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)
450231001249	41	League Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 Twin Lake Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8100	790	52	15.2	55.3%	474 (60.0%)	160 (20.3%)	99 (12.5%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.4%)	$11,112	$1,017	$592	$1,609	$8,723	$780	$9,503	86.9	86.2	38	3
450390101774	42	GREEN Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 Pelham Street	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 288-4134	979	67	14.5	14.0%	461 (47.1%)	125 (12.8%)	204 (20.8%)	127 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)								86.7	88.3	31	11
450144001691	43	Camp Road Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Camp Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2784	864	51	17	38.4%	644 (74.5%)	151 (17.5%)	26 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.5%)	$13,546	$1,715	$1,017	$2,732	$8,455	$2,359	$10,814	86.6	82.6	52	9
450249001680	44	Ten Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	150 Revolutionary War Way	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-8896	1,134	70	16.2	58.1%	709 (62.5%)	114 (10.1%)	171 (15.1%)	27 (2.4%)	11 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	98 (8.6%)	$10,819	$750	$940	$1,690	$8,308	$821	$9,129	85.5	86	42	2
450333000897	45	R. C. Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	1157 Madden Bridge Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4200	840	48	17.6	53.8%	620 (73.8%)	73 (8.7%)	50 (6.0%)	38 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.8%)	$9,098	$505	$576	$1,080	$7,078	$940	$8,018	84.9	79.3	63	18
450336001298	46	Crayton Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Clemson Avenue	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7224	905	67	13.5	100.0%	446 (49.3%)	340 (37.6%)	51 (5.6%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	$15,058	$719	$795	$1,514	$11,629	$1,916	$13,545	84.6	87.2	36	10
450270001268	47	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	839	62	13.5	19.0%	610 (72.7%)	79 (9.4%)	57 (6.8%)	55 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.5%)	$13,792	$920	$459	$1,379	$10,771	$1,641	$12,412	84.1	85.3	44	3
450391000880	48	Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	316	23	13.5	100.0%	227 (71.8%)	74 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,488	$1,083	$751	$1,834	$9,439	$1,215	$10,654	84	74.7	71	23
450249000625	49	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	11240 Highway 90	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6136	1,286	75	17.1	69.8%	779 (60.6%)	227 (17.7%)	171 (13.3%)	9 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	89 (6.9%)	$11,121	$718	$1,249	$1,967	$8,256	$898	$9,154	83.9	80	60	11
450270001723	50	Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,014	69	14.6	17.6%	794 (78.3%)	86 (8.5%)	52 (5.1%)	33 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.2%)								83.3	82.3	53	3

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.