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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
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Is Magnet
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2024
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Average Standard
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2023
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2023
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450336001300
141
Hand Middle
Public
6-8
2600 Wheat Street
Columbia
29205
Richland County
Richland 01
No
No
No
No
(803) 343-2947
700
59
11.8
100.0%
201 (28.7%)
367 (52.4%)
85 (12.1%)
4 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
42 (6.0%)
$16,810
$748
$825
$1,572
$13,026
$2,212
$15,238
52.2
48.7
157
16
450390901755
142
Cherokee Charter Academy
Public, Charter
PK, KG-8
3206 Cherokee Avenue
Gaffney
29340
Cherokee County
Charter Institute at Erskine
Yes
No
No
No
(864) 489-7198
516
45
11.5
99.4%
367 (71.1%)
84 (16.3%)
45 (8.7%)
5 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
12 (2.3%)
52
67.4
90
52
450195000390
143
Latta Middle
Public
5-8
612 North Richardson Street
Latta
29565
Dillon County
Dillon 03
No
No
No
No
(843) 752-7117
470
27
17.4
79.4%
243 (51.7%)
178 (37.9%)
15 (3.2%)
2 (0.4%)
7 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (5.3%)
$9,828
$1,274
$1,186
$2,460
$6,759
$608
$7,367
51.9
54.8
131
12
450391900684
144
Horse Creek Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
PK, KG-12
1200 Toolebeck Road
Aiken
29803
Aiken County
Limestone Charters Association
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 646-3506
1,308
103
12.6
0.2%
993 (75.9%)
203 (15.5%)
44 (3.4%)
8 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
59 (4.5%)
51.6
56
123
21
450390901513
145
South Carolina Virtual Charter School
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2023 Platt Springs Road
West Columbia
29169
Lexington County
Charter Institute at Erskine
Yes
No
Yes
No
(803) 253-6222
2,350
131
17.9
53.9%
1,332 (56.7%)
687 (29.2%)
204 (8.7%)
18 (0.8%)
10 (0.4%)
7 (0.3%)
92 (3.9%)
51.5
53.8
135
10
450111000547
146
Beaufort Middle
Public, Magnet
6-8
2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard
Beaufort
29902
Beaufort County
Beaufort 01
No
Yes
No
No
(843) 322-5700
371
42
8.8
100.0%
134 (36.1%)
155 (41.8%)
48 (12.9%)
6 (1.6%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (7.0%)
$20,941
$1,220
$1,660
$2,880
$14,272
$3,789
$18,060
51.5
40.6
186
40
450144000249
147
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art
Public, Magnet
6-8
3090 Sanders Road
Charleston
29414
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
Yes
No
Yes
(843) 763-1529
1,241
88
14.1
58.8%
520 (41.9%)
470 (37.9%)
120 (9.7%)
31 (2.5%)
3 (0.2%)
5 (0.4%)
92 (7.4%)
$15,546
$1,530
$1,018
$2,548
$9,868
$3,130
$12,998
51.2
50.4
150
3
450270001493
148
Carolina Springs Middle
Public
6-8
6180 Platt Springs Road
Lexington
29073
Lexington County
Lexington 01
No
No
No
No
(803) 821-4900
805
64
12.5
57.0%
400 (49.7%)
236 (29.3%)
101 (12.5%)
14 (1.7%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (6.3%)
$11,919
$749
$475
$1,225
$9,614
$1,080
$10,694
50.9
50.4
148
450153001020
149
Academy for Teaching and Learning
Public, Charter
K-8
109 Hinton Street
Chester
29706
Chester County
Chester 01
Yes
No
No
No
(803) 385-6334
319
25
12.7
100.0%
253 (79.3%)
56 (17.6%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.2%)
$13,911
$2,293
$1,026
$3,319
$8,643
$1,949
$10,592
50.7
47.9
159
10
450333001293
150
Pickens Middle
Public
6-8
140 Torch Lane
Pickens
29671
Pickens County
Pickens 01
No
No
No
No
(864) 397-4100
525
38
13.8
78.3%
432 (82.3%)
22 (4.2%)
42 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
27 (5.1%)
$11,137
$887
$664
$1,551
$8,540
$1,045
$9,586
50.3
54.7
132
18
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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.
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