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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Pageland Elementary Pageland · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 41.4% | -18.3pp |
| 552 | Cottageville Elementary Cottageville · Colleton 01 | Elementary | 40.9% | -18.8pp |
| 553 | Pine Grove Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 40.7% | -19.0pp |
| 554 | Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary Neeses · Orangeburg | Elementary | 40.6% | -19.1pp |
| 555 | Creek Bridge STEM Academy Marion · Marion 10 | Elementary | 40.4% | -19.3pp |
| 556 | Sandel Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 40.2% | -19.5pp |
| 557 | Thornwell School for the Arts Hartsville · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 40.0% | -19.7pp |
| 558 | L. W. Conder Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 39.8% | -19.9pp |
| 559 | St. Helena Elementary St. Helena · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 39.8% | -19.9pp |
| 560 | Wallace Elementary/Middle Wallace · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 39.8% | -19.9pp |
| 561 | Cayce Elementary Cayce · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 39.7% | -20.0pp |
| 562 | Gordon Elementary Dillon · Dillon 04 | Elementary | 39.6% | -20.1pp |
| 563 | Buffalo Elementary Buffalo · Union 01 | Elementary | 39.4% | -20.3pp |
| 564 | Hyatt Park Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 39.3% | -20.4pp |
| 565 | Cross Elementary Cross · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 39.2% | -20.5pp |
| 566 | Devon Forest Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 39.2% | -20.5pp |
| 567 | New Prospect Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 39.2% | -20.5pp |
| 568 | Lambs Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 38.9% | -20.8pp |
| 569 | Arcadia Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 38.7% | -21.0pp |
| 570 | Willow Drive Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 38.7% | -21.0pp |
| 571 | Saluda Elementary Saluda · Saluda 01 | Elementary | 38.4% | -21.3pp |
| 572 | Bennettsville Intermediate Bennettsville · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 38.3% | -21.4pp |
| 573 | Clay Hill Elementary Ridgeville · Dorchester 04 | Elementary | 38.3% | -21.4pp |
| 574 | Dennis Elementary Bishopville · Lee 01 | Elementary | 38.0% | -21.7pp |
| 575 | Goose Creek Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 37.8% | -21.9pp |
| 576 | Midway Elementary Cassatt · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 37.4% | -22.3pp |
| 577 | Lake View Elementary Lake View · Dillon 04 | Elementary | 37.1% | -22.6pp |
| 578 | E.B. Ellington Elementary Ravenel · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 36.9% | -22.8pp |
| 579 | Newberry Elementary Newberry · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 36.5% | -23.2pp |
| 580 | Harleyville Elementary Dorchester · Dorchester 04 | Elementary | 36.4% | -23.3pp |
| 581 | Ladson Elementary Ladson · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 36.2% | -23.5pp |
| 582 | Sampit Elementary Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 36.1% | -23.6pp |
| 583 | Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 36.0% | -23.7pp |
| 584 | Bethune-Bowman Elementary Rowesville · Orangeburg | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 585 | Lakes and Bridges Charter School Easley · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 586 | Watkins-Nance Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 587 | Windsor Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 588 | Richmond Drive Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 35.7% | -24.0pp |
| 589 | Burton Pack Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 35.4% | -24.3pp |
| 590 | Clinton Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 35.3% | -24.4pp |
| 591 | Ridgeland Elementary Ridgeland · Jasper 01 | Elementary | 35.3% | -24.4pp |
| 592 | Whittaker Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 35.0% | -24.7pp |
| 593 | Brooklyn Springs Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 34.8% | -24.9pp |
| 594 | Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology Chester · Chester 01 | Elementary | 34.5% | -25.2pp |
| 595 | Jackson Creek Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 34.3% | -25.4pp |
| 596 | McCormick Elementary Mullins · Marion 10 | Elementary | 34.3% | -25.4pp |
| 597 | B. D. Lee Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 34.0% | -25.7pp |
| 598 | Pepperhill Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 33.6% | -26.1pp |
| 599 | Ford Elementary Laurens · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 33.5% | -26.2pp |
| 600 | Crosswell Drive Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 33.3% | -26.4pp |
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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.