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)
450390201068	311	R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Eastern School Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 495-3247	379	33	11.4	100.0%	35 (9.2%)	324 (85.5%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,834	$1,956	$979	$2,935	$9,727	$1,172	$10,899	9.6	5.8	325	14
450231001248	312	Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	3801 Old Buncombe Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-6400	753	61	12.3	100.0%	77 (10.2%)	171 (22.7%)	474 (62.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	$12,837	$2,345	$899	$3,243	$8,608	$985	$9,594	9.5	10.1	308	4
450390201064	313	Bates Middle	Public	6-8	715 Estate Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0711	525	38	13.8	100.0%	121 (23.0%)	351 (66.9%)	21 (4.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)	$10,668	$1,193	$725	$1,918	$7,630	$1,120	$8,750	9.5	17.4	269	44
450390800772	314	Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	305 O'Neal Street	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3730	296	14	21.1	100.0%	60 (20.3%)	204 (68.9%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$12,600	$1,704	$1,715	$3,419	$7,339	$1,842	$9,181	9.1	8.6	313	1
450390800764	315	Johnakin Middle	Public	6-8	601 Gurley Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8360	461	27	17	100.0%	47 (10.2%)	384 (83.3%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,927	$1,789	$1,761	$3,550	$6,566	$1,811	$8,377	9.1	10.8	307	8
450390101743	316	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6015 N Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 900-0664	198	23	8.6	34.3%	104 (52.5%)	70 (35.4%)	10 (5.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)								8.8	8.1	315	1
450267001540	317	Lee Central Middle	Public	6-8	41 Charlene Lane	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-2100	338	24	14	100.0%	27 (8.0%)	297 (87.9%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,076	$1,267	$660	$1,927	$11,229	$2,920	$14,149	8.6	8.4	314	3
450219001647	318	Ronald E. McNair Junior High	Public	7-8	311 Carver Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-8651	262	16	16.3	100.0%	39 (14.9%)	197 (75.2%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$15,865	$2,715	$2,395	$5,109	$8,125	$2,631	$10,756	7.9	10.8	306	12
450336001295	319	Alcorn Middle	Public	6-8	5125 Fairfield Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3439	384	37	10.3	100.0%	8 (2.1%)	297 (77.3%)	60 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$19,919	$1,288	$1,289	$2,578	$14,357	$2,985	$17,341	7.7	6.4	323	4
450144000215	320	Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	1999 Singley Lane	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-2000	555	49	11.3	100.0%	23 (4.1%)	310 (55.9%)	205 (36.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,574	$2,552	$1,241	$3,792	$9,120	$2,662	$11,781	7.6	7.1	317	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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.