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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Scott's Branch Middle Summerton · Clarendon 06 | Middle | 50.7% | -9.0pp |
| 602 | Lady's Island Middle Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Middle | 50.6% | -9.1pp |
| 603 | McCormick Middle McCormick · McCormick 01 | Middle | 50.5% | -9.2pp |
| 604 | Clinton Middle Clinton · Laurens 56 | Middle | 50.4% | -9.3pp |
| 605 | Cyber Academy of South Carolina Greenville · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 50.4% | -9.3pp |
| 606 | Dutch Fork Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 50.4% | -9.3pp |
| 607 | Limestone-Central Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 50.4% | -9.3pp |
| 608 | Memminger Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 50.4% | -9.3pp |
| 609 | Northside Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 50.4% | -9.3pp |
| 610 | Jefferson Elementary Jefferson · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 50.3% | -9.4pp |
| 611 | Myrtle Beach Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 50.3% | -9.4pp |
| 612 | North Aiken Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 50.3% | -9.4pp |
| 613 | Camden Middle Camden · Kershaw 01 | Middle | 50.2% | -9.5pp |
| 614 | Killian Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 50.2% | -9.5pp |
| 615 | Batesburg-Leesville Middle School Batesburg-Leesville · Lexington 03 | Middle | 50.1% | -9.6pp |
| 616 | Armstrong Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 617 | Caughman Road Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 618 | Cotton Belt Elementary York · York 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 619 | E. B. Morse Elementary Laurens · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 620 | GREEN Charter School Midlands Irmo · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 621 | Greenwood Charter Academy Greenwood · Charter Institute at Erskine | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 622 | Greenwood Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 623 | Joseph Keels Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 624 | Kelly Miller Elementary Winnsboro · Fairfield 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 625 | Maryville Elementary Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 626 | Olanta Elementary Olanta · Florence 03 | Elementary | 50.0% | -9.7pp |
| 627 | White Knoll Middle West Columbia · Lexington 01 | Middle | 49.8% | -9.9pp |
| 628 | Forts Pond Elementary Pelion · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 49.7% | -10.0pp |
| 629 | Andrews Elementary Andrews · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 49.6% | -10.1pp |
| 630 | Wallace Gregg Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 49.6% | -10.1pp |
| 631 | Lowcountry Connection Academy Summerville · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 49.5% | -10.2pp |
| 632 | North Springs Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 49.5% | -10.2pp |
| 633 | Dover Elementary North · Orangeburg | Elementary | 49.4% | -10.3pp |
| 634 | Darlington Middle Darlington · Darlington 01 | Middle | 49.3% | -10.4pp |
| 635 | J. D. Lever Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 636 | Manning Elementary Manning · Clarendon 06 | Elementary | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 637 | Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary Ridge Spring · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 638 | York Intermediate York · York 01 | Middle | 49.2% | -10.5pp |
| 639 | McDonald Elementary Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 49.1% | -10.6pp |
| 640 | Southside Middle Florence · Florence 01 | Middle | 49.0% | -10.7pp |
| 641 | Forest Hills Elementary Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Elementary | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 642 | James M. Brown Elementary Walhalla · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 643 | Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle Johnston · Edgefield 01 | Middle | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 644 | Riverbank Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 48.9% | -10.8pp |
| 645 | Henry L. Sneed Middle Florence · Florence 01 | Middle | 48.8% | -10.9pp |
| 646 | Manchester Elementary Pinewood · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 48.7% | -11.0pp |
| 647 | R. H. Fulmer Middle West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Middle | 48.7% | -11.0pp |
| 648 | Duncan Chapel Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 48.6% | -11.1pp |
| 649 | Global Academy of SC Spartanburg · Limestone Charters Association | Elementary | 48.6% | -11.1pp |
| 650 | Kelly Mill Middle Blythewood · Richland 02 | Middle | 48.6% | -11.1pp |
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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.