South Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest SC READY year (2024-25). 240 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 59.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buist Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 99.0% | +39.3pp |
| 2 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 87.9% | +28.2pp |
| 3 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay · York 04 | Middle | 86.2% | +26.5pp |
| 4 | Moultrie Middle Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 86.1% | +26.4pp |
| 5 | Southwood Academy for the Arts Anderson · Anderson 05 | Middle | 84.9% | +25.2pp |
| 6 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 84.7% | +25.0pp |
| 7 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 84.2% | +24.5pp |
| 8 | Forest Creek Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 83.3% | +23.6pp |
| 9 | Laing Middle Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 82.4% | +22.7pp |
| 10 | Marrington Middle School of the Arts Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 80.9% | +21.2pp |
| 11 | Waccamaw Intermediate Pawleys Island · Georgetown 01 | Middle | 80.6% | +20.9pp |
| 12 | Banks Trail Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 79.3% | +19.6pp |
| 13 | Meadow Glen Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 79.2% | +19.5pp |
| 14 | Fort Mill Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 78.5% | +18.8pp |
| 15 | Indian Land Intermediate Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 77.9% | +18.2pp |
| 16 | Beechwood Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 76.6% | +16.9pp |
| 17 | Pleasant Hill Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 76.6% | +16.9pp |
| 18 | Chapin Middle Chapin · Lexington 05 | Middle | 76.3% | +16.6pp |
| 19 | Camp Road Middle Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 75.7% | +16.0pp |
| 20 | Lakeside Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 75.6% | +15.9pp |
| 21 | Ocean Bay Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 22 | Riverside Middle Greer · Greenville 01 | Middle | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 23 | Waccamaw Middle Pawleys Island · Georgetown 01 | Middle | 75.2% | +15.5pp |
| 24 | Springfield Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 74.6% | +14.9pp |
| 25 | Youth Leadership Academy Pickens · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 74.1% | +14.4pp |
| 26 | Tall Pines STEM Academy Aiken · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 73.6% | +13.9pp |
| 27 | Chapin Intermediate Chapin · Lexington 05 | Middle | 72.8% | +13.1pp |
| 28 | Oakridge Middle Clover · York 02 | Middle | 72.7% | +13.0pp |
| 29 | Powdersville Middle Greenville · Anderson 01 | Middle | 72.5% | +12.8pp |
| 30 | Wren Middle Piedmont · Anderson 01 | Middle | 72.4% | +12.7pp |
| 31 | Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 72.3% | +12.6pp |
| 32 | Socastee Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 72.0% | +12.3pp |
| 33 | R. C. Edwards Middle Central · Pickens 01 | Middle | 71.9% | +12.2pp |
| 34 | League Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 71.6% | +11.9pp |
| 35 | Riverside Middle Pendleton · Anderson 04 | Middle | 71.6% | +11.9pp |
| 36 | Merriwether Middle North Augusta · Edgefield 01 | Middle | 71.2% | +11.5pp |
| 37 | Northwood Middle Taylors · Greenville 01 | Middle | 70.6% | +10.9pp |
| 38 | Indian Land Middle Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 70.0% | +10.3pp |
| 39 | Ten Oaks Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 69.2% | +9.5pp |
| 40 | Honea Path Middle Honea Path · Anderson 02 | Middle | 68.8% | +9.1pp |
| 41 | Blue Ridge Middle Greer · Greenville 01 | Middle | 68.6% | +8.9pp |
| 42 | Hillcrest Middle Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 68.6% | +8.9pp |
| 43 | Landrum Middle Landrum · Spartanburg 01 | Middle | 68.5% | +8.8pp |
| 44 | St. James Intermediate Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 68.2% | +8.5pp |
| 45 | Philip Simmons Middle Wando · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 68.1% | +8.4pp |
| 46 | East Edisto Middle Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 68.0% | +8.3pp |
| 47 | Crayton Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 48 | Greenville Middle Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 67.3% | +7.6pp |
| 49 | Edgewood Middle School Ninety Six · Greenwood 52 | Middle | 67.0% | +7.3pp |
| 50 | Chesnee Middle Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Middle | 66.3% | +6.6pp |
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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.