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)
450390901616	211	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	330 Pelham Road Suite 101A	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(855) 611-2830	3,493	162	21.5	62.7%	1,848 (52.9%)	1,050 (30.1%)	292 (8.4%)	15 (0.4%)	21 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (7.6%)								33.4	35	209	2
450144001330	212	Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	400	40	9.9	100.0%	9 (2.3%)	241 (60.3%)	142 (35.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$26,553	$1,922	$1,996	$3,918	$17,700	$4,935	$22,635	33.4	27.7	234	22
450207000037	213	Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle	Public	6-8	1095 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1997	390	31	12.5	79.0%	128 (32.8%)	192 (49.2%)	41 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	$13,436	$1,165	$1,263	$2,429	$9,699	$1,308	$11,007	33.1	28.9	229	16
450213000048	214	Henry L. Sneed Middle	Public	6-8	1102 Ebenezer Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 673-1199	663	57	11.6	89.9%	143 (21.6%)	421 (63.5%)	53 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	$14,815	$1,092	$1,187	$2,279	$10,822	$1,714	$12,536	32.8	31.8	223	9
450270000015	215	White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	696	62	11.3	63.2%	353 (50.7%)	163 (23.4%)	121 (17.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	$12,536	$749	$448	$1,197	$10,155	$1,185	$11,340	32.6	41	183	32
450378001107	216	Kingstree Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	710 Third Avenue	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 355-1506	365	22	16.5	100.0%	23 (6.3%)	323 (88.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,065	$1,588	$2,897	$4,485	$5,697	$1,883	$7,580	32.4	19.6	262	46
450366001049	217	Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	659	61	10.8	100.0%	57 (8.6%)	453 (68.7%)	75 (11.4%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	48 (7.3%)	$13,569	$1,630	$1,404	$3,034	$9,283	$1,252	$10,535	31.9	20.7	259	42
450234001255	218	Brewer Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 941-5500	597	51	11.6	100.0%	168 (28.1%)	288 (48.2%)	101 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	$11,925	$850	$993	$1,842	$8,851	$1,232	$10,083	31.8	26.9	239	21
450390901510	219	Calhoun Falls Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	205 Edgefield Street	Calhoun Falls	29628	Abbeville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 418-8014	164	16	10.3	100.0%	62 (37.8%)	93 (56.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)								31.7	26.5	241	22
450339001081	220	Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	800	62	12.9	57.1%	60 (7.5%)	620 (77.5%)	67 (8.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	$11,731	$252	$569	$821	$9,464	$1,446	$10,910	31.6	50.5	147	73

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.