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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Starr-Iva Middle Starr · Anderson 03 | Middle | 63.0% | +3.3pp |
| 352 | Central Academy of the Arts Central · Pickens 01 | Elementary | 62.9% | +3.2pp |
| 353 | Knightsville Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 62.9% | +3.2pp |
| 354 | Beaufort Elementary Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 62.7% | +3.0pp |
| 355 | Boiling Springs Elementary Boiling Springs · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 62.7% | +3.0pp |
| 356 | Highland Springs Middle North Augusta · Aiken 01 | Middle | 62.7% | +3.0pp |
| 357 | Paul Knox Middle North Augusta · Aiken 01 | Middle | 62.7% | +3.0pp |
| 358 | Cane Bay Middle Summerville · Berkeley 01 | Middle | 62.6% | +2.9pp |
| 359 | Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort · SC Public Charter School District | Combined | 62.6% | +2.9pp |
| 360 | A. C. Moore Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 62.5% | +2.8pp |
| 361 | Charles B. DuBose Middle Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 62.5% | +2.8pp |
| 362 | Liberty STEAM Charter School Sumter · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 62.4% | +2.7pp |
| 363 | T. E. Mabry Middle Inman · Spartanburg 01 | Middle | 62.4% | +2.7pp |
| 364 | W. E. Parker Elementary Edgefield · Edgefield 01 | Elementary | 62.3% | +2.6pp |
| 365 | Hampton Elementary Hampton · Hampton | Middle | 62.2% | +2.5pp |
| 366 | Merriwether Elementary North Augusta · Edgefield 01 | Elementary | 62.2% | +2.5pp |
| 367 | Nursery Road Elementary Columbia · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 62.2% | +2.5pp |
| 368 | Thornwell Charter School Clinton · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 62.2% | +2.5pp |
| 369 | Whitmire Community School (High) Whitmire · Newberry 01 | High | 62.2% | +2.5pp |
| 370 | Brook Glenn Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 62.1% | +2.4pp |
| 371 | Pee Dee Elementary Conway · Horry 01 | Elementary | 62.0% | +2.3pp |
| 372 | Grassy Pond Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 61.9% | +2.2pp |
| 373 | Savannah Grove Elementary Effingham · Florence 01 | Elementary | 61.9% | +2.2pp |
| 374 | Lake Forest Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 61.8% | +2.1pp |
| 375 | Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs Simpsonville · Charter Institute at Erskine | Elementary | 61.8% | +2.1pp |
| 376 | Leaphart Elementary Columbia · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 61.7% | +2.0pp |
| 377 | North Augusta Middle North Augusta · Aiken 01 | Middle | 61.7% | +2.0pp |
| 378 | Ravenel Elementary Seneca · Oconee 01 | Elementary | 61.6% | +1.9pp |
| 379 | Horse Creek Academy Aiken · Limestone Charters Association | Combined | 61.2% | +1.5pp |
| 380 | Riverside Elementary Little River · Horry 01 | Elementary | 61.2% | +1.5pp |
| 381 | Lady's Island Elementary Beaufort · Beaufort 01 | Elementary | 61.1% | +1.4pp |
| 382 | Lexington Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 61.0% | +1.3pp |
| 383 | Mid-Carolina Middle Prosperity · Newberry 01 | Middle | 60.9% | +1.2pp |
| 384 | Robert E. Cashion Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 60.9% | +1.2pp |
| 385 | Florence Chapel Middle Duncan · Spartanburg 05 | Middle | 60.8% | +1.1pp |
| 386 | Lugoff-Elgin Middle Lugoff · Kershaw 01 | Middle | 60.8% | +1.1pp |
| 387 | Blaney Elementary Elgin · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 60.7% | +1.0pp |
| 388 | Charleston Charter School for Math and Science Charleston · Charleston 01 | High | 60.7% | +1.0pp |
| 389 | Cherokee Charter Academy Gaffney · Charter Institute at Erskine | Combined | 60.7% | +1.0pp |
| 390 | McCracken Middle Spartanburg · Spartanburg 07 | Middle | 60.7% | +1.0pp |
| 391 | New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle New Ellenton · Aiken 01 | Middle | 60.7% | +1.0pp |
| 392 | Rainbow Lake Middle Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Middle | 60.7% | +1.0pp |
| 393 | Ben Hazel Primary Hampton · Hampton | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 394 | Doby's Mill Elementary Lugoff · Kershaw 01 | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 395 | Northwest Elementary Gaffney · Cherokee 01 | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 396 | Shaw Heights Elementary Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter 01 | Elementary | 60.5% | +0.8pp |
| 397 | Lesslie Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 60.4% | +0.7pp |
| 398 | Slater Marietta Elementary Marietta · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 60.4% | +0.7pp |
| 399 | Ware Shoals Primary Ware Shoals · Greenwood 51 | Elementary | 60.4% | +0.7pp |
| 400 | Old Pointe Elementary Rock Hill · York 03 | Elementary | 60.3% | +0.6pp |
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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.