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)
450156001173	221	Chesterfield-Ruby Middle	Public	6-8	14445 Highway 9	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-9401	418	28	14.9	100.0%	252 (60.3%)	109 (26.1%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	$12,498	$940	$1,396	$2,336	$8,579	$1,583	$10,162	31.4	32.6	218	3
450213000441	222	Williams Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1119 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 664-8162	819	63	13	100.0%	115 (14.0%)	582 (71.1%)	23 (2.8%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.0%)	$13,822	$928	$1,515	$2,443	$10,067	$1,312	$11,379	31.2	34.6	212	10
450216001409	223	Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 493-5588	737	51	14.5	100.0%	411 (55.8%)	252 (34.2%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$12,163	$1,053	$555	$1,608	$8,086	$2,470	$10,555	31.1	39.4	191	32
450125001532	224	St. Matthews K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2750	547	40	13.6	100.0%	79 (14.4%)	413 (75.5%)	49 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,708	$2,318	$919	$3,237	$10,073	$1,398	$11,470	30.4	27.5	235	11
450000200439	225	St. George Middle	Public	6-8	600 Minus Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3171	292	25	11.6	100.0%	130 (44.5%)	115 (39.4%)	19 (6.5%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	$20,674	$1,875	$3,690	$5,565	$12,549	$2,560	$15,109	30.1	32.4	219	6
450234000594	226	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	431 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5780	646	47	13.8	100.0%	226 (35.0%)	266 (41.2%)	103 (15.9%)	9 (1.4%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	$10,718	$1,081	$918	$1,998	$7,671	$1,048	$8,720	30	26.4	244	18
450117001207	227	Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	320 North Live Oak Drive	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8840	1,345	63	21.3	75.5%	585 (43.5%)	514 (38.2%)	120 (8.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (8.4%)	$9,550	$499	$681	$1,180	$6,877	$1,494	$8,370	29.8	27.1	238	11
450390101541	228	Spartanburg Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	385 South Spring Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 621-3882	500	42	12	100.0%	108 (21.6%)	300 (60.0%)	48 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36 (7.2%)	$11,994	$1,040	$492	$1,532	$7,823	$2,639	$10,462	29.6	51.3	141	87
450090001573	229	Robert Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	2302 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-3890	1,176	92	12.7	100.0%	402 (34.2%)	495 (42.1%)	174 (14.8%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.2%)	$10,801	$906	$505	$1,411	$8,297	$1,093	$9,389	29.5	36.2	203	26
450201001489	230	River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	8642 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-2470	801	50	16	73.4%	192 (24.0%)	353 (44.1%)	171 (21.3%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (7.9%)	$10,246	$635	$671	$1,305	$7,461	$1,479	$8,940	29.1	25.3	246	16

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.