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)
450231001633	51	Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	700 Millennium Boulevard	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-0800	1,006	61	16.6	58.7%	416 (41.4%)	355 (35.3%)	128 (12.7%)	28 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (7.3%)	$9,993	$871	$716	$1,586	$7,732	$674	$8,406	83.1	71.8	79	28
450258001490	52	Indian Land Middle	Public	7-8	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2500	989	62	15.9	27.9%	608 (61.5%)	124 (12.5%)	133 (13.4%)	62 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	$10,167	$958	$529	$1,488	$7,429	$1,250	$8,679	82.9	86.1	39	13
450078001203	53	Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	973	61	16	46.4%	798 (82.0%)	65 (6.7%)	59 (6.1%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.2%)	$8,987	$460	$472	$932	$7,125	$930	$8,055	82.6	86.5	37	16
450390101589	54	Youth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 898-4511	287	19	15.1	8.0%	260 (90.6%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,474	$1,145	$107	$1,252	$127	$10,095	$10,222	81.1	88.8	30	24
450249001419	55	St. James Middle	Public	6-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	920	56	16.5	59.1%	672 (73.0%)	60 (6.5%)	109 (11.8%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.6%)	$11,094	$702	$969	$1,671	$8,328	$1,095	$9,423	81	84	47	8
450360000997	56	Florence Chapel Middle	Public	7-8	290 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2310	859	58	14.7	53.1%	515 (60.0%)	160 (18.6%)	102 (11.9%)	23 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.6%)	$10,168	$327	$640	$967	$8,176	$1,025	$9,201	80.9	84.7	45	11
450390101617	57	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 Boundary St	Beaufort	29449	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,271	88	14.4	21.6%	857 (67.4%)	160 (12.6%)	143 (11.3%)	23 (1.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.3%)	$8,881	$482	$264	$745	$6,210	$1,926	$8,135	80.7	72.6	75	18
450081001205	58	Honea Path Middle	Public	6-8	107 Brock Avenue	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7641	315	24	13.1	71.4%	264 (83.8%)	24 (7.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$12,865	$1,864	$756	$2,620	$8,664	$1,580	$10,245	79.8	80.2	59	1
450249001561	59	Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	314	22	14.2	5.7%	250 (79.6%)	10 (3.2%)	30 (9.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$7,359	$372	$714	$1,086	$6,063	$210	$6,274	79.7	83.7	48	11
450231001243	60	Greenville Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	339 Lowndes Avenue	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5600	775	55	14.2	63.2%	378 (48.8%)	197 (25.4%)	138 (17.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.3%)	$10,692	$907	$585	$1,492	$8,492	$709	$9,201	79.2	81.5	56	4

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.