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)
450303001284	281	Newberry Middle	Public	6-8	125 O'Neal Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2640	618	45	13.8	100.0%	102 (16.5%)	302 (48.9%)	183 (29.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$12,278	$961	$1,129	$2,090	$8,583	$1,605	$10,188	15.4	16.7	272	9
450279000751	282	Sandhills Middle	Public	7-8	582 Meadowfield Road	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7005	519	40	12.9	100.0%	249 (48.0%)	103 (19.8%)	132 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	$12,398	$1,257	$1,693	$2,950	$8,314	$1,133	$9,448	15.4	18.7	265	17
450111000422	283	Whale Branch Middle	Public	6-8	2009 Trask Parkway	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3000	226	34	6.6	100.0%	15 (6.6%)	164 (72.6%)	32 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$23,930	$1,822	$3,211	$5,033	$14,897	$4,001	$18,898	15.4	12.5	294	11
450117000173	284	College Park Middle	Public	6-8	713 College Park Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-8300	692	45	15.5	100.0%	182 (26.3%)	203 (29.3%)	203 (29.3%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (13.0%)	$10,769	$959	$899	$1,858	$7,359	$1,551	$8,910	15.3	14.7	284
450072001201	285	Schofield Middle	Public	7-8	224 Kershaw Street Northeast	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2770	396	29	13.6	100.0%	88 (22.2%)	249 (62.9%)	37 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$11,623	$1,248	$565	$1,813	$8,731	$1,079	$9,810	14.9	17.4	268	17
450117000172	286	St. Stephen Middle	Public	6-8	225 Carolina Avenue	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-3128	182	19	9.8	100.0%	38 (20.9%)	131 (72.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$18,092	$2,254	$1,041	$3,295	$12,961	$1,836	$14,797	14.7	19.7	261	25
450231001254	287	Tanglewood Middle	Public	6-8	44 Merriwoods Drive	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4500	666	59	11.2	100.0%	88 (13.2%)	200 (30.0%)	353 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$11,909	$2,210	$808	$3,018	$8,105	$786	$8,891	14.6	13.4	291	4
450390201077	288	Ebenezer Middle	Public	6-8	3440 Ebenezer Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-8571	349	18	19.3	100.0%	46 (13.2%)	278 (79.7%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,473	$925	$756	$1,681	$7,543	$1,250	$8,793	14.3	16.3	274	14
450336000507	289	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	731 Horrell Hill Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 695-5700	469	40	11.8	100.0%	33 (7.0%)	344 (73.3%)	55 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$16,725	$938	$943	$1,881	$12,375	$2,469	$14,844	13.8	15.9	276	13
450391000877	290	Elloree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Warrior Drive	Elloree	29047	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 897-2233	397	32	12.2	100.0%	32 (8.1%)	329 (82.9%)	12 (3.0%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,822	$1,260	$1,141	$2,401	$11,973	$1,448	$13,420	13.8	12.8	292	2

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.