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The highest-performing public K-12 schools in reading in South Carolina

3 public K-12 schools in South Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public K-12 schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cherokee Charter Academy leads the list at 60.7%, against a median of 51.4% across the ranked schools.

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South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

60.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.4%

BEST IN READING · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Cherokee Charter Academy	Gaffney, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Combined	633	60.7%
2	Virtus Academy of South Carolina	Florence, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Combined	756	51.4%
3	Clear Dot Charter School	Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Combined	474	35.6%

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