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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Hunt Meadows Elementary Easley · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 74.5% | +14.8pp |
| 152 | Griggs Road Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 74.3% | +14.6pp |
| 153 | Midland Elementary Galivants Ferry · Horry 01 | Elementary | 74.3% | +14.6pp |
| 154 | Chesnee Elementary Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 74.1% | +14.4pp |
| 155 | Merrywood Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 74.1% | +14.4pp |
| 156 | Youth Leadership Academy Pickens · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 74.1% | +14.4pp |
| 157 | Inman Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 01 | Elementary | 74.0% | +14.3pp |
| 158 | Fort Dorchester Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 73.9% | +14.2pp |
| 159 | Tall Pines STEM Academy Aiken · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 73.6% | +13.9pp |
| 160 | Fort Mill Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 73.4% | +13.7pp |
| 161 | Lakeview Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 73.3% | +13.6pp |
| 162 | Ocean Drive Elementary North Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 73.3% | +13.6pp |
| 163 | Waterloo Elementary Waterloo · Laurens 55 | Elementary | 73.3% | +13.6pp |
| 164 | Oak Pointe Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 73.2% | +13.5pp |
| 165 | Okatie Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 73.2% | +13.5pp |
| 166 | Pacolet Elementary Pacolet · Spartanburg 03 | Elementary | 73.2% | +13.5pp |
| 167 | Buford Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 73.0% | +13.3pp |
| 168 | Riverview Charter School Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 73.0% | +13.3pp |
| 169 | Blythe Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 170 | East Aiken School of the Arts Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 171 | Forestbrook Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 172 | Iva Elementary Iva · Anderson 03 | Elementary | 72.9% | +13.2pp |
| 173 | Bryson Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 72.8% | +13.1pp |
| 174 | Chapin Intermediate Chapin · Lexington 05 | Middle | 72.8% | +13.1pp |
| 175 | Oakland Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 72.8% | +13.1pp |
| 176 | James Simons Montessori Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 72.7% | +13.0pp |
| 177 | Oakridge Middle Clover · York 02 | Middle | 72.7% | +13.0pp |
| 178 | Joseph R. Pye Elementary Ladson · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 72.6% | +12.9pp |
| 179 | Pritchardville Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 72.6% | +12.9pp |
| 180 | Millbrook Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 72.5% | +12.8pp |
| 181 | Powdersville Middle Greenville · Anderson 01 | Middle | 72.5% | +12.8pp |
| 182 | Wren Middle Piedmont · Anderson 01 | Middle | 72.4% | +12.7pp |
| 183 | Anderson Mill Elementary Moore · Spartanburg 06 | Elementary | 72.3% | +12.6pp |
| 184 | Briggs Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 72.3% | +12.6pp |
| 185 | Concord Elementary Anderson · Anderson 05 | Elementary | 72.3% | +12.6pp |
| 186 | Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 72.3% | +12.6pp |
| 187 | Corinth Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 72.2% | +12.5pp |
| 188 | Irmo Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 72.1% | +12.4pp |
| 189 | Carver Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 72.0% | +12.3pp |
| 190 | Eastside Elementary Clinton · Laurens 56 | Elementary | 72.0% | +12.3pp |
| 191 | Simpsonville Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 72.0% | +12.3pp |
| 192 | Socastee Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 72.0% | +12.3pp |
| 193 | R. C. Edwards Middle Central · Pickens 01 | Middle | 71.9% | +12.2pp |
| 194 | Dixie High Due West · Abbeville 60 | High | 71.8% | +12.1pp |
| 195 | Walhalla Elementary West Union · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 71.8% | +12.1pp |
| 196 | League Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 71.6% | +11.9pp |
| 197 | Riverside Middle Pendleton · Anderson 04 | Middle | 71.6% | +11.9pp |
| 198 | Sugar Ridge Elementary Boiling Springs · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 71.6% | +11.9pp |
| 199 | Aynor Elementary Aynor · Horry 01 | Elementary | 71.5% | +11.8pp |
| 200 | Red Cedar Elementary Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 71.5% | +11.8pp |
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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.