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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Ben Hazel Primary Hampton · Hampton | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 302 | Doby's Mill Elementary Lugoff · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 303 | Northwest Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 304 | Shaw Heights Elementary Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 305 | Lesslie Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 60.4% | +0.7pp |
| 306 | Slater Marietta Elementary Marietta · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 60.4% | +0.7pp |
| 307 | Ware Shoals Primary Ware Shoals · Greenwood 51 | Elementary | 60.4% | +0.7pp |
| 308 | Old Pointe Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 60.3% | +0.6pp |
| 309 | Socastee Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 60.3% | +0.6pp |
| 310 | Carolyn Lewis School Summerville · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 60.2% | +0.5pp |
| 311 | Dewey-Carter Elementary Effingham · Florence 01 | Elementary | 60.1% | +0.4pp |
| 312 | Forest Lake Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 60.0% | +0.3pp |
| 313 | Lamar-Spaulding Elementary Lamar · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 60.0% | +0.3pp |
| 314 | Logan Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 60.0% | +0.3pp |
| 315 | Theodore Lester Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 60.0% | +0.3pp |
| 316 | Liberty Elementary Liberty · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 59.8% | +0.1pp |
| 317 | Scranton Elementary Scranton · Florence 03 | Elementary | 59.8% | +0.1pp |
| 318 | Lewisville Elementary Richburg · Chester 01 | Elementary | 59.7% | -0.0pp |
| 319 | Mossy Oaks Elementary Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 59.6% | -0.1pp |
| 320 | Oakbrook Elementary Ladson · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 59.6% | -0.1pp |
| 321 | Sue Cleveland Elementary Piedmont · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 59.6% | -0.1pp |
| 322 | Duncan Elementary School of the Arts Duncan · Spartanburg 05 | Elementary | 59.5% | -0.2pp |
| 323 | Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 59.5% | -0.2pp |
| 324 | Harbison West Elementary Columbia · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 59.4% | -0.3pp |
| 325 | Hopkins Elementary Hopkins · Richland 01 | Elementary | 59.2% | -0.5pp |
| 326 | James H. Hendrix Elementary Boiling Springs · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 59.2% | -0.5pp |
| 327 | Westwood Elementary Abbeville · Abbeville 60 | Elementary | 59.2% | -0.5pp |
| 328 | White Knoll Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 59.2% | -0.5pp |
| 329 | Whitesville Elementary Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 59.1% | -0.6pp |
| 330 | Rice Creek Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 59.0% | -0.7pp |
| 331 | Whitehall Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 59.0% | -0.7pp |
| 332 | North Augusta Elementary North Augusta · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 58.9% | -0.8pp |
| 333 | Springfield Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 58.9% | -0.8pp |
| 334 | Academy for Teaching and Learning Chester · Chester 01 | Elementary | 58.8% | -0.9pp |
| 335 | Henry E. Bonner Elementary Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 58.8% | -0.9pp |
| 336 | Warrenville Elementary Warrenville · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 58.7% | -1.0pp |
| 337 | Hilton Head Island Elementary Hilton Head Island · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 58.6% | -1.1pp |
| 338 | McLees Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 58.6% | -1.1pp |
| 339 | Langford Elementary Blythewood · Richland 02 | Elementary | 58.5% | -1.2pp |
| 340 | Felton Laboratory Charter School Orangeburg · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 58.4% | -1.3pp |
| 341 | Independence Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 58.4% | -1.3pp |
| 342 | Gilbert Elementary Gilbert · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 58.3% | -1.4pp |
| 343 | Charleston Progressive Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 58.2% | -1.5pp |
| 344 | Henry Timrod Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 58.2% | -1.5pp |
| 345 | Muller Road Middle Blythewood · Richland 02 | Elementary | 58.2% | -1.5pp |
| 346 | Saluda River Academy for the Arts West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 58.2% | -1.5pp |
| 347 | Westview Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 58.0% | -1.7pp |
| 348 | Latta Elementary Latta · Dillon 03 | Elementary | 57.9% | -1.8pp |
| 349 | L. B. Nelson Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 57.8% | -1.9pp |
| 350 | Camden Elementary Camden · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 57.7% | -2.0pp |
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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.