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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in South Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in South Carolina, drawn from 24 qualifying public high schools. Charleston School of the Arts leads the list at 93.6%, against a median of 48.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

48.0%

BEST IN READING · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Charleston School of the Arts	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	1,102	93.6%
2	Gray Collegiate Academy	West Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	935	91.5%
3	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	507	75.5%
4	Dixie High	Due West, SC	Abbeville 60	High	565	71.8%
5	Branchville High	Branchville, SC	Orangeburg	High	317	68.1%
6	Whitmire Community School (High)	Whitmire, SC	Newberry 01	High	264	62.2%
7	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	573	60.7%
8	East Clarendon Middle-High	Turbeville, SC	Clarendon 06	High	722	59.1%
9	McBee High	McBee, SC	Chesterfield 01	High	577	55.0%
10	Lake View High	Lake View, SC	Dillon 04	High	483	53.9%
11	Great Falls High	Great Falls, SC	Chester 01	High	375	53.2%
12	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	250	48.1%
13	North Middle/High	North, SC	Orangeburg	High	227	47.8%
14	Green Sea Floyds High	Green Sea, SC	Horry 01	High	693	46.8%
15	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	393	46.2%
16	J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	High	385	43.9%
17	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Neeses, SC	Orangeburg	High	220	39.8%
18	Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Hardeeville, SC	Jasper 01	High	696	39.2%
19	Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Monetta, SC	Aiken 01	High	460	35.2%
20	Calhoun Falls Charter School	Calhoun Falls, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	159	34.8%
21	Cross High	Cross, SC	Berkeley 01	High	273	34.1%
22	Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Ridgeland, SC	Jasper 01	High	739	28.6%
23	Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Rowesville, SC	Orangeburg	High	349	26.1%
24	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	Charleston 01	High	507	25.4%

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