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

225 public middle schools in South Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Buist Academy leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 45.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

225

South Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

99.4%

Median % Proficient (Science)

45.4%

BEST IN SCIENCE · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Buist Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	521	99.4%
2	Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	Middle	797	86.8%
3	Forest Creek Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	757	85.3%
4	Gold Hill Middle	Tega Cay, SC	York 04	Middle	877	79.9%
5	Indian Land Intermediate	Indian Land, SC	Lancaster 01	Middle	1,181	78.5%
6	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	916	78.0%
7	Thomas C. Cario Middle	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	1,105	77.8%
8	Irmo Middle	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	992	77.7%
9	Youth Leadership Academy	Pickens, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	290	76.0%
10	Lakeside Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	893	75.2%
11	Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Goose Creek, SC	Berkeley 01	Middle	432	73.0%
12	Moultrie Middle	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	1,130	72.9%
13	Camp Road Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	901	72.2%
14	Beechwood Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	1,033	72.1%
15	Laing Middle	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	986	71.7%
16	Ocean Bay Middle	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	801	71.4%
17	Oakridge Middle	Clover, SC	York 02	Middle	1,146	71.1%
18	Fort Mill Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	620	71.0%
19	Meadow Glen Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	778	70.5%
20	Chapin Intermediate	Chapin, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	985	70.5%
21	Powdersville Middle	Greenville, SC	Anderson 01	Middle	801	70.0%
22	Southwood Academy for the Arts	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	Middle	409	69.5%
23	League Academy	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	787	69.1%
24	Waccamaw Intermediate	Pawleys Island, SC	Georgetown 01	Middle	415	68.6%
25	Banks Trail Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	638	68.1%
26	R. C. Edwards Middle	Central, SC	Pickens 01	Middle	835	67.8%
27	Glenview Middle	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	Middle	677	67.1%
28	Ten Oaks Middle	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	1,264	66.7%
29	East Edisto Middle	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	Middle	1,031	65.5%
30	St. James Intermediate	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	883	65.4%
31	Dacusville Middle	Easley, SC	Pickens 01	Middle	356	64.8%
32	Honea Path Middle	Honea Path, SC	Anderson 02	Middle	278	64.5%
33	Hillcrest Middle	Simpsonville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	989	64.4%
34	Richard H. Gettys Middle	Easley, SC	Pickens 01	Middle	1,217	64.4%
35	Tall Pines STEM Academy	Aiken, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	382	64.2%
36	Wren Middle	Piedmont, SC	Anderson 01	Middle	910	63.8%
37	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Little River, SC	Horry 01	Middle	1,267	63.5%
38	Beck International Academy	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	848	63.4%
39	Riverside Middle	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	1,086	63.3%
40	Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	930	63.2%
41	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	952	62.3%
42	Clover Middle	Clover, SC	York 02	Middle	969	61.4%
43	Springfield Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	710	61.3%
44	Chesnee Middle	Chesnee, SC	Spartanburg 02	Middle	569	61.0%
45	Oakbrook Middle	Ladson, SC	Dorchester 02	Middle	861	60.9%
46	Bluffton Middle	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	Middle	921	60.5%
47	Landrum Middle	Landrum, SC	Spartanburg 01	Middle	218	60.3%
48	Blue Ridge Middle	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	908	60.2%
49	Socastee Middle	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Middle	527	59.6%
50	Ralph Chandler Middle	Simpsonville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	763	59.5%

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