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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Columbia, South Carolina

Across Columbia, South Carolina, 12 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Crayton Middle leads the list at 67.6%, against a median of 46.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Columbia, South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.0%

BEST IN READING · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	952	67.6%
2	Hand Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	755	56.4%
3	Irmo Middle	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	992	54.3%
4	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	Middle	796	48.4%
5	Dent Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	Middle	1,059	46.2%
6	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	503	46.1%
7	CrossRoads Intermediate	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	557	45.8%
8	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	320	39.0%
9	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	252	37.2%
10	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	627	33.1%
11	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Columbia, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	216	28.1%
12	Alcorn Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	381	25.7%

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