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)
450336001301	301	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Public	6-8	500 Summerlea Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2942	264	23	11.4	100.0%	5 (1.9%)	245 (92.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$22,952	$1,778	$924	$2,703	$16,608	$3,641	$20,249	11.4	7.5	316	15
450156000319	302	New Heights Middle	Public	6-8	5738 Highway 151	Jefferson	29718	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 658-6830	531	35	15.1	100.0%	192 (36.2%)	203 (38.2%)	84 (15.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.0%)	$11,741	$751	$1,383	$2,134	$8,167	$1,439	$9,607	11.3	16.5	273	29
450000201597	303	Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-2470	169	18	9.3	100.0%	48 (28.4%)	93 (55.0%)	13 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	$19,568	$1,470	$4,227	$5,697	$10,684	$3,187	$13,871	11.3	9	312	9
450390901717	304	Clear Dot Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	2015 Marion Street	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 567-3075	338	26	13.1	95.0%	69 (20.4%)	235 (69.5%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)								10.9	11.1	305	1
450391600123	305	Denmark-Olar Middle	Public	6-8	1437 Church St	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3383	148	6	24.6	56.8%	6 (4.1%)	140 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								10.8	6.4	322	17
450336001308	306	St. Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	1231 Bluefield Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8910	706	51	13.8	100.0%	18 (2.5%)	612 (86.7%)	31 (4.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.8%)	$14,815	$1,042	$1,198	$2,240	$10,586	$1,989	$12,575	10.7	11.7	299	7
450391000861	307	Carver Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	2018 Carver School Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-3554	515	35	14.8	100.0%	187 (36.3%)	266 (51.7%)	39 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$10,066	$853	$605	$1,458	$7,401	$1,207	$8,609	10.7	17	270	37
450391400124	308	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	556 Jones Bridge Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell 48	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5800	343	26	13.1	72.9%	49 (14.3%)	264 (77.0%)	13 (3.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								10.7	26.7	240	68
450390101692	309	Lakes and Bridges Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	1600 E Main Street	Easley	29641	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 442-5580	199	20	10	27.1%	167 (83.9%)	11 (5.5%)	14 (7.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								10.3	16.9	271	38
450297000024	310	Blenheim Middle School of Discovery	Public	6-8	143 Highland Street	Blenheim	29516	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 528-3262	444	30	14.8	100.0%	66 (14.9%)	344 (77.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.7%)	$13,154	$2,177	$2,551	$4,728	$6,835	$1,591	$8,426	10	11.3	303	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:

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.