68.6%	68.1%	70.3%
2009	58.2%	66.1%	70.3%

Science Test
2010	52.6%	53.8%	60.9%
2009	58.3%	59.8%	63.9%

Social Studies Test
2010	75.1%	77.1%	79.4%
2009	65.3%	75.5%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	63.5%	64.3%	71.9%
2009	51.8%	59.3%	70.3%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	77.7%	70.8%	63.3%
2009	78.6%	76.2%	69.4%

Math Test
2010	49.0%	58.4%	67.0%
2009	48.1%	54.9%	69.5%

Science Test
2010	63.5%	69.3%	73.3%
2009	61.4%	63.2%	71.2%

Social Studies Test
2010	48.9%	59.0%	62.0%
2009	41.4%	52.1%	60.3%

Writing Test
2010	52.7%	62.6%	69.7%
2009	54.5%	62.4%	70.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	84.1%	78.4%	66.7%
2009	83.6%	80.6%	71.4%

Math Test
2010	42.8%	46.8%	63.4%
2009	47.4%	53.3%	62.6%

Science Test
2010	63.9%	63.9%	67.7%
2009	55.9%	55.1%	62.3%

Social Studies Test
2010	59.8%	66.2%	68.8%
2009	59.6%	65.7%	69.6%

Writing Test
2010	59.8%	64.7%	71.9%
2009	45.3%	55.3%	68.1%

Source: SC Department of Education 2009-2010

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