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)
450150000284	271	John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	486	31	15.9	100.0%	289 (59.5%)	128 (26.3%)	42 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$12,493	$1,169	$1,756	$2,925	$8,268	$1,300	$9,568	18	22.8	254	17
450391000196	272	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	210	20	10.4	100.0%	40 (19.0%)	157 (74.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$18,644	$2,041	$1,055	$3,096	$13,913	$1,635	$15,548	18	21	258	14
450144001533	273	Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	6-8	6401 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 767-8383	524	51	10.2	100.0%	36 (6.9%)	257 (49.0%)	204 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$16,821	$2,171	$1,314	$3,485	$10,162	$3,175	$13,337	17.6	12	296	23
450261000700	274	Laurens Middle	Public	6-8	1035 West Main Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-2400	399	32	12.4	100.0%	159 (39.8%)	136 (34.1%)	92 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$12,119	$1,055	$777	$1,832	$8,500	$1,787	$10,287	17.5	23.3	252	22
450144001648	275	Meeting Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2685 Leeds Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 735-7102	1,133	141	8	100.0%	42 (3.7%)	816 (72.0%)	224 (19.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.0%)	$19,558	$1,216	$1,577	$2,793	$13,151	$3,614	$16,765	16.9	11.5	301	26
450336000946	276	W. A. Perry Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 256-6347	309	34	9	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	294 (95.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$25,533	$1,783	$1,086	$2,869	$18,209	$4,455	$22,664	16.8	9.6	309	33
450378001559	277	Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Public	6-8	400 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-2721	132	13	10.5	97.7%	13 (9.8%)	111 (84.1%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$14,312	$1,711	$2,952	$4,664	$7,969	$1,680	$9,648	16.3	13.6	290	13
450252001770	278	Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Public	6-12	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 310-1898	557	34	16.3	99.5%	31 (5.6%)	202 (36.3%)	317 (56.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								16.1	17.8	266	12
450228000478	279	Rosemary Middle	Public	6-8	12804 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-9780	378	29	13	100.0%	139 (36.8%)	203 (53.7%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,588	$1,752	$851	$2,603	$8,576	$1,409	$9,985	16	14.5	285	6
450153000299	280	Chester Middle	Public	6-8	1014 McCandless Road	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 377-8192	517	39	13.2	100.0%	133 (25.7%)	321 (62.1%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$12,686	$1,318	$1,171	$2,488	$8,255	$1,942	$10,198	15.6	16.2	275	5

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.