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)
450387000537	161	Saluda Trail Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	780	57	13.6	100.0%	251 (32.2%)	427 (54.7%)	58 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$13,032	$791	$1,113	$1,904	$9,651	$1,478	$11,129	46.2	49.1	154	7
450391600120	162	Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle	Public	7-8	897 North Street	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3058	187	16	11.6	100.0%	82 (43.9%)	93 (49.7%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								45.9	55.3	127	35
450333001385	163	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	125 Falcon Lane	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3400	460	34	13.4	78.9%	363 (78.9%)	17 (3.7%)	54 (11.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$11,782	$961	$825	$1,786	$8,901	$1,095	$9,996	45.9	49.3	153	10
450390901520	164	School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Sui	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	5,955	254	23.4	47.9%	3,722 (62.5%)	1,217 (20.4%)	503 (8.4%)	43 (0.7%)	26 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	439 (7.4%)	$6,043	$45	$29	$74	$2,155	$3,814	$5,969	45.2	50.4	149	15
450231001244	165	Greer Middle	Public	6-8	3032 East Gap Creek Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5800	1,065	63	16.9	69.2%	475 (44.6%)	221 (20.8%)	311 (29.2%)	13 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	37 (3.5%)	$10,262	$897	$652	$1,549	$8,047	$666	$8,713	44.7	46.5	161	4
450255000465	166	Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	692	41	16.8	63.2%	328 (47.4%)	181 (26.2%)	106 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.4%)	$11,286	$830	$754	$1,584	$7,980	$1,722	$9,702	44.5	46.4	163	3
450390101545	167	LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	396	28	13.9	78.0%	69 (17.4%)	209 (52.8%)	90 (22.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$10,470	$529	$84	$612	$6,676	$3,182	$9,858	43.9	28.6	232	65
450339001311	168	Dent Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2721 Decker Boulevard	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2750	1,035	92	11.2	100.0%	162 (15.7%)	570 (55.1%)	186 (18.0%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.1%)	$12,541	$261	$683	$945	$10,235	$1,362	$11,597	43.8	51	142	26
450249001340	169	Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	3101 North Oak Street	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-3932	1,132	68	16.7	100.0%	382 (33.7%)	287 (25.4%)	351 (31.0%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (8.4%)	$11,102	$987	$1,095	$2,082	$8,148	$873	$9,020	43.7	46.2	164	5
450111001360	170	Lady's Island Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	30 Cougar Drive	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-3167	418	50	8.3	100.0%	122 (29.2%)	209 (50.0%)	54 (12.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$18,910	$1,576	$1,620	$3,196	$12,053	$3,661	$15,714	43.7	28	233	63

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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.