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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Brooklyn Springs Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 34.8% | -24.9pp |
| 852 | Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls · Charter Institute at Erskine | High | 34.8% | -24.9pp |
| 853 | Sedgefield Middle Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 34.7% | -25.0pp |
| 854 | Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology Chester · Chester 01 | Elementary | 34.5% | -25.2pp |
| 855 | Jackson Creek Elementary Columbia · Richland 02 | Elementary | 34.3% | -25.4pp |
| 856 | Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 34.3% | -25.4pp |
| 857 | McCormick Elementary Mullins · Marion 10 | Elementary | 34.3% | -25.4pp |
| 858 | Cross High Cross · Berkeley 01 | High | 34.1% | -25.6pp |
| 859 | B. D. Lee Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 34.0% | -25.7pp |
| 860 | Pine Ridge Middle West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Middle | 33.8% | -25.9pp |
| 861 | Estill Middle Estill · Hampton | Middle | 33.6% | -26.1pp |
| 862 | Johnakin Middle Marion · Marion 10 | Middle | 33.6% | -26.1pp |
| 863 | Pepperhill Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 33.6% | -26.1pp |
| 864 | Ford Elementary Laurens · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 33.5% | -26.2pp |
| 865 | Sandhills Middle Gaston · Lexington 04 | Middle | 33.5% | -26.2pp |
| 866 | Carver Edisto Middle Cope · Orangeburg | Middle | 33.3% | -26.4pp |
| 867 | Crosswell Drive Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 33.3% | -26.4pp |
| 868 | St. Andrews Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 33.1% | -26.6pp |
| 869 | Tanglewood Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 33.0% | -26.7pp |
| 870 | Blenheim Middle School of Discovery Blenheim · Marlboro 01 | Middle | 32.7% | -27.0pp |
| 871 | Jesse S. Bobo Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 32.7% | -27.0pp |
| 872 | Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts Chester · Chester 01 | Elementary | 32.4% | -27.3pp |
| 873 | Chicora Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 32.3% | -27.4pp |
| 874 | Erwin Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 31.9% | -27.8pp |
| 875 | Cherryvale Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 31.4% | -28.3pp |
| 876 | Jackson School Camden · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 31.4% | -28.3pp |
| 877 | Sheridan Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 31.2% | -28.5pp |
| 878 | South Middle Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 31.2% | -28.5pp |
| 879 | Luther L. Vaughan Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 30.9% | -28.8pp |
| 880 | William J. Clark Middle Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Middle | 30.9% | -28.8pp |
| 881 | Lee Central Middle Bishopville · Lee 01 | Middle | 30.8% | -28.9pp |
| 882 | Rosemary Middle Andrews · Georgetown 01 | Middle | 30.8% | -28.9pp |
| 883 | W. B. Goodwin Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 30.8% | -28.9pp |
| 884 | Lemira Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 30.7% | -29.0pp |
| 885 | Chestnut Oaks Middle Sumter · Sumter 01 | Middle | 30.6% | -29.1pp |
| 886 | Pinehurst Elementary North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 30.1% | -29.6pp |
| 887 | Fairfield Elementary Winnsboro · Fairfield 01 | Elementary | 29.5% | -30.2pp |
| 888 | R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 28.7% | -31.0pp |
| 889 | Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence Ridgeland · Jasper 01 | High | 28.6% | -31.1pp |
| 890 | Carolus Online Academy Columbia · SC Public Charter School District | Combined | 28.2% | -31.5pp |
| 891 | Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy Columbia · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 28.1% | -31.6pp |
| 892 | Mellichamp Elementary Orangeburg · Orangeburg | Elementary | 28.0% | -31.7pp |
| 893 | Northwoods Middle North Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 27.9% | -31.8pp |
| 894 | Simmons Pinckney Middle Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 27.8% | -31.9pp |
| 895 | Denmark-Olar Middle Denmark · Bamberg 03 | Middle | 27.1% | -32.6pp |
| 896 | Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina Greenville · Charter Institute at Erskine | High | 27.1% | -32.6pp |
| 897 | Bethune-Bowman Middle/High Rowesville · Orangeburg | High | 26.1% | -33.6pp |
| 898 | Alcorn Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 25.7% | -34.0pp |
| 899 | Baptist Hill High Hollywood · Charleston 01 | High | 25.4% | -34.3pp |
| 900 | Hardeeville Elementary Hardeeville · Jasper 01 | Elementary | 24.4% | -35.3pp |
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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.