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)
450081001204	131	Belton Middle	Public	6-8	102 Cherokee Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-4712	458	34	13.4	69.7%	313 (68.3%)	85 (18.6%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$9,923	$929	$576	$1,506	$7,266	$1,151	$8,417	54.9	63.8	104	27
450363001316	132	R. P. Dawkins Middle	Public	6-8	1300 East Blackstock Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-8088	847	60	14.1	69.3%	262 (30.9%)	362 (42.7%)	123 (14.5%)	27 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.3%)	$9,971	$114	$46	$160	$8,820	$991	$9,811	54.8	58.6	114	18
450258000685	133	Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6865 Kershaw Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-6021	458	28	16.4	70.5%	309 (67.5%)	99 (21.6%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	$11,700	$811	$510	$1,320	$9,356	$1,024	$10,380	54.7	44.3	174	41
450231001251	134	Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	1606 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6900	822	49	16.7	70.2%	613 (74.6%)	102 (12.4%)	61 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.5%)	$10,093	$953	$736	$1,689	$7,668	$736	$8,404	54.6	55.1	129	5
450390101646	135	Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	388	28	13.7	18.6%	268 (69.1%)	61 (15.7%)	44 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,404	$1,312	$335	$1,646	$6,651	$2,107	$8,758	54.3	39.3	193	58
450201001406	136	Oakbrook Middle	Public	6-8	286 Old Fort Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	943	65	14.4	60.6%	363 (38.5%)	335 (35.5%)	122 (12.9%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	88 (9.3%)	$9,305	$641	$671	$1,312	$6,889	$1,104	$7,993	53.4	44.9	170	34
450306001436	137	Seneca Middle	Public	6-8	810 West South Fourth Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4455	763	53	14.3	67.9%	422 (55.3%)	201 (26.3%)	80 (10.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	$10,739	$502	$501	$1,004	$8,984	$751	$9,736	53.4	46.4	162	25
450186000374	138	Spaulding Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Cartersville Highway	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 326-7625	209	20	10.4	100.0%	66 (31.6%)	121 (57.9%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$16,829	$1,890	$1,499	$3,388	$11,375	$2,066	$13,441	52.7	41.4	182	44
450125000424	139	Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	557	41	13.5	100.0%	304 (54.6%)	207 (37.2%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,583	$2,218	$670	$2,888	$9,407	$1,289	$10,696	52.4	40.7	184	45
450339001566	140	Muller Road Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	1031 Muller Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-6851	1,289	83	15.5	34.8%	347 (26.9%)	740 (57.4%)	100 (7.8%)	31 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (4.8%)	$10,157	$211	$605	$816	$7,936	$1,405	$9,341	52.3	63.3	106	34

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.