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)
450231001393	31	Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2423 East Tyger Bridge Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1900	891	55	16.3	45.9%	756 (84.8%)	29 (3.3%)	73 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$10,971	$985	$642	$1,626	$8,574	$770	$9,345	89.3	88.3	33	2
450231001252	32	Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	710 Ike's Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7000	858	55	15.7	56.6%	448 (52.2%)	158 (18.4%)	150 (17.5%)	52 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.2%)	$10,146	$965	$628	$1,594	$7,850	$702	$8,552	88.9	86	41	9
450249001677	33	Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	540	38	14.2	42.6%	357 (66.1%)	49 (9.1%)	72 (13.3%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	45 (8.3%)	$12,305	$1,082	$917	$1,998	$9,294	$1,013	$10,307	88.6	89.6	25	8
450390001564	34	Banks Trail Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Banks Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2990	567	47	12	36.7%	353 (62.3%)	79 (13.9%)	55 (9.7%)	34 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	$15,148	$638	$717	$1,354	$12,266	$1,528	$13,794	88.5	88.9	29	5
450282001654	35	Chapin Middle	Public	7-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,030	73	14.2	25.0%	825 (80.1%)	64 (6.2%)	72 (7.0%)	23 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.3%)	$12,041	$449	$484	$933	$9,865	$1,243	$11,108	88.4	89.1	28	7
450240000603	36	Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	644 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-3511	353	26	13.8	58.1%	244 (69.1%)	85 (24.1%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$12,046	$760	$1,493	$2,253	$8,127	$1,667	$9,794	87.8	81.5	55	19
450390101582	37	East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	752	55	13.6	47.7%	333 (44.3%)	216 (28.7%)	55 (7.3%)	46 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.9%)	$9,210	$515	$187	$702	$6,351	$2,157	$8,507	87.6	82.9	50	13
450087001326	38	Riverside Middle	Public	7-8	458 Riverside Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2200	429	33	13	64.1%	311 (72.5%)	64 (14.9%)	25 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$13,280	$680	$1,290	$1,970	$9,450	$1,860	$11,310	87.5	86	40	2
450111001662	39	River Ridge Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 River Ridge Drive	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 836-4600	1,138	89	12.7	42.1%	648 (56.9%)	79 (6.9%)	309 (27.2%)	35 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.7%)	$14,076	$464	$1,157	$1,621	$10,414	$2,042	$12,456	87.5	85.8	43	4
450231001245	40	Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	510 Garrison Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6100	955	58	16.6	44.6%	589 (61.7%)	213 (22.3%)	103 (10.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	$10,456	$900	$606	$1,506	$8,323	$627	$8,950	87.4	84.7	46	6

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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.

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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.