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)
450144001382	1	Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	537	34	15.7	21.4%	399 (74.3%)	57 (10.6%)	33 (6.1%)	27 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$12,906	$489	$771	$1,260	$9,282	$2,364	$11,645	99.8	99.8	1
450144000083	2	Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,069	69	15.6	27.1%	733 (68.6%)	138 (12.9%)	93 (8.7%)	46 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.1%)	$16,269	$1,091	$976	$2,067	$10,639	$3,563	$14,202	99.6	99.1	3	1
450144000430	3	Thomas C. Cario Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4595	1,130	62	18.2	14.2%	965 (85.4%)	43 (3.8%)	52 (4.6%)	28 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.4%)	$11,398	$826	$522	$1,348	$8,093	$1,957	$10,050	99.2	98.8	5	2
450144001218	4	Moultrie Middle	Public	6-8	645 Coleman Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2819	1,135	63	18.1	20.1%	952 (83.9%)	75 (6.6%)	51 (4.5%)	33 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.9%)	$11,468	$790	$707	$1,498	$7,923	$2,047	$9,971	98.8	98	10	6
450231000961	5	Langston Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1950 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 286-9700	470	25	18.8	6.4%	364 (77.4%)	23 (4.9%)	30 (6.4%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	$10,727	$420	$188	$608	$7,781	$2,338	$10,119	98.6	99	4	1
450117001472	6	Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,146	73	15.6	7.3%	1,028 (89.7%)	21 (1.8%)	31 (2.7%)	19 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.1%)	$10,428	$698	$543	$1,241	$7,709	$1,478	$9,187	98.6	98.8	6
450144001217	7	Laing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2705 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2809	1,024	58	17.8	20.5%	812 (79.3%)	130 (12.7%)	40 (3.9%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.0%)	$13,221	$1,385	$957	$2,341	$8,704	$2,176	$10,880	98.2	97.5	13	6
450144001457	8	Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,169	75	15.5	21.9%	941 (80.5%)	103 (8.8%)	48 (4.1%)	27 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46 (3.9%)	$12,178	$1,172	$540	$1,712	$8,835	$1,631	$10,466	98.2	95.7	15	7
450201000399	9	Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	1635 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	805	48	16.6	28.8%	527 (65.5%)	129 (16.0%)	60 (7.5%)	17 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (8.4%)	$11,146	$568	$671	$1,239	$8,426	$1,481	$9,908	98.2	98.3	7	2
450390001683	10	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	2320 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-3770	921	67	13.7	14.9%	605 (65.7%)	71 (7.7%)	81 (8.8%)	129 (14.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	$10,386	$610	$519	$1,129	$8,020	$1,238	$9,257	98	97.8	11	1

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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:

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

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

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.