South Carolina schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buist Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 94.0% | +49.8pp |
| 2 | Sterling School Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 93.5% | +49.3pp |
| 3 | Belle Hall Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 92.8% | +48.6pp |
| 4 | Augusta Circle Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 90.8% | +46.6pp |
| 5 | East Link Academy Greenville · Limestone Charters Association | Elementary | 90.7% | +46.5pp |
| 6 | Tigerville Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 88.9% | +44.7pp |
| 7 | Sullivan's Island Elementary Sullivan's Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 87.4% | +43.2pp |
| 8 | Stone Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 86.3% | +42.1pp |
| 9 | Charles Pinckney Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 85.1% | +40.9pp |
| 10 | River Trail Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 84.7% | +40.5pp |
| 11 | Pelham Road Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 84.5% | +40.3pp |
| 12 | Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 84.4% | +40.2pp |
| 13 | Charleston School of the Arts North Charleston · Charleston 01 | High | 84.3% | +40.1pp |
| 14 | Oakview Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 84.2% | +40.0pp |
| 15 | Monarch Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 83.5% | +39.3pp |
| 16 | Harrisburg Elementary Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 83.3% | +39.1pp |
| 17 | Mt. Pleasant Academy Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 83.3% | +39.1pp |
| 18 | Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary Chesnee · Spartanburg 02 | Elementary | 82.5% | +38.3pp |
| 19 | Buena Vista Elementary Greer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 82.4% | +38.2pp |
| 20 | Lake Murray Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 82.3% | +38.1pp |
| 21 | Carolina Park Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 81.9% | +37.7pp |
| 22 | Indian Land Elementary Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 81.9% | +37.7pp |
| 23 | Gold Hill Elementary Tega Cay · York 04 | Elementary | 80.9% | +36.7pp |
| 24 | Lake Murray Elementary Chapin · Lexington 05 | Elementary | 80.9% | +36.7pp |
| 25 | Starr Elementary Starr · Anderson 03 | Elementary | 80.6% | +36.4pp |
| 26 | Stiles Point Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 80.6% | +36.4pp |
| 27 | Hodges Elementary Hodges · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 80.5% | +36.3pp |
| 28 | Inman Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 01 | Elementary | 80.5% | +36.3pp |
| 29 | Jennie Moore Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 80.3% | +36.1pp |
| 30 | La France Elementary Pendleton · Anderson 04 | Elementary | 80.2% | +36.0pp |
| 31 | Wren Elementary Piedmont · Anderson 01 | Elementary | 80.1% | +35.9pp |
| 32 | Oakridge Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 80.0% | +35.8pp |
| 33 | Buford Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 79.9% | +35.7pp |
| 34 | Orange Grove Charter School Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 79.2% | +35.0pp |
| 35 | Tega Cay Elementary Tega Cay · York 04 | Elementary | 79.1% | +34.9pp |
| 36 | Skyland Elementary Greer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 78.9% | +34.7pp |
| 37 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 78.7% | +34.5pp |
| 38 | Gateway Elementary Travelers Rest · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 78.3% | +34.1pp |
| 39 | Kings Town Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 78.3% | +34.1pp |
| 40 | Bethel Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 78.0% | +33.8pp |
| 41 | Griggs Road Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 77.9% | +33.7pp |
| 42 | Daniel Island School Charleston · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 77.8% | +33.6pp |
| 43 | Midway Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 77.4% | +33.2pp |
| 44 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 77.2% | +33.0pp |
| 45 | New Providence Elementary Lexington · Lexington 01 | Elementary | 77.1% | +32.9pp |
| 46 | Drayton Hall Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 76.7% | +32.5pp |
| 47 | Pinecrest Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 76.6% | +32.4pp |
| 48 | St. James Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 76.6% | +32.4pp |
| 49 | Van Wyck Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster 01 | Elementary | 76.6% | +32.4pp |
| 50 | Springfield Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 76.5% | +32.3pp |
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 Mathematics 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.