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

Across South Carolina, 249 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Buist Academy leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 53.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

249

South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.8%

BEST IN READING · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Buist Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	521	99.0%
2	Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	Middle	797	87.9%
3	Langston Charter Middle	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	470	86.8%
4	Gold Hill Middle	Tega Cay, SC	York 04	Middle	877	86.2%
5	Moultrie Middle	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	1,130	86.1%
6	Southwood Academy for the Arts	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	Middle	409	84.9%
7	Thomas C. Cario Middle	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	1,105	84.7%
8	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	916	84.2%
9	Forest Creek Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	757	83.3%
10	Laing Middle	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	986	82.4%
11	Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Goose Creek, SC	Berkeley 01	Middle	432	80.9%
12	Waccamaw Intermediate	Pawleys Island, SC	Georgetown 01	Middle	415	80.6%
13	Banks Trail Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	638	79.3%
14	Meadow Glen Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	778	79.2%
15	Fort Mill Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	620	78.5%
16	Indian Land Intermediate	Indian Land, SC	Lancaster 01	Middle	1,181	77.9%
17	Pleasant Hill Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	750	76.6%
18	Beechwood Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	1,033	76.6%
19	Chapin Middle	Chapin, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	1,007	76.3%
20	Camp Road Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	901	75.7%
21	Lakeside Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	893	75.6%
22	Riverside Middle	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	1,086	75.4%
23	Ocean Bay Middle	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	801	75.4%
24	Waccamaw Middle	Pawleys Island, SC	Georgetown 01	Middle	329	75.2%
25	Springfield Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	710	74.6%
26	Youth Leadership Academy	Pickens, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	290	74.1%
27	Tall Pines STEM Academy	Aiken, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	382	73.6%
28	Chapin Intermediate	Chapin, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	985	72.8%
29	Oakridge Middle	Clover, SC	York 02	Middle	1,146	72.7%
30	Powdersville Middle	Greenville, SC	Anderson 01	Middle	801	72.5%
31	Wren Middle	Piedmont, SC	Anderson 01	Middle	910	72.4%
32	Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	930	72.3%
33	Socastee Middle	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	527	72.0%
34	R. C. Edwards Middle	Central, SC	Pickens 01	Middle	835	71.9%
35	Riverside Middle	Pendleton, SC	Anderson 04	Middle	453	71.6%
36	League Academy	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	787	71.6%
37	Merriwether Middle	North Augusta, SC	Edgefield 01	Middle	365	71.2%
38	Northwood Middle	Taylors, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	823	70.6%
39	Indian Land Middle	Indian Land, SC	Lancaster 01	Middle	1,102	70.0%
40	Ten Oaks Middle	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	1,264	69.2%
41	Honea Path Middle	Honea Path, SC	Anderson 02	Middle	278	68.8%
42	Hillcrest Middle	Simpsonville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	989	68.6%
43	Blue Ridge Middle	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	908	68.6%
44	Landrum Middle	Landrum, SC	Spartanburg 01	Middle	218	68.5%
45	St. James Intermediate	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	883	68.2%
46	Philip Simmons Middle	Wando, SC	Berkeley 01	Middle	473	68.1%
47	East Edisto Middle	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	Middle	1,031	68.0%
48	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	952	67.6%
49	Greenville Middle Academy	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	736	67.3%
50	Edgewood Middle School	Ninety Six, SC	Greenwood 52	Middle	354	67.0%

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