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)
450231000455	61	Mauldin Middle	Public	6-8	1190 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6770	924	57	16.3	56.4%	476 (51.5%)	252 (27.3%)	109 (11.8%)	30 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.8%)	$10,054	$926	$518	$1,443	$7,940	$671	$8,611	79	77.5	68	7
450084000088	62	Starr-Iva Middle	Public	6-8	1034 Rainey Road	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6146	658	43	15.3	80.1%	512 (77.8%)	62 (9.4%)	41 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.3%)	$10,427	$898	$652	$1,550	$7,936	$942	$8,878	78.5	65.3	98	36
450390101542	63	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	507	34	14.9	14.0%	280 (55.2%)	106 (20.9%)	55 (10.8%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$10,727	$734	$300	$1,035	$7,388	$2,305	$9,693	77.3	81.9	54	9
450351001451	64	Chesnee Middle	Public	6-8	805 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-3900	534	35	15.1	68.7%	445 (83.3%)	32 (6.0%)	27 (5.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$10,974	$573	$1,086	$1,659	$8,307	$1,008	$9,316	77.2	75.5	69	5
450390101544	65	York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,673	114	14.7	41.0%	1,203 (71.9%)	283 (16.9%)	78 (4.7%)	21 (1.3%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (4.6%)	$9,420	$853	$504	$1,357	$6,359	$1,704	$8,063	77	78.9	66	1
450390101665	66	Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	82 Camp Long Road	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	22	17	15.2%	322 (84.3%)	24 (6.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	$10,467	$1,030	$287	$1,318	$283	$8,867	$9,149	76.9	83.7	49	17
450078000074	67	Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	803 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4333	774	57	13.5	70.4%	572 (73.9%)	57 (7.4%)	103 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	$9,652	$699	$442	$1,141	$7,526	$985	$8,510	75.7	79.6	62	5
450384001127	68	Clover Middle	Public	6-8	1233 Soaring Eagles Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8300	988	69	14.3	52.2%	701 (71.0%)	120 (12.1%)	82 (8.3%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.8%)	$12,133	$522	$412	$935	$9,728	$1,469	$11,198	75.4	81.1	57	11
450303001283	69	Mid-Carolina Middle	Public	6-8	6794 US Highway 76	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-3634	534	46	11.6	61.0%	361 (67.6%)	89 (16.7%)	56 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$13,026	$1,002	$1,290	$2,291	$8,996	$1,738	$10,735	74.9	72.8	74	5
450201001769	70	East Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 695-2451	879	51	17.2	45.8%	565 (64.3%)	173 (19.7%)	64 (7.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.0%)								73.7	68.8	87	17

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.