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)
450228000555	251	Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	13000 Choppee Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 545-0918	270	18	15	100.0%	93 (34.4%)	168 (62.2%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,773	$2,038	$1,280	$3,318	$9,850	$1,605	$11,455	22.4	14.2	287	36
450273001271	252	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	555	41	13.5	90.6%	160 (28.8%)	140 (25.2%)	217 (39.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$12,805	$611	$1,389	$2,001	$9,037	$1,767	$10,804	22.1	28.7	230	22
450270000583	253	Pelion Middle	Public	6-8	758 Magnolia Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2300	566	45	12.7	100.0%	392 (69.3%)	34 (6.0%)	97 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	$13,766	$1,077	$467	$1,544	$10,733	$1,488	$12,222	22	15.2	280	27
450363001314	254	Fairforest Middle	Public	6-8	150 Lincoln School Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1270	1,054	71	14.8	100.0%	262 (24.9%)	269 (25.5%)	399 (37.9%)	33 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.3%)	$10,002	$671	$109	$780	$8,086	$1,137	$9,223	21.7	29.3	228	26
450391500188	255	Scott's Branch Middle	Public	6-8	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	144	12	12.5	2.1%	11 (7.6%)	125 (86.8%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								21.6	31.5	224	31
450391200612	256	Estill Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Columbia Highway Suite B	Estill	29918	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 625-5200	133	13	10.1	100.0%	2 (1.5%)	121 (91.0%)	8 (6.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,930	$1,526	$611	$2,137	$9,101	$2,692	$11,793	21.5	18.9	264	8
450273001272	257	Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	403	30	13.4	100.0%	110 (27.3%)	155 (38.5%)	112 (27.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$13,983	$743	$2,009	$2,752	$9,312	$1,919	$11,231	21.2	15.9	277	20
450228001333	258	Georgetown Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4495	712	47	15.1	100.0%	278 (39.0%)	328 (46.1%)	90 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.7%)	$12,049	$1,723	$771	$2,495	$8,509	$1,045	$9,555	20.8	15.5	279	21
450390201078	259	Furman Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8519	729	35	21.1	100.0%	242 (33.2%)	411 (56.4%)	31 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.7%)	$10,306	$777	$691	$1,467	$7,486	$1,353	$8,839	20.7	20.4	260	1
450192001596	260	Dillon Middle	Public	6-8	1803 Joan Drive	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1212	666	38	17.5	100.0%	125 (18.8%)	443 (66.5%)	41 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.0%)	$10,631	$1,057	$1,475	$2,532	$6,834	$1,265	$8,099	19.9	23.5	251	9

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.