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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Cedar Grove Elementary Williamston · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 77.9% | +18.2pp |
| 102 | Cherokee Trail Elementary Donalds · Abbeville 60 | Elementary | 77.9% | +18.2pp |
| 103 | Indian Land Intermediate Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 77.9% | +18.2pp |
| 104 | Ocean Bay Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 77.9% | +18.2pp |
| 105 | Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 77.8% | +18.1pp |
| 106 | Sand Hill Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 77.8% | +18.1pp |
| 107 | McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Easley · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 77.7% | +18.0pp |
| 108 | Marrington Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 77.6% | +17.9pp |
| 109 | Plain Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 77.6% | +17.9pp |
| 110 | Powdersville Elementary Greenville · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 77.6% | +17.9pp |
| 111 | Drayton Hall Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 77.4% | +17.7pp |
| 112 | Lake Murray Elementary Chapin · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 77.4% | +17.7pp |
| 113 | Spearman Elementary Piedmont · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 77.3% | +17.6pp |
| 114 | Forest Acres Elementary Easley · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 77.1% | +17.4pp |
| 115 | Mayo Elementary Mayo · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 77.1% | +17.4pp |
| 116 | Midway Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 77.1% | +17.4pp |
| 117 | Crowders Creek Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 76.9% | +17.2pp |
| 118 | Beechwood Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 76.6% | +16.9pp |
| 119 | Charleston Development Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 76.6% | +16.9pp |
| 120 | Pleasant Hill Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 76.6% | +16.9pp |
| 121 | Bethel Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 122 | Round Top Elementary Blythewood · Richland 02 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 123 | St. Andrew's School of Math and Science Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 124 | West Pelzer Elementary West Pelzer · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 76.4% | +16.7pp |
| 125 | Chapin Middle Chapin · Lexington 05 | Middle | 76.3% | +16.6pp |
| 126 | Hammond Hill Elementary North Augusta · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 76.1% | +16.4pp |
| 127 | Belvedere Elementary Belvedere · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 76.0% | +16.3pp |
| 128 | Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 76.0% | +16.3pp |
| 129 | Greenbrier Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 76.0% | +16.3pp |
| 130 | Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.9% | +16.2pp |
| 131 | Ballentine Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 75.8% | +16.1pp |
| 132 | Van Wyck Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 75.8% | +16.1pp |
| 133 | Brushy Creek Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.7% | +16.0pp |
| 134 | Camp Road Middle Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 75.7% | +16.0pp |
| 135 | Lakeside Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 75.6% | +15.9pp |
| 136 | Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston · SC Public Charter School District | High | 75.5% | +15.8pp |
| 137 | Meadow Glen Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 138 | North Pointe Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 139 | Ocean Bay Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 140 | Riverside Middle Greer · Greenville 01 | Middle | 75.4% | +15.7pp |
| 141 | Mitchell Road Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.3% | +15.6pp |
| 142 | Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary Pauline · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 75.2% | +15.5pp |
| 143 | Waccamaw Middle Pawleys Island · Georgetown 01 | Middle | 75.2% | +15.5pp |
| 144 | Sugar Creek Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 75.1% | +15.4pp |
| 145 | Brunson Elementary Brunson · Hampton | Elementary | 75.0% | +15.3pp |
| 146 | Keowee Elementary Seneca · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 74.8% | +15.1pp |
| 147 | Reidville Elementary Reidville · Spartanburg 05 | Elementary | 74.7% | +15.0pp |
| 148 | Carolina Forest Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 74.6% | +14.9pp |
| 149 | Springfield Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 74.6% | +14.9pp |
| 150 | Summit Drive Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 74.6% | +14.9pp |
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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.