South Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest SC READY year (2024-25). 857 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 48.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buist Academy Charleston · Charleston 01 | Middle | 99.4% | +50.5pp |
| 2 | Brockman Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 97.1% | +48.2pp |
| 3 | Augusta Circle Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 91.2% | +42.3pp |
| 4 | Sterling School Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 89.1% | +40.2pp |
| 5 | Monarch Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 88.4% | +39.5pp |
| 6 | Oakview Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 88.2% | +39.3pp |
| 7 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Middle | 86.8% | +37.9pp |
| 8 | Tigerville Elementary Taylors · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 86.0% | +37.1pp |
| 9 | Belle Hall Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 85.3% | +36.4pp |
| 10 | Forest Creek Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 85.3% | +36.4pp |
| 11 | Mt. Pleasant Academy Mount Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 85.0% | +36.1pp |
| 12 | Sullivan's Island Elementary Sullivan's Island · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 84.4% | +35.5pp |
| 13 | Carolina Park Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 84.1% | +35.2pp |
| 14 | East Link Academy Greenville · Limestone Charters Association | Elementary | 83.7% | +34.8pp |
| 15 | Satchel Ford Elementary Columbia · Richland 01 | Elementary | 83.5% | +34.6pp |
| 16 | Daniel Island School Charleston · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 83.4% | +34.5pp |
| 17 | Stone Academy Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 83.3% | +34.4pp |
| 18 | Stiles Point Elementary Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 82.8% | +33.9pp |
| 19 | Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 82.6% | +33.7pp |
| 20 | Charles Pinckney Elementary Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 82.0% | +33.1pp |
| 21 | Gateway Elementary Travelers Rest · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 81.6% | +32.7pp |
| 22 | Gold Hill Elementary Tega Cay · York 04 | Elementary | 81.6% | +32.7pp |
| 23 | Mt. Lebanon Elementary Pendleton · Anderson 04 | Elementary | 80.9% | +32.0pp |
| 24 | Oakridge Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 80.8% | +31.9pp |
| 25 | Beech Hill Elementary Summerville · Dorchester 02 | Elementary | 80.7% | +31.8pp |
| 26 | Charleston School of the Arts North Charleston · Charleston 01 | High | 80.7% | +31.8pp |
| 27 | Bell's Crossing Elementary Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 80.6% | +31.7pp |
| 28 | Pelham Road Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 80.4% | +31.5pp |
| 29 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay · York 04 | Middle | 79.9% | +31.0pp |
| 30 | Montessori Community School Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 79.6% | +30.7pp |
| 31 | Mitchell Road Elementary Greenville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 79.1% | +30.2pp |
| 32 | Tega Cay Elementary Tega Cay · York 04 | Elementary | 79.1% | +30.2pp |
| 33 | Skyland Elementary Greer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 79.0% | +30.1pp |
| 34 | Buena Vista Elementary Greer · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 78.8% | +29.9pp |
| 35 | Orange Grove Charter School Charleston · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 78.7% | +29.8pp |
| 36 | Hodges Elementary Hodges · Greenwood 50 | Elementary | 78.6% | +29.7pp |
| 37 | Indian Land Intermediate Indian Land · Lancaster 01 | Middle | 78.5% | +29.6pp |
| 38 | Griggs Road Elementary Clover · York 02 | Elementary | 78.1% | +29.2pp |
| 39 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill · York 04 | Middle | 78.0% | +29.1pp |
| 40 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Middle | 77.8% | +28.9pp |
| 41 | Irmo Middle Columbia · Lexington 05 | Middle | 77.7% | +28.8pp |
| 42 | River Trail Elementary Fort Mill · York 04 | Elementary | 77.7% | +28.8pp |
| 43 | New Prospect Elementary Inman · Spartanburg 01 | Elementary | 77.4% | +28.5pp |
| 44 | St. James Elementary Myrtle Beach · Horry 01 | Elementary | 76.3% | +27.4pp |
| 45 | Youth Leadership Academy Pickens · SC Public Charter School District | Middle | 76.0% | +27.1pp |
| 46 | Howe Hall AIMS Elementary Goose Creek · Berkeley 01 | Elementary | 75.7% | +26.8pp |
| 47 | Lakeside Middle Lexington · Lexington 01 | Middle | 75.2% | +26.3pp |
| 48 | Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville · Greenville 01 | Elementary | 75.1% | +26.2pp |
| 49 | East Cooper Montessori Charter Mt. Pleasant · Charleston 01 | Elementary | 75.0% | +26.1pp |
| 50 | GREEN Charter School Greenville Greenville · SC Public Charter School District | Elementary | 74.9% | +26.0pp |
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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 Science 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.