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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Forest Heights Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 46.4% | -13.3pp |
| 702 | Pelion Middle Pelion · Lexington 01 | Middle | 46.4% | -13.3pp |
| 703 | Horrell Hill Elementary Hopkins · Richland 01 | Elementary | 46.3% | -13.4pp |
| 704 | Aiken Intermediate Aiken · Aiken 01 | Middle | 46.2% | -13.5pp |
| 705 | Dent Middle Columbia · Richland 02 | Middle | 46.2% | -13.5pp |
| 706 | Greeleyville STEAM Academy Greeleyville · Williamsburg 01 | Elementary | 46.2% | -13.5pp |
| 707 | Military Magnet Academy North Charleston · Charleston 01 | High | 46.2% | -13.5pp |
| 708 | Berkeley Middle Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 46.1% | -13.6pp |
| 709 | Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry Chester · Chester 01 | Elementary | 46.1% | -13.6pp |
| 710 | Thomas E. Kerns Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 46.1% | -13.6pp |
| 711 | W. G. Sanders Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 46.1% | -13.6pp |
| 712 | Polo Road Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 46.0% | -13.7pp |
| 713 | South Kilbourne Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 46.0% | -13.7pp |
| 714 | Summit Parkway Middle Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 46.0% | -13.7pp |
| 715 | Pocalla Springs Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 45.9% | -13.8pp |
| 716 | Sanders-Clyde Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 45.9% | -13.8pp |
| 717 | CrossRoads Intermediate Columbia · Lexington 05 | Middle | 45.8% | -13.9pp |
| 718 | Minnie Hughes Elementary Yonges Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 45.8% | -13.9pp |
| 719 | Brewer Middle Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Middle | 45.6% | -14.1pp |
| 720 | Marion Intermediate Marion · Marion 10 | Elementary | 45.5% | -14.2pp |
| 721 | McColl Elementary/Middle McColl · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 45.5% | -14.2pp |
| 722 | Northside Elementary Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Elementary | 45.4% | -14.3pp |
| 723 | Edward E. Taylor Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 45.2% | -14.5pp |
| 724 | Allendale-Fairfax Middle Fairfax · Allendale 01 | Middle | 45.0% | -14.7pp |
| 725 | Main Street Elementary Lake City · Florence 03 | Elementary | 45.0% | -14.7pp |
| 726 | York Road Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 45.0% | -14.7pp |
| 727 | E. L. Wright Middle Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 44.9% | -14.8pp |
| 728 | Heath Springs Elementary Heath Springs · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 44.9% | -14.8pp |
| 729 | Michael C. Riley Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 44.9% | -14.8pp |
| 730 | Arden Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 44.8% | -14.9pp |
| 731 | Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle Bamberg · Bamberg 03 | Middle | 44.5% | -15.2pp |
| 732 | Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy Cayce · Lexington 02 | Middle | 44.5% | -15.2pp |
| 733 | J. P. Thomas Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 44.5% | -15.2pp |
| 734 | Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle Warrenville · Aiken 01 | Middle | 44.5% | -15.2pp |
| 735 | Sims Middle Union · Union 01 | Middle | 44.5% | -15.2pp |
| 736 | Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy Kingstree · Williamsburg 01 | Elementary | 44.4% | -15.3pp |
| 737 | John E. Ewing Middle Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Middle | 44.2% | -15.5pp |
| 738 | Bennettsville Primary Bennettsville · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 44.1% | -15.6pp |
| 739 | Elloree Elementary Elloree · Orangeburg | Elementary | 44.1% | -15.6pp |
| 740 | J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet Lake City · Florence 03 | High | 43.9% | -15.8pp |
| 741 | Hollis Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 43.7% | -16.0pp |
| 742 | St. James-Gaillard Elementary Eutawville · Orangeburg | Elementary | 43.6% | -16.1pp |
| 743 | Douglas Elementary Trenton · Edgefield 01 | Elementary | 43.5% | -16.2pp |
| 744 | Holly Hill Elementary Holly Hill · Orangeburg | Elementary | 43.5% | -16.2pp |
| 745 | Marshall Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 43.5% | -16.2pp |
| 746 | Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle Gray Court · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 43.4% | -16.3pp |
| 747 | J. L. Cain Elementary Darlington · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 43.4% | -16.3pp |
| 748 | Carver Middle Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Middle | 43.2% | -16.5pp |
| 749 | Cherrydale Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 43.2% | -16.5pp |
| 750 | Moncks Corner Elementary Moncks Corner · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 43.0% | -16.7pp |
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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.