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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | New Prospect Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 39.2% | -20.5pp |
| 802 | Laurens Middle Laurens · Laurens 55 | Middle | 39.1% | -20.6pp |
| 803 | Schofield Middle Aiken · Aiken 01 | Middle | 39.0% | -20.7pp |
| 804 | W. A. Perry Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 39.0% | -20.7pp |
| 805 | Lambs Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 38.9% | -20.8pp |
| 806 | Arcadia Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 38.7% | -21.0pp |
| 807 | Willow Drive Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 38.7% | -21.0pp |
| 808 | A. L. Corbett Middle Wagener · Aiken 01 | Middle | 38.5% | -21.2pp |
| 809 | Newberry Middle Newberry · Newberry 01 | Middle | 38.5% | -21.2pp |
| 810 | Saluda Elementary Saluda · Saluda 01 | Elementary | 38.4% | -21.3pp |
| 811 | Bennettsville Intermediate Bennettsville · Marlboro 01 | Elementary | 38.3% | -21.4pp |
| 812 | Clay Hill Elementary Ridgeville · Dorchester 04 | Elementary | 38.3% | -21.4pp |
| 813 | Southeast Middle Hopkins · Richland 01 | Middle | 38.3% | -21.4pp |
| 814 | A. R. Rucker Middle Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 38.1% | -21.6pp |
| 815 | Dennis Elementary Bishopville · Lee 01 | Elementary | 38.0% | -21.7pp |
| 816 | Goose Creek Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 37.8% | -21.9pp |
| 817 | Colleton County Middle Walterboro · Colleton 01 | Middle | 37.6% | -22.1pp |
| 818 | New Heights Middle Jefferson · Chesterfield 01 | Middle | 37.5% | -22.2pp |
| 819 | Midway Elementary Cassatt · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 37.4% | -22.3pp |
| 820 | Polaris Tech Charter School Ridgeland · SC Public Charter School District | Combined | 37.4% | -22.3pp |
| 821 | Whale Branch Middle Seabrook · Beaufort 01 | Middle | 37.3% | -22.4pp |
| 822 | Frances F. Mack Intermediate Gaston · Lexington 04 | Middle | 37.2% | -22.5pp |
| 823 | Heyward Gibbes Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 37.2% | -22.5pp |
| 824 | Palmetto Middle Mullins · Marion 10 | Middle | 37.2% | -22.5pp |
| 825 | Lake View Elementary Lake View · Dillon 04 | Elementary | 37.1% | -22.6pp |
| 826 | Deer Park Middle North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 37.0% | -22.7pp |
| 827 | E.B. Ellington Elementary Ravenel · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 36.9% | -22.8pp |
| 828 | College Park Middle Ladson · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 36.5% | -23.2pp |
| 829 | Newberry Elementary Newberry · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 36.5% | -23.2pp |
| 830 | Harleyville Elementary Dorchester · Dorchester 04 | Elementary | 36.4% | -23.3pp |
| 831 | Sanders Middle Laurens · Laurens 55 | Middle | 36.3% | -23.4pp |
| 832 | Ladson Elementary Ladson · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 36.2% | -23.5pp |
| 833 | Lakeview Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 36.1% | -23.6pp |
| 834 | Sampit Elementary Georgetown · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 36.1% | -23.6pp |
| 835 | Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 36.0% | -23.7pp |
| 836 | Bethune-Bowman Elementary Rowesville · Orangeburg | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 837 | Lakes and Bridges Charter School Easley · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 838 | Watkins-Nance Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 839 | Windsor Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 35.9% | -23.8pp |
| 840 | Berea Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 35.7% | -24.0pp |
| 841 | Richmond Drive Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 35.7% | -24.0pp |
| 842 | Clear Dot Charter School Columbia · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 35.6% | -24.1pp |
| 843 | Ebenezer Middle Sumter · Sumter 01 | Middle | 35.5% | -24.2pp |
| 844 | Burton Pack Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 35.4% | -24.3pp |
| 845 | Clinton Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 35.3% | -24.4pp |
| 846 | Ridgeland Elementary Ridgeland · Jasper 01 | Elementary | 35.3% | -24.4pp |
| 847 | Chester Middle Chester · Chester 01 | Middle | 35.2% | -24.5pp |
| 848 | Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High Monetta · Aiken 01 | High | 35.2% | -24.5pp |
| 849 | Ronald E. McNair Junior High Lake City · Florence 03 | Middle | 35.2% | -24.5pp |
| 850 | Whittaker Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 35.0% | -24.7pp |
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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.