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)
450201001384	101	Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	927	58	16	59.8%	506 (54.6%)	209 (22.5%)	119 (12.8%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.2%)	$10,005	$590	$704	$1,294	$7,541	$1,170	$8,711	64.3	62.5	107	6
450351001558	102	Rainbow Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Riveroak Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-5700	996	67	14.8	72.0%	642 (64.5%)	182 (18.3%)	58 (5.8%)	38 (3.8%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.3%)	$9,520	$355	$1,036	$1,391	$7,198	$932	$8,129	64.1	74.1	72	30
450390901716	103	Thornwell Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	203 West Calhoun Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 808-0801	371	39	9.4	100.0%	246 (66.3%)	80 (21.6%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)								63.8	56.4	121	18
450228001607	104	Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	237	19	12.6	47.7%	194 (81.9%)	23 (9.7%)	15 (6.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,901	$1,406	$242	$1,647	$9,843	$3,410	$13,253	63.6	78.5	67	37
450117001608	105	Cane Bay Middle	Public	5-8	1175 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-1857	1,475	86	17.1	43.2%	859 (58.2%)	284 (19.3%)	148 (10.0%)	27 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	152 (10.3%)	$9,073	$359	$640	$999	$6,625	$1,449	$8,074	63.4	56.5	120	15
450144000838	106	Charleston Development Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	233 Line Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 722-2689	168	14	11.6	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	165 (98.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,824	$1,901	$540	$2,442	$10,821	$3,562	$14,383	63.2	66.7	93	13
450117001670	107	Philip Simmons Middle	Public	5-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	454	29	15.4	47.6%	256 (56.4%)	139 (30.6%)	27 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	$11,901	$910	$393	$1,302	$8,996	$1,603	$10,599	63.1	53.7	137	30
450357001014	108	Woodruff Middle	Public	6-8	205 S. J. Workman Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-3150	688	43	16	65.7%	436 (63.4%)	109 (15.8%)	86 (12.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.4%)	$10,541	$932	$625	$1,557	$8,094	$890	$8,984	62.9	57.1	118	10
450390901757	109	Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	786	58	13.6	53.1%	443 (56.4%)	184 (23.4%)	78 (9.9%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.2%)								62.5	75	70	39
450387001526	110	Dutchman Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4757 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1700	868	58	14.9	53.5%	412 (47.5%)	312 (35.9%)	84 (9.7%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	$12,246	$682	$1,103	$1,785	$9,184	$1,277	$10,461	62.1	57.7	117	7

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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.