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)
450231001524	71	Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	765	46	16.8	45.5%	555 (72.5%)	83 (10.8%)	85 (11.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$10,005	$1,031	$671	$1,701	$7,533	$770	$8,303	72.9	63.9	103	32
450231001253	72	Sevier Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Piedmont Park Road	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8200	670	42	15.9	56.6%	355 (53.0%)	98 (14.6%)	157 (23.4%)	18 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (5.1%)	$10,747	$1,048	$663	$1,711	$8,295	$740	$9,036	71.9	70.1	82	10
450339000203	73	Blythewood Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Longtown Road East	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6850	843	55	15.4	36.1%	221 (26.2%)	469 (55.6%)	78 (9.3%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.2%)	$11,090	$476	$575	$1,051	$8,692	$1,347	$10,039	71.9	79.2	64	9
450144001505	74	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	559	50	11.2	59.6%	185 (33.1%)	294 (52.6%)	60 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$14,691	$1,078	$836	$1,914	$10,082	$2,696	$12,777	71.7	69.8	84	10
450069000066	75	Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Lake Secession Road	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 446-2600	307	21	14.6	70.0%	260 (84.7%)	35 (11.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,364	$953	$774	$1,727	$9,316	$1,321	$10,637	70.6	81	58	17
450072000050	76	Paul Knox Middle	Public	6-8	1804 Wells Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6300	564	34	16.5	58.3%	302 (53.5%)	142 (25.2%)	80 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	$9,311	$864	$373	$1,236	$7,177	$897	$8,074	70.6	66	94	18
450258000039	77	Buford Middle	Public	6-8	1890 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 285-8473	368	26	14.2	59.0%	311 (84.5%)	20 (5.4%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$11,966	$638	$515	$1,153	$9,726	$1,086	$10,813	70.4	40.3	189	112
450231001240	78	Beck International Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	901 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-1400	815	55	14.8	64.0%	349 (42.8%)	296 (36.3%)	111 (13.6%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	$11,133	$1,012	$687	$1,699	$8,697	$738	$9,434	70	72.2	78
450390101737	79	Butler Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	350	26	13.7	100.0%	132 (37.7%)	169 (48.3%)	26 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)								69.8			(n/a)
450111001552	80	Bluffton Middle	Public	6-8	30 New Mustang Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 707-0700	917	66	14	61.6%	354 (38.6%)	104 (11.3%)	415 (45.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	$13,710	$500	$1,259	$1,759	$9,454	$2,496	$11,950	68.7	65.7	96	16

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.