South Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest SC READY year (2024-25). 619 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 59.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Kelly Miller Elementary Winnsboro · Fairfield 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 452 | Maryville Elementary Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 453 | Olanta Elementary Olanta · Florence 03 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 454 | Forts Pond Elementary Pelion · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 49.7% | -10.0pp |
| 455 | Andrews Elementary Andrews · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 49.6% | -10.1pp |
| 456 | Wallace Gregg Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 49.6% | -10.1pp |
| 457 | North Springs Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 49.5% | -10.2pp |
| 458 | Dover Elementary North · Orangeburg | Elementary | 49.4% | -10.3pp |
| 459 | J. D. Lever Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 460 | Manning Elementary Manning · Clarendon 06 | Elementary | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 461 | Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary Ridge Spring · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 462 | McDonald Elementary Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 49.1% | -10.6pp |
| 463 | Forest Hills Elementary Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Elementary | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 464 | James M. Brown Elementary Walhalla · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 465 | Riverbank Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 466 | Manchester Elementary Pinewood · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 48.7% | -11.0pp |
| 467 | Duncan Chapel Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 48.6% | -11.1pp |
| 468 | Global Academy of SC Spartanburg · Limestone Charters Association | Elementary | 48.6% | -11.1pp |
| 469 | The Cleveland Academy of Leadership Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Elementary | 48.5% | -11.2pp |
| 470 | Alexander Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 48.4% | -11.3pp |
| 471 | A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 48.3% | -11.4pp |
| 472 | Sandhills Elementary Swansea · Lexington 04 | Elementary | 48.3% | -11.4pp |
| 473 | Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School Batesburg-Leesville · Lexington 03 | Elementary | 48.2% | -11.5pp |
| 474 | Berkeley Elementary Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 48.2% | -11.5pp |
| 475 | Congaree Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 48.2% | -11.5pp |
| 476 | Herbert A. Wood Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 48.1% | -11.6pp |
| 477 | Plainview Elementary Patrick · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 48.0% | -11.7pp |
| 478 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Laurens 56 | Elementary | 47.9% | -11.8pp |
| 479 | St. John's Elementary Darlington · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 47.9% | -11.8pp |
| 480 | Vance-Providence Elementary Vance · Orangeburg | Elementary | 47.9% | -11.8pp |
| 481 | Centerville Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 47.8% | -11.9pp |
| 482 | Cyril B. Busbee Elementary Wagener · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 47.8% | -11.9pp |
| 483 | Lone Oak Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 47.6% | -12.1pp |
| 484 | Allendale-Fairfax Elementary Fairfax · Allendale 01 | Elementary | 47.5% | -12.2pp |
| 485 | Mt. Zion Elementary Johns Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 47.5% | -12.2pp |
| 486 | Sandy Run School Swansea · Calhoun 01 | Elementary | 47.4% | -12.3pp |
| 487 | College Park Elementary Ladson · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 47.3% | -12.4pp |
| 488 | Monaview Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 47.2% | -12.5pp |
| 489 | GREEN Charter School Lowcountry N Charleston · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -12.6pp |
| 490 | North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 47.0% | -12.7pp |
| 491 | Wilder Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 47.0% | -12.7pp |
| 492 | Laurens Elementary Laurens · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 46.8% | -12.9pp |
| 493 | Berea Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 46.7% | -13.0pp |
| 494 | Draytonville Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 495 | Grove Elementary Piedmont · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 496 | Johnston Elementary Johnston · Edgefield 01 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 497 | Varennes Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 498 | Kingsbury Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 46.5% | -13.2pp |
| 499 | Forest Heights Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 46.4% | -13.3pp |
| 500 | Horrell Hill Elementary Hopkins · Richland 01 | Elementary | 46.3% | -13.4pp |
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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.