Best Middle Schools in South Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SC READY test scores by the South Carolina Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 325)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
450117001158	21	Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	109 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 572-0313	400	26	15.5	22.3%	252 (63.0%)	69 (17.3%)	39 (9.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	$15,424	$2,606	$634	$3,240	$10,665	$1,519	$12,184	92.6	89.1	27	6
450069000065	22	Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	435	29	15	72.9%	378 (86.9%)	33 (7.6%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,466	$1,002	$607	$1,609	$7,625	$1,232	$8,857	91.8	88.3	32	10
450078001444	23	Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	756	52	14.5	42.2%	547 (72.4%)	74 (9.8%)	85 (11.2%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	$10,102	$840	$459	$1,299	$7,782	$1,021	$8,803	91.5	92.1	22	1
450384001100	24	Oakridge Middle	Public	6-8	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8000	1,154	79	14.6	25.7%	813 (70.5%)	121 (10.5%)	107 (9.3%)	21 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.8%)	$10,325	$372	$378	$750	$7,955	$1,621	$9,575	90.9	92.9	20	4
450090000110	25	McCants Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Marchbanks Avenue	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5145	563	44	12.8	63.6%	316 (56.1%)	152 (27.0%)	33 (5.9%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	$12,055	$764	$519	$1,282	$9,416	$1,358	$10,773	90.6	88	34	9
450231000459	26	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	615 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7900	1,075	64	16.7	36.8%	628 (58.4%)	142 (13.2%)	127 (11.8%)	122 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.8%)	$9,963	$943	$578	$1,522	$7,806	$635	$8,441	90.4	91.1	23	3
450270000977	27	Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	748	57	13.1	20.6%	521 (69.7%)	105 (14.0%)	58 (7.8%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (5.1%)	$13,302	$681	$466	$1,147	$10,989	$1,167	$12,155	90.3	82.7	51	24
450270001578	28	Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	808	68	11.9	19.8%	537 (66.5%)	93 (11.5%)	63 (7.8%)	81 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$11,901	$670	$421	$1,091	$9,669	$1,140	$10,809	90.3	90.9	24	4
450231001517	29	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,698	104	16.4	35.0%	1,254 (73.9%)	195 (11.5%)	136 (8.0%)	43 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.8%)	$9,743	$918	$553	$1,470	$7,613	$659	$8,272	89.8	87.8	35	6
450390001102	30	Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	1711 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8199	691	57	12.1	43.6%	291 (42.1%)	108 (15.6%)	149 (21.6%)	87 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.8%)	$11,761	$489	$416	$904	$9,605	$1,252	$10,857	89.6	93.7	18	12

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Carolina Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.