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)
450375001089	241	Sims Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Whitmire Highway	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1755	635	53	12	100.0%	296 (46.6%)	260 (40.9%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.8%)	$11,053	$835	$1,557	$2,391	$7,218	$1,443	$8,661	25.8	21.4	256	15
450144001352	242	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	8900 Highway 17 North	Mc Clellanville	29458	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 723-0863	170	20	8.7	100.0%	13 (7.6%)	144 (84.7%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$34,395	$4,689	$3,510	$8,198	$18,588	$7,609	$26,197	25.4	23.6	250	8
450375001086	243	Jonesville Elementary Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	350 New Hope Church Road	Jonesville	29353	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 674-5518	593	43	13.7	39.0%	376 (63.4%)	125 (21.1%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.8%)	$11,656	$1,669	$1,687	$3,356	$6,840	$1,460	$8,300	24	32.4	220	23
450117001166	244	Sangaree Middle	Public	6-8	1050 Discovery Drive	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-4028	680	39	17.6	75.1%	298 (43.8%)	215 (31.6%)	96 (14.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (9.3%)	$10,341	$710	$731	$1,442	$7,489	$1,410	$8,900	23.9	31	226	18
450072001702	245	A. L. Corbett Middle	Public	6-8	10 A.L. Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1050	203	14	14.5	100.0%	83 (40.9%)	90 (44.3%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)								23.8	32.9	217	28
450075001415	246	Allendale-Fairfax Middle	Public	6-8	3581 Allendale-Fairfax Highway	Fairfax	29827	Allendale County	Allendale 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 584-3489	194	15	12.9	100.0%	8 (4.1%)	178 (91.8%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$18,823	$1,564	$3,980	$5,544	$10,542	$2,737	$13,279	23.7	21	257	11
450390101401	247	Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29117	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	296	15	19.2	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	263 (88.9%)	9 (3.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$15,497	$2,582	$1,992	$4,574	$8,201	$2,722	$10,923	23.3	34.2	214	33
450156000316	248	Long Middle	Public	6-8	1010 West Green Street	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1010	418	31	13.4	100.0%	152 (36.4%)	226 (54.1%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)	$13,265	$1,283	$1,394	$2,676	$9,127	$1,463	$10,589	23	28.7	231	17
450261001623	249	Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 Highway 14	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 876-2131	755	62	12.1	100.0%	407 (53.9%)	124 (16.4%)	175 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$12,155	$972	$665	$1,637	$8,641	$1,876	$10,517	22.8	25.1	248	1
450391000876	250	North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	260	25	10.4	100.0%	89 (34.2%)	151 (58.1%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$14,885	$1,259	$554	$1,814	$11,502	$1,570	$13,072	22.5	14.8	282	32

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.