South Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest SC READY year (2024-25). 224 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 48.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buist Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 99.4% | +50.5pp |
| 2 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 86.8% | +37.9pp |
| 3 | Forest Creek Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 85.3% | +36.4pp |
| 4 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay · York 04 | Middle | 79.9% | +31.0pp |
| 5 | Indian Land Intermediate Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 78.5% | +29.6pp |
| 6 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 78.0% | +29.1pp |
| 7 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 77.8% | +28.9pp |
| 8 | Irmo Middle Columbia · Lexington 05 | Middle | 77.7% | +28.8pp |
| 9 | Youth Leadership Academy Pickens · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 76.0% | +27.1pp |
| 10 | Lakeside Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 75.2% | +26.3pp |
| 11 | Marrington Middle School of the Arts Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 73.0% | +24.1pp |
| 12 | Moultrie Middle Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 72.9% | +24.0pp |
| 13 | Camp Road Middle Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 72.2% | +23.3pp |
| 14 | Beechwood Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 72.1% | +23.2pp |
| 15 | Laing Middle Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 71.7% | +22.8pp |
| 16 | Ocean Bay Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 71.4% | +22.5pp |
| 17 | Oakridge Middle Clover · York 02 | Middle | 71.1% | +22.2pp |
| 18 | Fort Mill Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 71.0% | +22.1pp |
| 19 | Chapin Intermediate Chapin · Lexington 05 | Middle | 70.5% | +21.6pp |
| 20 | Meadow Glen Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 70.5% | +21.6pp |
| 21 | Powdersville Middle Greenville · Anderson 01 | Middle | 70.0% | +21.1pp |
| 22 | Southwood Academy for the Arts Anderson · Anderson 05 | Middle | 69.5% | +20.6pp |
| 23 | League Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 69.1% | +20.2pp |
| 24 | Waccamaw Intermediate Pawleys Island · Georgetown 01 | Middle | 68.6% | +19.7pp |
| 25 | Banks Trail Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 68.1% | +19.2pp |
| 26 | R. C. Edwards Middle Central · Pickens 01 | Middle | 67.8% | +18.9pp |
| 27 | Glenview Middle Anderson · Anderson 05 | Middle | 67.1% | +18.2pp |
| 28 | Ten Oaks Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 66.7% | +17.8pp |
| 29 | East Edisto Middle Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 65.5% | +16.6pp |
| 30 | St. James Intermediate Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 65.4% | +16.5pp |
| 31 | Dacusville Middle Easley · Pickens 01 | Middle | 64.8% | +15.9pp |
| 32 | Honea Path Middle Honea Path · Anderson 02 | Middle | 64.5% | +15.6pp |
| 33 | Hillcrest Middle Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 64.4% | +15.5pp |
| 34 | Richard H. Gettys Middle Easley · Pickens 01 | Middle | 64.4% | +15.5pp |
| 35 | Tall Pines STEM Academy Aiken · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 64.2% | +15.3pp |
| 36 | Wren Middle Piedmont · Anderson 01 | Middle | 63.8% | +14.9pp |
| 37 | North Myrtle Beach Middle Little River · Horry 01 | Middle | 63.5% | +14.6pp |
| 38 | Beck International Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 63.4% | +14.5pp |
| 39 | Riverside Middle Greer · Greenville 01 | Middle | 63.3% | +14.4pp |
| 40 | Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 63.2% | +14.3pp |
| 41 | Crayton Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 62.3% | +13.4pp |
| 42 | Clover Middle Clover · York 02 | Middle | 61.4% | +12.5pp |
| 43 | Springfield Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 61.3% | +12.4pp |
| 44 | Chesnee Middle Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Middle | 61.0% | +12.1pp |
| 45 | Oakbrook Middle Ladson · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 60.9% | +12.0pp |
| 46 | Bluffton Middle Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Middle | 60.5% | +11.6pp |
| 47 | Landrum Middle Landrum · Spartanburg 01 | Middle | 60.3% | +11.4pp |
| 48 | Blue Ridge Middle Greer · Greenville 01 | Middle | 60.2% | +11.3pp |
| 49 | Socastee Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 59.6% | +10.7pp |
| 50 | Aynor Middle Galivants Ferry · Horry 01 | Middle | 59.5% | +10.6pp |
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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 Science 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.