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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Bowen's Corner Elementary Hanahan · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 71.4% | +11.7pp |
| 202 | Six Mile Elementary Six Mile · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 71.4% | +11.7pp |
| 203 | Merriwether Middle North Augusta · Edgefield 01 | Middle | 71.2% | +11.5pp |
| 204 | James Island Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 71.1% | +11.4pp |
| 205 | River Oaks Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 71.1% | +11.4pp |
| 206 | Alice Drive Elementary Sumter · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 71.0% | +11.3pp |
| 207 | Bethany Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 71.0% | +11.3pp |
| 208 | Hollywood Elementary Saluda · Saluda 01 | Elementary | 71.0% | +11.3pp |
| 209 | South Conway Elementary Conway · Horry 01 | Elementary | 71.0% | +11.3pp |
| 210 | Taylors Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 71.0% | +11.3pp |
| 211 | Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 70.9% | +11.2pp |
| 212 | Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary Campobello · Spartanburg 01 | Elementary | 70.9% | +11.2pp |
| 213 | Carolina Elementary Hartsville · Darlington 01 | Elementary | 70.8% | +11.1pp |
| 214 | Ellen Woodside Elementary Pelzer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 70.6% | +10.9pp |
| 215 | H. E. Corley Elementary Irmo · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 70.6% | +10.9pp |
| 216 | Northwood Middle Taylors · Greenville 01 | Middle | 70.6% | +10.9pp |
| 217 | River Ridge Elementary Moore · Spartanburg 05 | Elementary | 70.6% | +10.9pp |
| 218 | Walker-Gamble Elementary New Zion · Clarendon 06 | Elementary | 70.6% | +10.9pp |
| 219 | Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 70.5% | +10.8pp |
| 220 | Jesse Boyd Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Elementary | 70.5% | +10.8pp |
| 221 | Larne Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 70.5% | +10.8pp |
| 222 | River Ridge Academy Bluffton · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 70.5% | +10.8pp |
| 223 | Bethel Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 70.3% | +10.6pp |
| 224 | India Hook Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 70.3% | +10.6pp |
| 225 | York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill · SC Public Charter School District | Combined | 70.3% | +10.6pp |
| 226 | Lakewood Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 70.1% | +10.4pp |
| 227 | Waterway Elementary Little River · Horry 01 | Elementary | 70.1% | +10.4pp |
| 228 | East End Elementary Easley · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 70.0% | +10.3pp |
| 229 | Fountain Inn Elementary Fountain Inn · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 70.0% | +10.3pp |
| 230 | Indian Land Middle Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 70.0% | +10.3pp |
| 231 | Aiken Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 69.9% | +10.2pp |
| 232 | Belton Elementary Belton · Anderson 02 | Elementary | 69.9% | +10.2pp |
| 233 | GREEN Charter School Spartanburg Spartanburg · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 69.9% | +10.2pp |
| 234 | Nexton Elementary Summerville · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 69.9% | +10.2pp |
| 235 | Bridges Preparatory School Beaufort · SC Public Charter School District | Combined | 69.6% | +9.9pp |
| 236 | Chukker Creek Elementary Aiken · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 69.6% | +9.9pp |
| 237 | Cowpens Elementary Cowpens · Spartanburg 03 | Elementary | 69.6% | +9.9pp |
| 238 | Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus Blythewood · Richland 02 | Elementary | 69.6% | +9.9pp |
| 239 | Lucy T. Davis Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 69.6% | +9.9pp |
| 240 | Conway Elementary Conway · Horry 01 | Elementary | 69.4% | +9.7pp |
| 241 | Sara Collins Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 69.4% | +9.7pp |
| 242 | Kinard Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 69.2% | +9.5pp |
| 243 | Ten Oaks Middle Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 69.2% | +9.5pp |
| 244 | Little Mountain Elementary Little Mountain · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 68.9% | +9.2pp |
| 245 | Riverwalk Academy Rock Hill · SC Public Charter School District | Combined | 68.9% | +9.2pp |
| 246 | Honea Path Middle Honea Path · Anderson 02 | Middle | 68.8% | +9.1pp |
| 247 | Hunter Street Elementary York · York 01 | Elementary | 68.7% | +9.0pp |
| 248 | New Prospect Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 01 | Elementary | 68.7% | +9.0pp |
| 249 | Blue Ridge Middle Greer · Greenville 01 | Middle | 68.6% | +8.9pp |
| 250 | Hillcrest Middle Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 68.6% | +8.9pp |
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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.