South Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest SC READY year (2024-25). 905 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 59.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Saxe Gotha Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 55.8% | -3.9pp |
| 502 | Goucher Charter Academy Gaffney · Limestone Charters Association | Elementary | 55.7% | -4.0pp |
| 503 | SC Connections Academy Columbia · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 55.7% | -4.0pp |
| 504 | Broad River Elementary Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 55.5% | -4.2pp |
| 505 | Carver-Lyon Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 55.5% | -4.2pp |
| 506 | Mevers School of Excellence Goose Creek · Charter Institute at Erskine | Elementary | 55.5% | -4.2pp |
| 507 | Westview Middle Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 55.4% | -4.3pp |
| 508 | Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary North Charleston · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 55.4% | -4.3pp |
| 509 | Blacksburg Elementary Blacksburg · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 55.3% | -4.4pp |
| 510 | Loris Elementary Loris · Horry 01 | Elementary | 55.3% | -4.4pp |
| 511 | M. B. Kennedy Middle Aiken · Aiken 01 | Middle | 55.3% | -4.4pp |
| 512 | Spaulding Middle Lamar · Darlington 01 | Middle | 55.3% | -4.4pp |
| 513 | Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle Gray Court · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 55.2% | -4.5pp |
| 514 | Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts Hilton Head Island · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 55.1% | -4.6pp |
| 515 | Boulder Bluff Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 55.0% | -4.7pp |
| 516 | Calhoun Academy of the Arts Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 55.0% | -4.7pp |
| 517 | McBee High McBee · Chesterfield 01 | High | 55.0% | -4.7pp |
| 518 | C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 54.9% | -4.8pp |
| 519 | Edwards Elementary Chesterfield · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 54.9% | -4.8pp |
| 520 | McCormick Elementary McCormick · McCormick 01 | Elementary | 54.9% | -4.8pp |
| 521 | Forestbrook Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 54.8% | -4.9pp |
| 522 | Mount Holly Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 54.8% | -4.9pp |
| 523 | Bradley Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 54.7% | -5.0pp |
| 524 | Bridge Creek Elementary Elgin · Richland 02 | Elementary | 54.6% | -5.1pp |
| 525 | L. E. Gable Middle Roebuck · Spartanburg 06 | Middle | 54.6% | -5.1pp |
| 526 | Macedonia Middle Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 54.6% | -5.1pp |
| 527 | Welcome Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 54.6% | -5.1pp |
| 528 | West End Elementary Easley · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 54.6% | -5.1pp |
| 529 | Buford Middle Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 54.5% | -5.2pp |
| 530 | LEAD Academy Greenville · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 54.5% | -5.2pp |
| 531 | Nevitt Forest Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 54.5% | -5.2pp |
| 532 | Ruby Elementary Ruby · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 54.4% | -5.3pp |
| 533 | Drayton Mills Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Elementary | 54.3% | -5.4pp |
| 534 | Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary Hickory Grove · York 01 | Elementary | 54.3% | -5.4pp |
| 535 | Irmo Middle Columbia · Lexington 05 | Middle | 54.3% | -5.4pp |
| 536 | West Oak Middle Westminster · Oconee 01 | Middle | 54.3% | -5.4pp |
| 537 | Gallman Elementary Newberry · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 54.2% | -5.5pp |
| 538 | Leslie M. Stover Middle Elgin · Kershaw 01 | Middle | 54.2% | -5.5pp |
| 539 | Prosperity-Rikard Elementary Prosperity · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 54.2% | -5.5pp |
| 540 | Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch Hardeeville · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 54.2% | -5.5pp |
| 541 | Seneca Middle Seneca · Oconee 01 | Middle | 54.2% | -5.5pp |
| 542 | North District Middle Varnville · Hampton | Middle | 54.1% | -5.6pp |
| 543 | St. Stephen Elementary St. Stephen · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 54.1% | -5.6pp |
| 544 | Williams Memorial Elementary St. George · Dorchester 04 | Elementary | 54.1% | -5.6pp |
| 545 | Clifdale Middle Spartanburg · Spartanburg 03 | Middle | 53.9% | -5.8pp |
| 546 | Hillcrest Middle Dalzell · Sumter 01 | Middle | 53.9% | -5.8pp |
| 547 | Lake View High Lake View · Dillon 04 | High | 53.9% | -5.8pp |
| 548 | Monarch Elementary Union · Union 01 | Elementary | 53.9% | -5.8pp |
| 549 | Woodruff Middle Woodruff · Spartanburg 04 | Middle | 53.9% | -5.8pp |
| 550 | D. R. Hill Middle Lyman · Spartanburg 05 | Middle | 53.8% | -5.9pp |
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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.