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)
450249000634	111	Conway Middle	Public	6-8	1104 Elm Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6040	597	40	14.9	68.5%	367 (61.5%)	137 (22.9%)	53 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.9%)	$12,899	$1,240	$1,090	$2,330	$9,309	$1,260	$10,569	62	63.9	102	9
450111000420	112	H. E. McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	250 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8700	889	62	14.3	34.1%	454 (51.1%)	97 (10.9%)	275 (30.9%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.9%)	$14,781	$488	$1,260	$1,748	$10,522	$2,511	$13,034	62	64.6	100	12
450072000054	113	North Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Edgefield Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6200	616	32	19.3	42.9%	278 (45.1%)	179 (29.1%)	98 (15.9%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.6%)	$9,678	$804	$379	$1,183	$7,497	$998	$8,495	59.7	61.9	109	4
450333000898	114	Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,284	76	17	74.5%	821 (63.9%)	142 (11.1%)	192 (15.0%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (8.6%)	$8,760	$661	$483	$1,144	$6,799	$817	$7,616	59.6	64.7	99	15
450303000820	115	Whitmire Community School (High)	Public	6-12	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 694-2320	281	23	12.2	64.4%	193 (68.7%)	54 (19.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	$12,976	$509	$838	$1,346	$9,237	$2,393	$11,630	59.5	71.4	81	34
450144001215	116	Haut Gap Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1861 Bohicket Road	Johns Island	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 559-6418	444	32	13.7	100.0%	169 (38.1%)	137 (30.9%)	125 (28.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$15,814	$1,596	$1,239	$2,834	$10,067	$2,913	$12,980	58.8	61.6	110	6
450237000598	117	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Public	5-8	45 West Main Street	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 456-2711	265	21	12.4	100.0%	196 (74.0%)	39 (14.7%)	16 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$12,092	$1,682	$1,167	$2,849	$8,064	$1,179	$9,243	58.7	50.7	146	29
450249001471	118	Black Water Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-8440	802	51	15.7	84.7%	381 (47.5%)	151 (18.8%)	202 (25.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.2%)	$12,449	$1,178	$1,251	$2,429	$8,954	$1,066	$10,020	58.6	55.6	124	6
450234000871	119	Westview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 West Alexander Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 229-4301	674	43	15.8	100.0%	297 (44.1%)	262 (38.9%)	79 (11.7%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.3%)	$10,839	$796	$938	$1,734	$8,133	$973	$9,105	58.5	57.1	119
450225000467	120	Johnsonville Middle	Public	6-8	415 Maple Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2066	368	27	13.8	100.0%	238 (64.7%)	95 (25.8%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$11,288	$1,080	$978	$2,058	$8,148	$1,082	$9,230	58	44.4	171	51

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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.

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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.