South Carolina schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | W. A. Perry Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 39.0% | -20.7pp |
| 202 | A. L. Corbett Middle Wagener · Aiken 01 | Middle | 38.5% | -21.2pp |
| 203 | Newberry Middle Newberry · Newberry 01 | Middle | 38.5% | -21.2pp |
| 204 | Southeast Middle Hopkins · Richland 01 | Middle | 38.3% | -21.4pp |
| 205 | A. R. Rucker Middle Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 38.1% | -21.6pp |
| 206 | Colleton County Middle Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Middle | 37.6% | -22.1pp |
| 207 | New Heights Middle Jefferson · Chesterfield 01 | Middle | 37.5% | -22.2pp |
| 208 | Whale Branch Middle Seabrook · Beaufort 01 | Middle | 37.3% | -22.4pp |
| 209 | Frances F. Mack Intermediate Gaston · Lexington 04 | Middle | 37.2% | -22.5pp |
| 210 | Heyward Gibbes Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 37.2% | -22.5pp |
| 211 | Palmetto Middle Mullins · Marion 10 | Middle | 37.2% | -22.5pp |
| 212 | Deer Park Middle North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 37.0% | -22.7pp |
| 213 | College Park Middle Ladson · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 36.5% | -23.2pp |
| 214 | Sanders Middle Laurens · Laurens 55 | Middle | 36.3% | -23.4pp |
| 215 | Lakeview Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 36.1% | -23.6pp |
| 216 | Berea Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 35.7% | -24.0pp |
| 217 | Ebenezer Middle Sumter · Sumter 01 | Middle | 35.5% | -24.2pp |
| 218 | Chester Middle Chester · Chester 01 | Middle | 35.2% | -24.5pp |
| 219 | Ronald E. McNair Junior High Lake City · Florence 03 | Middle | 35.2% | -24.5pp |
| 220 | Sedgefield Middle Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 34.7% | -25.0pp |
| 221 | Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 34.3% | -25.4pp |
| 222 | Pine Ridge Middle West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Middle | 33.8% | -25.9pp |
| 223 | Estill Middle Estill · Hampton | Middle | 33.6% | -26.1pp |
| 224 | Johnakin Middle Marion · Marion 10 | Middle | 33.6% | -26.1pp |
| 225 | Sandhills Middle Gaston · Lexington 04 | Middle | 33.5% | -26.2pp |
| 226 | Carver Edisto Middle Cope · Orangeburg | Middle | 33.3% | -26.4pp |
| 227 | St. Andrews Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 33.1% | -26.6pp |
| 228 | Tanglewood Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 33.0% | -26.7pp |
| 229 | Blenheim Middle School of Discovery Blenheim · Marlboro 01 | Middle | 32.7% | -27.0pp |
| 230 | South Middle Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 31.2% | -28.5pp |
| 231 | William J. Clark Middle Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Middle | 30.9% | -28.8pp |
| 232 | Lee Central Middle Bishopville · Lee 01 | Middle | 30.8% | -28.9pp |
| 233 | Rosemary Middle Andrews · Georgetown 01 | Middle | 30.8% | -28.9pp |
| 234 | Chestnut Oaks Middle Sumter · Sumter 01 | Middle | 30.6% | -29.1pp |
| 235 | Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy Columbia · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 28.1% | -31.6pp |
| 236 | Northwoods Middle North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 27.9% | -31.8pp |
| 237 | Simmons Pinckney Middle Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 27.8% | -31.9pp |
| 238 | Denmark-Olar Middle Denmark · Bamberg 03 | Middle | 27.1% | -32.6pp |
| 239 | Alcorn Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 25.7% | -34.0pp |
| 240 | Morningside Middle North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 24.0% | -35.7pp |
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.