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)
450360001023	121	D. R. Hill Middle	Public	7-8	1303 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2370	699	54	12.8	72.7%	343 (49.1%)	162 (23.2%)	136 (19.5%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.7%)	$10,909	$343	$651	$994	$8,756	$1,159	$9,915	58	51.6	140	19
450117000169	122	Hanahan Middle	Public	6-8	5815 Murray Drive	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3800	781	48	16.3	56.0%	399 (51.1%)	96 (12.3%)	167 (21.4%)	23 (2.9%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.0%)	$10,023	$452	$625	$1,078	$7,524	$1,421	$8,945	57.7	59.8	113	9
450111001361	123	Hilton Head Island Middle	Public	6-8	55 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4500	831	71	11.7	57.6%	269 (32.4%)	108 (13.0%)	404 (48.6%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	$15,567	$747	$1,126	$1,873	$11,229	$2,464	$13,693	57.2	55.3	126	3
450390901686	124	Mevers School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7750 Henry E. Brown Jr. Boulev	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 806-5909	873	65	13.4	76.1%	243 (27.8%)	402 (46.0%)	129 (14.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.5%)								57.1	55.5	125	1
450390101684	125	GREEN Charter School Midlands	Public, Charter	K-8	7820 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 563-5387	264	28	9.4	68.6%	76 (28.8%)	122 (46.2%)	28 (10.6%)	7 (2.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$10,571	$325	$211	$536	$7,641	$2,394	$10,035	56.9	53.7	136	11
450391500331	126	East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	728	38	19.1	100.0%	518 (71.2%)	159 (21.8%)	44 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								56.5	60.4	111	15
450072001199	127	New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	814 Main Street South	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 652-8200	271	21	12.9	75.3%	126 (46.5%)	75 (27.7%)	48 (17.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$12,550	$1,044	$534	$1,578	$10,017	$956	$10,973	56.5	66	95	32
450072001197	128	M. B. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	274 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2470	641	37	17.4	66.6%	301 (47.0%)	219 (34.2%)	76 (11.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	$9,553	$802	$432	$1,234	$7,456	$862	$8,319	56.4	54	134	6
450255000662	129	Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	652	44	14.8	58.7%	418 (64.1%)	128 (19.6%)	47 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.3%)	$12,177	$796	$639	$1,435	$9,106	$1,636	$10,742	55.3	69	86	43
450249000641	130	Green Sea Floyds High	Public	6-12	4990 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-3131	695	59	11.7	100.0%	374 (53.8%)	211 (30.4%)	57 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	$17,480	$1,621	$1,248	$2,869	$12,707	$1,905	$14,612	55.1	50.9	143	13

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.