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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Charleston Development Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 76.6% | +16.9pp |
| 102 | Bethel Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 103 | Round Top Elementary Blythewood · Richland 02 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 104 | St. Andrew's School of Math and Science Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 105 | West Pelzer Elementary West Pelzer · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 106 | Hammond Hill Elementary North Augusta · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 76.1% | +16.4pp |
| 107 | Belvedere Elementary Belvedere · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 76.0% | +16.3pp |
| 108 | Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 76.0% | +16.3pp |
| 109 | Greenbrier Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 76.0% | +16.3pp |
| 110 | Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.9% | +16.2pp |
| 111 | Ballentine Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 75.8% | +16.1pp |
| 112 | Van Wyck Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 75.8% | +16.1pp |
| 113 | Brushy Creek Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.7% | +16.0pp |
| 114 | Meadow Glen Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 115 | North Pointe Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 116 | Mitchell Road Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.3% | +15.6pp |
| 117 | Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary Pauline · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 75.2% | +15.5pp |
| 118 | Sugar Creek Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 75.1% | +15.4pp |
| 119 | Brunson Elementary Brunson · Hampton | Elementary | 75.0% | +15.3pp |
| 120 | Keowee Elementary Seneca · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 74.8% | +15.1pp |
| 121 | Reidville Elementary Reidville · Spartanburg 05 | Elementary | 74.7% | +15.0pp |
| 122 | Carolina Forest Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 74.6% | +14.9pp |
| 123 | Summit Drive Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 74.6% | +14.9pp |
| 124 | Hunt Meadows Elementary Easley · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 74.5% | +14.8pp |
| 125 | Griggs Road Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 74.3% | +14.6pp |
| 126 | Midland Elementary Galivants Ferry · Horry 01 | Elementary | 74.3% | +14.6pp |
| 127 | Chesnee Elementary Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 74.1% | +14.4pp |
| 128 | Merrywood Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 74.1% | +14.4pp |
| 129 | Inman Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 01 | Elementary | 74.0% | +14.3pp |
| 130 | Fort Dorchester Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 73.9% | +14.2pp |
| 131 | Fort Mill Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 73.4% | +13.7pp |
| 132 | Lakeview Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 73.3% | +13.6pp |
| 133 | Ocean Drive Elementary North Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 73.3% | +13.6pp |
| 134 | Waterloo Elementary Waterloo · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 73.3% | +13.6pp |
| 135 | Oak Pointe Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 73.2% | +13.5pp |
| 136 | Okatie Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 73.2% | +13.5pp |
| 137 | Pacolet Elementary Pacolet · Spartanburg 03 | Elementary | 73.2% | +13.5pp |
| 138 | Buford Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 73.0% | +13.3pp |
| 139 | Riverview Charter School Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 73.0% | +13.3pp |
| 140 | Blythe Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 141 | East Aiken School of the Arts Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 142 | Forestbrook Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 143 | Iva Elementary Iva · Anderson 03 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 144 | Bryson Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 72.8% | +13.1pp |
| 145 | Oakland Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 72.8% | +13.1pp |
| 146 | James Simons Montessori Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 72.7% | +13.0pp |
| 147 | Joseph R. Pye Elementary Ladson · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 72.6% | +12.9pp |
| 148 | Pritchardville Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 72.6% | +12.9pp |
| 149 | Millbrook Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 72.5% | +12.8pp |
| 150 | Anderson Mill Elementary Moore · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 72.3% | +12.6pp |
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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.