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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Deerfield Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 68.5% | +8.8pp |
| 252 | Landrum Middle Landrum · Spartanburg 01 | Middle | 68.5% | +8.8pp |
| 253 | Cannons Elementary Spartanburg · Spartanburg 03 | Elementary | 68.4% | +8.7pp |
| 254 | Honea Path Elementary Honea Path · Anderson 02 | Elementary | 68.4% | +8.7pp |
| 255 | Coastal Montessori Charter Pawleys Island · Georgetown 01 | Elementary | 68.2% | +8.5pp |
| 256 | James H. Spann Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 68.2% | +8.5pp |
| 257 | St. James Intermediate Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Middle | 68.2% | +8.5pp |
| 258 | Branchville High Branchville · Orangeburg | High | 68.1% | +8.4pp |
| 259 | Philip Simmons Middle Wando · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 68.1% | +8.4pp |
| 260 | Burgess Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 68.0% | +8.3pp |
| 261 | East Edisto Middle Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 68.0% | +8.3pp |
| 262 | Ninety Six Elementary School Ninety Six · Greenwood 52 | Elementary | 68.0% | +8.3pp |
| 263 | A.J. Whittenberg Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 67.9% | +8.2pp |
| 264 | Summerville Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 67.9% | +8.2pp |
| 265 | Angel Oak Elementary Johns Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 67.8% | +8.1pp |
| 266 | Delmae Heights Elementary Florence · Florence 01 | Elementary | 67.8% | +8.1pp |
| 267 | Berkeley Preparatory Academy Summerville · Charter Institute at Erskine | Elementary | 67.7% | +8.0pp |
| 268 | Diamond Hill Elementary Abbeville · Abbeville 60 | Elementary | 67.7% | +8.0pp |
| 269 | Crayton Middle Columbia · Richland 01 | Middle | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 270 | Eleanor S. Rice Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 271 | Flat Rock Elementary Anderson · Anderson 03 | Elementary | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 272 | Geiger Elementary Ridgeway · Fairfield 01 | Elementary | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 273 | Lockett Elementary Branchville · Orangeburg | Elementary | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 274 | Palmetto Elementary Williamston · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 67.6% | +7.9pp |
| 275 | Fork Shoals School Pelzer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 67.5% | +7.8pp |
| 276 | Mount Holly Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 67.4% | +7.7pp |
| 277 | Greenville Middle Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Middle | 67.3% | +7.6pp |
| 278 | Catawba Trail Elementary Elgin · Richland 02 | Elementary | 67.0% | +7.3pp |
| 279 | Edgewood Middle School Ninety Six · Greenwood 52 | Middle | 67.0% | +7.3pp |
| 280 | Butler Academy Hartsville · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +7.2pp |
| 281 | Jefferson Elementary York · York 01 | Elementary | 66.9% | +7.2pp |
| 282 | Bethel-Hanberry Elementary Blythewood · Richland 02 | Elementary | 66.8% | +7.1pp |
| 283 | Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 66.8% | +7.1pp |
| 284 | Wateree Elementary Lugoff · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 66.7% | +7.0pp |
| 285 | American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu Lexington · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 66.6% | +6.9pp |
| 286 | Carolina Voyager Charter Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 66.5% | +6.8pp |
| 287 | Pinecrest Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 66.5% | +6.8pp |
| 288 | Westminster Elementary Westminster · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 66.5% | +6.8pp |
| 289 | Chesnee Middle Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Middle | 66.3% | +6.6pp |
| 290 | North Myrtle Beach Middle Little River · Horry 01 | Middle | 66.3% | +6.6pp |
| 291 | Red Bank Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 66.3% | +6.6pp |
| 292 | Byrd Elementary Graniteville · Aiken 01 | Elementary | 66.2% | +6.5pp |
| 293 | Oakland Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 66.2% | +6.5pp |
| 294 | Blythewood Middle Blythewood · Richland 02 | Middle | 66.1% | +6.4pp |
| 295 | Palmetto Middle Williamston · Anderson 01 | Middle | 66.1% | +6.4pp |
| 296 | Pine Tree Hill Elementary Camden · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 66.0% | +6.3pp |
| 297 | Reuben Elementary Newberry · Newberry 01 | Elementary | 66.0% | +6.3pp |
| 298 | Shoally Creek Elementary Boiling Springs · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 66.0% | +6.3pp |
| 299 | Springdale Elementary West Columbia · Lexington 02 | Elementary | 66.0% | +6.3pp |
| 300 | Annie Burnside Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 65.9% | +6.2pp |
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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.