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

Across South Carolina, 20 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Charleston School of the Arts leads the list at 80.7%, against a median of 43.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

80.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

43.1%

BEST IN SCIENCE · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Charleston School of the Arts	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	1,102	80.7%
2	Gray Collegiate Academy	West Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	935	70.9%
3	Whitmire Community School (High)	Whitmire, SC	Newberry 01	High	264	60.0%
4	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	507	59.5%
5	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	573	53.7%
6	Branchville High	Branchville, SC	Orangeburg	High	317	52.3%
7	Green Sea Floyds High	Green Sea, SC	Horry 01	High	693	50.0%
8	East Clarendon Middle-High	Turbeville, SC	Clarendon 06	High	722	48.9%
9	McBee High	McBee, SC	Chesterfield 01	High	577	47.4%
10	Great Falls High	Great Falls, SC	Chester 01	High	375	45.3%
11	Lake View High	Lake View, SC	Dillon 04	High	483	40.9%
12	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	250	31.3%
13	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	393	28.3%
14	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Neeses, SC	Orangeburg	High	220	25.0%
15	North Middle/High	North, SC	Orangeburg	High	227	24.0%
16	Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Hardeeville, SC	Jasper 01	High	696	22.8%
17	Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Monetta, SC	Aiken 01	High	460	21.4%
18	Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Rowesville, SC	Orangeburg	High	349	14.6%
19	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	Charleston 01	High	507	14.3%
20	Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Ridgeland, SC	Jasper 01	High	739	11.2%

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