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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Jackson STEM Middle Jackson · Aiken 01 | Middle | 48.5% | -11.2pp |
| 652 | Sangaree Middle Ladson · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 48.5% | -11.2pp |
| 653 | The Cleveland Academy of Leadership Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Elementary | 48.5% | -11.2pp |
| 654 | Alexander Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 48.4% | -11.3pp |
| 655 | Kingstree Middle Magnet Kingstree · Williamsburg 01 | Middle | 48.4% | -11.3pp |
| 656 | Longleaf Middle Columbia · Richland 02 | Middle | 48.4% | -11.3pp |
| 657 | A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 48.3% | -11.4pp |
| 658 | Leavelle McCampbell Middle Graniteville · Aiken 01 | Middle | 48.3% | -11.4pp |
| 659 | Sandhills Elementary Swansea · Lexington 04 | Elementary | 48.3% | -11.4pp |
| 660 | Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School Batesburg-Leesville · Lexington 03 | Elementary | 48.2% | -11.5pp |
| 661 | Berkeley Elementary Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 48.2% | -11.5pp |
| 662 | Congaree Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 48.2% | -11.5pp |
| 663 | Allegro Charter School of Music North Charleston · Charleston 01 | High | 48.1% | -11.6pp |
| 664 | Herbert A. Wood Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 48.1% | -11.6pp |
| 665 | Northside Middle Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Middle | 48.0% | -11.7pp |
| 666 | Plainview Elementary Patrick · Chesterfield 01 | Elementary | 48.0% | -11.7pp |
| 667 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Laurens 56 | Elementary | 47.9% | -11.8pp |
| 668 | St. John's Elementary Darlington · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 47.9% | -11.8pp |
| 669 | Vance-Providence Elementary Vance · Orangeburg | Elementary | 47.9% | -11.8pp |
| 670 | Centerville Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 47.8% | -11.9pp |
| 671 | Cyril B. Busbee Elementary Wagener · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 47.8% | -11.9pp |
| 672 | North Middle/High North · Orangeburg | High | 47.8% | -11.9pp |
| 673 | North Central Middle Kershaw · Kershaw 01 | Middle | 47.7% | -12.0pp |
| 674 | Lone Oak Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 47.6% | -12.1pp |
| 675 | Manning Junior High Manning · Clarendon 06 | Middle | 47.6% | -12.1pp |
| 676 | Northside Middle West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Middle | 47.6% | -12.1pp |
| 677 | Allendale-Fairfax Elementary Fairfax · Allendale 01 | Elementary | 47.5% | -12.2pp |
| 678 | Mt. Zion Elementary Johns Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 47.5% | -12.2pp |
| 679 | Myrtle Beach Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 47.5% | -12.2pp |
| 680 | Rawlinson Road Middle Rock Hill · York 03 | Middle | 47.4% | -12.3pp |
| 681 | Sandy Run School Swansea · Calhoun 01 | Elementary | 47.4% | -12.3pp |
| 682 | College Park Elementary Ladson · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 47.3% | -12.4pp |
| 683 | York Middle York · York 01 | Middle | 47.3% | -12.4pp |
| 684 | Monaview Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 47.2% | -12.5pp |
| 685 | GREEN Charter School Lowcountry N Charleston · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -12.6pp |
| 686 | Hartsville Middle Hartsville · Darlington 01 | Middle | 47.0% | -12.7pp |
| 687 | North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 47.0% | -12.7pp |
| 688 | Wilder Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 47.0% | -12.7pp |
| 689 | River Oaks Middle North Charleston · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 46.9% | -12.8pp |
| 690 | Blacksburg Middle Blacksburg · Cherokee 01 | Middle | 46.8% | -12.9pp |
| 691 | Green Sea Floyds High Green Sea · Horry 01 | High | 46.8% | -12.9pp |
| 692 | Laurens Elementary Laurens · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 46.8% | -12.9pp |
| 693 | Berea Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 46.7% | -13.0pp |
| 694 | St. Stephen Middle St. Stephen · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 46.7% | -13.0pp |
| 695 | Draytonville Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 696 | Grove Elementary Piedmont · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 697 | Johnston Elementary Johnston · Edgefield 01 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 698 | Long Middle Cheraw · Chesterfield 01 | Middle | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 699 | Varennes Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 46.6% | -13.1pp |
| 700 | Kingsbury Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 46.5% | -13.2pp |
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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.