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)
450072000056	291	Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	468	37	12.6	100.0%	178 (38.0%)	155 (33.1%)	104 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)								13.6	11.4	302	11
450252001487	292	Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Public	6-12	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 489-8844	648	50	12.9	100.0%	40 (6.2%)	318 (49.1%)	282 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)								13.2	6.8	319	27
450391001370	293	William J. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	919 Bennett Avenue	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-2200	649	44	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.8%)	577 (88.9%)	31 (4.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,121	$1,202	$652	$1,855	$9,195	$1,072	$10,267	13.2	12	295	2
450231001241	294	Berea Middle	Public	6-8	151 Berea Middle School Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1700	775	61	12.7	100.0%	114 (14.7%)	251 (32.4%)	369 (47.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)	$11,720	$2,128	$731	$2,859	$8,115	$746	$8,861	13.1	11.2	304	10
450183001586	295	Colleton County Middle	Public	6-8	1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 782-0040	1,070	71	15.1	100.0%	384 (35.9%)	521 (48.7%)	103 (9.6%)	6 (0.6%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	$12,192	$1,620	$1,074	$2,694	$8,160	$1,339	$9,499	13	15.8	278	17
450336001302	296	Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	1601 Clarkson Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 695-3331	463	32	14.6	100.0%	25 (5.4%)	396 (85.5%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.9%)	$17,377	$1,013	$1,084	$2,097	$12,443	$2,837	$15,280	12.8	12.6	293	3
450144001667	297	Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	300	25	12.2	100.0%	45 (15.0%)	149 (49.7%)	83 (27.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$18,502	$2,457	$1,169	$3,626	$11,470	$3,406	$14,876	12.7	14.3	286	11
450117000171	298	Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	131 Charles B. Gibson Boulevar	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2620	948	60	15.8	100.0%	205 (21.6%)	331 (34.9%)	292 (30.8%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (11.0%)	$9,897	$398	$966	$1,364	$7,070	$1,463	$8,533	12.6	12	297	1
450258001263	299	South Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8416	492	35	14	100.0%	112 (22.8%)	241 (49.0%)	107 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$10,852	$1,026	$651	$1,677	$7,921	$1,254	$9,175	11.9	11.7	298	1
450144001211	300	Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	677	51	13.2	100.0%	46 (6.8%)	292 (43.1%)	296 (43.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.7%)	$16,410	$1,959	$2,856	$4,815	$8,929	$2,666	$11,595	11.5	11.7	300

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.