South Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest SC READY year (2024-25). 905 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 59.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buist Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 99.0% | +39.3pp |
| 2 | Augusta Circle Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 97.8% | +38.1pp |
| 3 | Belle Hall Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 95.7% | +36.0pp |
| 4 | Sterling School Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 95.2% | +35.5pp |
| 5 | Howe Hall AIMS Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 94.1% | +34.4pp |
| 6 | Charleston School of the Arts North Charleston · Charleston 01 | High | 93.6% | +33.9pp |
| 7 | Tigerville Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 93.3% | +33.6pp |
| 8 | Montessori Community School Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 93.0% | +33.3pp |
| 9 | Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 91.8% | +32.1pp |
| 10 | River Trail Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 91.8% | +32.1pp |
| 11 | Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia · Charter Institute at Erskine | High | 91.5% | +31.8pp |
| 12 | Charles Pinckney Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 91.3% | +31.6pp |
| 13 | Sullivan's Island Elementary Sullivan's Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 91.2% | +31.5pp |
| 14 | Brockman Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 91.1% | +31.4pp |
| 15 | Stiles Point Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 91.0% | +31.3pp |
| 16 | East Cooper Montessori Charter Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 90.7% | +31.0pp |
| 17 | Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 90.5% | +30.8pp |
| 18 | Daniel Island School Charleston · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 90.3% | +30.6pp |
| 19 | Tega Cay Elementary Tega Cay · York 04 | Elementary | 89.7% | +30.0pp |
| 20 | Gold Hill Elementary Tega Cay · York 04 | Elementary | 89.5% | +29.8pp |
| 21 | Oakview Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 89.3% | +29.6pp |
| 22 | East Link Academy Greenville · Limestone Charters Association | Elementary | 89.2% | +29.5pp |
| 23 | Mt. Pleasant Academy Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 88.5% | +28.8pp |
| 24 | Wren Elementary Piedmont · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 88.2% | +28.5pp |
| 25 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 87.9% | +28.2pp |
| 26 | Monarch Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 87.1% | +27.4pp |
| 27 | Stone Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 87.0% | +27.3pp |
| 28 | Hodges Elementary Hodges · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 86.8% | +27.1pp |
| 29 | Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 86.5% | +26.8pp |
| 30 | Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science Winnsboro · Fairfield 01 | Elementary | 86.4% | +26.7pp |
| 31 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay · York 04 | Middle | 86.2% | +26.5pp |
| 32 | Orange Grove Charter School Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 86.2% | +26.5pp |
| 33 | Moultrie Middle Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 86.1% | +26.4pp |
| 34 | Skyland Elementary Greer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 86.1% | +26.4pp |
| 35 | Bell's Crossing Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 86.0% | +26.3pp |
| 36 | Kings Town Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 85.9% | +26.2pp |
| 37 | Buena Vista Elementary Greer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 85.7% | +26.0pp |
| 38 | Carolina Park Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 85.7% | +26.0pp |
| 39 | Harrisburg Elementary Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 84.9% | +25.2pp |
| 40 | Southwood Academy for the Arts Anderson · Anderson 05 | Middle | 84.9% | +25.2pp |
| 41 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 84.7% | +25.0pp |
| 42 | Lake Murray Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 84.5% | +24.8pp |
| 43 | Pelham Road Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 84.3% | +24.6pp |
| 44 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 84.2% | +24.5pp |
| 45 | Beech Hill Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 83.9% | +24.2pp |
| 46 | Doby's Bridge Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 83.8% | +24.1pp |
| 47 | Wright Elementary Belton · Anderson 02 | Elementary | 83.7% | +24.0pp |
| 48 | Pleasant Hill Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 83.6% | +23.9pp |
| 49 | Jennie Moore Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 83.4% | +23.7pp |
| 50 | Mt. Lebanon Elementary Pendleton · Anderson 04 | Elementary | 83.4% | +23.7pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the SC READY % Meets or Exceeds Expectations threshold on the latest available SC READY English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in South Carolina, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.