44 Merriwoods Dr. ♦
Greenville, S.C. 29611 ♦
864.355.4500 ♦ FAX: 864.355.4574
Monday, March 31, 2025
About Tanglewood Middle School
General Information
- Grades Served: 6th grade through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 779
- Location: Located on a beautiful campus on the western side of Greenville County near the Tanglewood neighborhood off of White Horse Road
- Principal: Leroy Platt
- School Colors: Royal Blue and White
- School Mascot: Centurion
- School Motto: We are going places!
- Our Mission: To educate, motivate, and inspire every student every day.
- Our Vision: To equip students with the 21st-century skills and interpersonal skills necessary to become the best version of themselves.
Achievements and Honors
- Upstate Diversity Leadership Award Outstanding K-12 School: William "Bill" T. Wylie Valued Lives Award for School Excellence in Diversity 2020
- Bank of America - Symphony in Education Award
- Junior Scholar Winners
- National and State History Day Winners
- US Department of Education - Arts Integration Grant
- US Department of Education - Tanglewood/Grove Model Dissemination Grant
- SC School Boards Association - “Champions for Public Education” Award
- SC Arts in Education Alliance Creative Ticket Award
- Palmetto Silver Award
- 2005 State Improvement Rating “Average”
- United Way Campaign Award
- United Way Chairman’s Award
- Math Counts- Best New School
- 2012-2013 Southwest Council PTA Outstanding Unit
- "Teacher of the Year, Runner Up for Greenville Schools", Mr. David Evette
- Awarded the "EnergyStar Label" for 2018