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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Richland County, South Carolina, drawn from 16 qualifying public middle schools. Chapin Middle leads the list at 76.3%, against a median of 46.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richland County, South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

76.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.2%

BEST IN READING · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Chapin Middle	Chapin, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	1,007	76.3%
2	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	952	67.6%
3	Blythewood Middle	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	Middle	872	66.1%
4	Dutch Fork Middle	Irmo, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	876	60.2%
5	Hand Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	755	56.4%
6	Kelly Mill Middle	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	Middle	979	48.6%
7	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	Middle	796	48.4%
8	Dent Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	Middle	1,059	46.2%
9	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	503	46.1%
10	Hopkins Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	Middle	458	39.3%
11	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	320	39.0%
12	Southeast Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	Middle	462	38.3%
13	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	252	37.2%
14	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	627	33.1%
15	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Columbia, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	216	28.1%
16	Alcorn Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	381	25.7%

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