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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Greeleyville STEAM Academy Greeleyville · Williamsburg 01 | Elementary | 46.2% | -13.5pp |
| 502 | Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry Chester · Chester 01 | Elementary | 46.1% | -13.6pp |
| 503 | Thomas E. Kerns Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 46.1% | -13.6pp |
| 504 | Polo Road Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 46.0% | -13.7pp |
| 505 | South Kilbourne Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 46.0% | -13.7pp |
| 506 | Summit Parkway Middle Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 46.0% | -13.7pp |
| 507 | Pocalla Springs Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 45.9% | -13.8pp |
| 508 | Sanders-Clyde Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 45.9% | -13.8pp |
| 509 | Minnie Hughes Elementary Yonges Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 45.8% | -13.9pp |
| 510 | Marion Intermediate Marion · Marion 10 | Elementary | 45.5% | -14.2pp |
| 511 | McColl Elementary/Middle McColl · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 45.5% | -14.2pp |
| 512 | Northside Elementary Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Elementary | 45.4% | -14.3pp |
| 513 | Edward E. Taylor Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 45.2% | -14.5pp |
| 514 | Main Street Elementary Lake City · Florence 03 | Elementary | 45.0% | -14.7pp |
| 515 | York Road Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 45.0% | -14.7pp |
| 516 | E. L. Wright Middle Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 44.9% | -14.8pp |
| 517 | Heath Springs Elementary Heath Springs · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 44.9% | -14.8pp |
| 518 | Michael C. Riley Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 44.9% | -14.8pp |
| 519 | Arden Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 44.8% | -14.9pp |
| 520 | J. P. Thomas Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 44.5% | -15.2pp |
| 521 | Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy Kingstree · Williamsburg 01 | Elementary | 44.4% | -15.3pp |
| 522 | Bennettsville Primary Bennettsville · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 44.1% | -15.6pp |
| 523 | Elloree Elementary Elloree · Orangeburg | Elementary | 44.1% | -15.6pp |
| 524 | Hollis Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 43.7% | -16.0pp |
| 525 | St. James-Gaillard Elementary Eutawville · Orangeburg | Elementary | 43.6% | -16.1pp |
| 526 | Douglas Elementary Trenton · Edgefield 01 | Elementary | 43.5% | -16.2pp |
| 527 | Holly Hill Elementary Holly Hill · Orangeburg | Elementary | 43.5% | -16.2pp |
| 528 | Marshall Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 43.5% | -16.2pp |
| 529 | Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle Gray Court · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 43.4% | -16.3pp |
| 530 | J. L. Cain Elementary Darlington · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 43.4% | -16.3pp |
| 531 | Cherrydale Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 43.2% | -16.5pp |
| 532 | Moncks Corner Elementary Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 43.0% | -16.7pp |
| 533 | North Charleston Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 43.0% | -16.7pp |
| 534 | Whale Branch Elementary Seabrook · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 43.0% | -16.7pp |
| 535 | Boundary St. Elementary Newberry · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 42.8% | -16.9pp |
| 536 | Foster Park Elementary Union · Union 01 | Elementary | 42.7% | -17.0pp |
| 537 | Brockington Elementary Magnet Timmonsville · Florence 01 | Elementary | 42.6% | -17.1pp |
| 538 | Stono Park Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 42.6% | -17.1pp |
| 539 | Mary H. Wright Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Elementary | 42.5% | -17.2pp |
| 540 | Hendersonville Elementary Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Elementary | 42.4% | -17.3pp |
| 541 | Robert Smalls Leadership Academy Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 42.4% | -17.3pp |
| 542 | Seven Oaks Elementary Columbia · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 42.4% | -17.3pp |
| 543 | Edisto Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 42.3% | -17.4pp |
| 544 | Denmark-Olar Elementary Denmark · Bamberg 03 | Elementary | 42.1% | -17.6pp |
| 545 | Cheraw Intermediate Cheraw · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 42.0% | -17.7pp |
| 546 | Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 41.6% | -18.1pp |
| 547 | Hunley Park Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 41.6% | -18.1pp |
| 548 | Clio Elementary Clio · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 41.5% | -18.2pp |
| 549 | Mill Creek Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 41.5% | -18.2pp |
| 550 | Brookdale Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 41.4% | -18.3pp |
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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.