The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Best Schools · South Carolina · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing South Carolina public schools, 2017-2024

South Carolina public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

Methodology · All South Carolina rankings · All South Carolina schools · Nationwide ranking
SOUTH CAROLINA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
201Conway HighConwayHorry 011,5781,7249.3%
202Luther L. Vaughan ElementaryGaffneyCherokee 013653999.3%
203Saluda River Academy for the ArtsWest ColumbiaLexington 023664009.3%
204Buford ElementaryLancasterLancaster 017257929.2%
205Pleasant Knoll MiddleFort MillYork 048399169.2%
206Summerville HighSummervilleDorchester 023,0773,3619.2%
207John W. Moore MiddleFlorenceFlorence 019671,0569.2%
208Blythewood HighBlythewoodRichland 021,9862,1649.0%
209Starr-Iva MiddleStarrAnderson 035656169.0%
210Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusBlythewoodRichland 024805239.0%
211Henry E. Bonner ElementaryMoncks CornerBerkeley 017428088.9%
212Pleasant Knoll ElementaryFort MillYork 047117748.9%
213Old Pointe ElementaryRock HillYork 035195658.9%
214Myrtle Beach MiddleMyrtle BeachHorry 011,0521,1468.9%
215Travelers Rest HighTravelers RestGreenville 011,1741,2778.8%
216North Augusta HighNorth AugustaAiken 011,5121,6458.8%
217Timberland HighSt. StephenBerkeley 016607188.8%
218Saluda PrimarySaludaSaluda 014364748.7%
219Augusta Circle ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 015546028.7%
220Bluffton ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 016537098.6%
221Larne ElementaryCloverYork 025295748.5%
222Forest Lake ElementaryColumbiaRichland 026016528.5%
223SC Governor's School for Science and MathematicsHartsvilleGovernor's School for Science and Mathematics2732968.4%
224Rawlinson Road MiddleRock HillYork 035946448.4%
225Spartanburg HighSpartanburgSpartanburg 071,9962,1648.4%
226Woodruff HighWoodruffSpartanburg 047798448.3%
227Midland Valley HighGranitevilleAiken 011,4381,5588.3%
228Pritchardville ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 018198878.3%
229W. G. Sanders MiddleColumbiaRichland 014655038.2%
230Dacusville MiddleEasleyPickens 013293568.2%
231Mayo High For Math Science & TechnologyDarlingtonDarlington 012863098.0%
232Lugoff-Elgin HighLugoffKershaw 011,6291,7598.0%
233St. James HighMurrells InletHorry 011,6921,8267.9%
234Chesterfield-Ruby MiddleChesterfieldChesterfield 013844147.8%
235Pauline-Glenn Springs ElementaryPaulineSpartanburg 064474827.8%
236Rocky Creek ElementaryLexingtonLexington 017478057.8%
237Mauldin ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 019611,0367.8%
238Westcliffe ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 013003237.7%
239W. C. Sullivan MiddleRock HillYork 037688277.7%
240Palmetto HighWilliamstonAnderson 011,0091,0867.6%
241Riverview Charter SchoolBeaufortBeaufort 016466947.4%
242Lyman ElementaryLymanSpartanburg 056997507.3%
243Mount Holly ElementaryRock HillYork 034795147.3%
244Spring Valley HighColumbiaRichland 022,0812,2307.2%
245Buist AcademyCharlestonCharleston 014865217.2%
246La France ElementaryPendletonAnderson 044214506.9%
247Swansea HighSwanseaLexington 046506956.9%
248Lucy T. Davis ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 015916326.9%
249Greenwood HighGreenwoodGreenwood 501,6121,7246.9%
250Okatie ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 016066486.9%
Page 5 of 20 · 999 ranked. Open in both years; required 200+ students in 2017-18 to keep the percentage change meaningful.

Other South Carolina rankings

Outperforming demographicsUnderperforming demographicsTitle I beating the oddsHighest proficiencyLowest student-teacher ratioMost racially diverseLargest by enrollment

Same ranking, other states

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming