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)
450201000242	151	Gregg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Green Wave Boulevard	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 871-3150	864	53	16.2	64.2%	439 (50.8%)	236 (27.3%)	94 (10.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (9.7%)	$9,954	$932	$695	$1,627	$7,100	$1,227	$8,326	50.2	50.7	145	6
450153001225	152	Lewisville Middle	Public	5-8	3595 Lancaster Highway	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5858	378	25	15.1	100.0%	213 (56.3%)	105 (27.8%)	28 (7.4%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$10,843	$1,331	$1,052	$2,383	$7,046	$1,414	$8,461	49.4	43.8	175	23
450390101645	153	Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	680	65	10.3	20.9%	513 (75.4%)	76 (11.2%)	46 (6.8%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	$9,823	$676	$472	$1,147	$6,355	$2,321	$8,676	49.1	54.2	133	20
450117001210	154	Westview Middle	Public	6-8	101 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-1700	834	49	17.1	62.4%	397 (47.6%)	169 (20.3%)	161 (19.3%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.3%)	$10,220	$878	$393	$1,270	$7,570	$1,380	$8,950	48.7	50.8	144	10
450231001337	155	Woodmont Middle	Public	6-8	325 North Flat Rock Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8500	891	59	15.1	100.0%	365 (41.0%)	339 (38.0%)	105 (11.8%)	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (7.1%)	$10,588	$990	$559	$1,549	$8,099	$940	$9,039	48.4	60	112	43
450391200609	156	North District Middle	Public	7-8	611 Tillman Avenue	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3507	250	20	12.3	100.0%	93 (37.2%)	137 (54.8%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$14,917	$1,382	$1,120	$2,502	$10,407	$2,008	$12,415	47.9	32.1	221	65
450270000041	157	Gilbert Middle	Public	6-8	120 Rikard Circle	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1700	831	64	13	48.4%	577 (69.4%)	77 (9.3%)	135 (16.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	$12,647	$690	$405	$1,096	$10,444	$1,108	$11,552	47.6	45.2	168	11
450387001147	158	W. C. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1450	805	64	12.5	62.2%	314 (39.0%)	255 (31.7%)	180 (22.4%)	18 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$12,717	$653	$1,209	$1,862	$9,599	$1,256	$10,855	47.1	45.5	166	8
450363001315	159	L. E. Gable Middle	Public	6-8	198 Ott Shoals Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-3500	791	62	12.7	67.4%	487 (61.6%)	156 (19.7%)	77 (9.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	$9,954	$210	$35	$245	$8,639	$1,070	$9,709	46.7	55.3	128	31
450390101685	160	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,583	119	13.3	100.0%	47 (3.0%)	775 (49.0%)	655 (41.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (6.5%)	$12,470	$1,092	$1,359	$2,451	$8,524	$1,495	$10,019	46.2	52.8	139	21

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.