Best Middle Schools in South Carolina

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 320)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1	Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-8	99 John McCarroll Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4480	749	51	14.7		398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$14,089	$1,372	$626	$1,998	$11,225	$866	$12,092	99.9			(n/a)		450231001466
2	Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	521	37	14		395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$18,527	$3,273	$1,393	$4,665	$10,917	$2,944	$13,862	99.8	99.8	1	1		450144001382
3	Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479	99.2	99.6	2	1		450144000083
4	Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	815 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	797	49	16.2		522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	$11,767	$510	$689	$1,199	$9,059	$1,509	$10,569	98.8	98.2	9	5		450201000399
5	Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,151	72	16		1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	$12,857	$487	$637	$1,124	$9,902	$1,832	$11,733	98	98.6	6	1		450117001472
6	Thomas C. Cario Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4595	1,105	65	17		920 (83.3%)	48 (4.3%)	71 (6.4%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$16,294	$3,086	$1,033	$4,119	$9,798	$2,377	$12,175	97.9	99.2	3	3		450144000430
7	Gold Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8300	877	62	14.1		564 (64.3%)	43 (4.9%)	72 (8.2%)	152 (17.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	$11,731	$293	$357	$650	$9,773	$1,307	$11,080	97.7	97.7	12	5		450390000368
8	Moultrie Middle	Public	6-8	645 Coleman Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2819	1,130	65	17.4		969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	$16,249	$2,911	$1,141	$4,052	$9,964	$2,233	$12,196	97.5	98.8	4	4		450144001218
9	Forest Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2212 Whites Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3450	757	56	13.5		519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486	97.3	97.4	13	4		450390001736
10	Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	280	17	16.8		225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	$23,806	$3,021	$1,376	$4,397	$16,191	$3,219	$19,409	97	96.2	15	5		450144001610
11	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	2320 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-3770	916	68	13.4		595 (65.0%)	70 (7.6%)	84 (9.2%)	122 (13.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	$12,759	$586	$347	$933	$10,392	$1,434	$11,826	96.8	98	10	1		450390001683
12	Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9		667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316	96.7	95.8	16	4		450390901650
13	East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	433	30	14.3		375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)								96.6	96.6	14	1		450144000856
14	Southwood Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Southwood Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5205	409	34	11.9		241 (58.9%)	93 (22.7%)	51 (12.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$20,140	$1,273	$1,573	$2,846	$15,475	$1,819	$17,294	96.5	98	11	3		450090001574
15	Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5		948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823	96.4	98.2	8	7		450144001457
16	Laing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2705 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2809	986	61	16.2		786 (79.7%)	113 (11.5%)	40 (4.1%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	$17,706	$3,232	$1,388	$4,619	$10,596	$2,491	$13,087	96.4	98.2	7	9		450144001217
17	Fort Mill Middle	Public	6-8	200 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-5553	620	51	12.1		365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$14,477	$421	$357	$778	$12,051	$1,648	$13,699	93.6	93.1	20	3		450390001155
18	Waccamaw Middle	Public	7-8	247 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-0106	329	24	13.7		245 (74.5%)	53 (16.1%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,423	$1,913	$836	$2,749	$10,812	$1,863	$12,675	93.5	94.2	18			450228000739
19	Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	778	61	12.7		501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468	92.8	90.3	28	9		450270001578
20	Banks Trail Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Banks Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2990	638	52	12.2		378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909	92.7	88.5	34	14		450390001564
21	Ocean Bay Middle	Public	6-8	905 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8420	801	49	16.5		558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$12,815	$816	$486	$1,302	$10,186	$1,327	$11,513	92.5	93.4	19	2		450249001458
22	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,621	96	16.9		1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	$11,535	$974	$564	$1,539	$9,331	$665	$9,996	92.3	89.8	29	7		450231001517
23	Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	320	22	14.5		258 (80.6%)	10 (3.1%)	27 (8.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$10,311	$775	$2,067	$2,841	$7,118	$352	$7,470	91.2	79.7	59	36		450249001561
24	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	615 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7900	1,086	62	17.5		609 (56.1%)	114 (10.5%)	161 (14.8%)	152 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.3%)	$11,761	$939	$591	$1,530	$9,482	$749	$10,231	91.1	90.4	26	2		450231000459
25	Oakridge Middle	Public	6-8	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8000	1,146	81	14.1		779 (68.0%)	124 (10.8%)	126 (11.0%)	29 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (7.6%)	$12,964	$286	$349	$635	$10,459	$1,870	$12,329	90.7	90.9	24	1		450384001100
26	Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,033	72	14.4		788 (76.3%)	71 (6.9%)	69 (6.7%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	$12,948	$656	$319	$975	$10,528	$1,444	$11,973	90.4	83.3	50	24		450270001723
27	Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	1711 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8199	710	60	11.8		279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$13,901	$362	$620	$982	$11,410	$1,508	$12,918	90.4	89.6	30	3		450390001102
28	Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	801	54	14.8		575 (71.8%)	64 (8.0%)	91 (11.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	$11,326	$890	$464	$1,354	$8,880	$1,093	$9,973	90.2	91.5	23	5		450078001444
29	Chapin Middle	Public	6-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,007	68	14.9		797 (79.1%)	56 (5.6%)	73 (7.2%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.3%)	$12,605	$446	$382	$827	$10,276	$1,502	$11,777	90	88.4	35	6		450282001654
30	Camp Road Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Camp Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2784	901	53	16.9		681 (75.6%)	146 (16.2%)	27 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	$17,753	$3,505	$1,295	$4,799	$9,968	$2,986	$12,954	89.6	86.6	43	13		450144001691
31	Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	360	27	13.3		297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,453	$764	$318	$1,082	$9,496	$1,875	$11,371	89.5	91.8	22	9		450069000065
32	East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1		316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404	89.3	87.6	37	5		450390101582
33	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	893	69	12.9		634 (71.0%)	97 (10.9%)	57 (6.4%)	67 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	$13,290	$862	$364	$1,226	$10,604	$1,461	$12,065	89.2	84.1	47	14		450270001268
34	Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	109 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 572-0313	432	28	15.4		254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	$14,944	$769	$756	$1,525	$11,628	$1,791	$13,419	88.8	92.6	21	13		450117001158
35	Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7		694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	$10,613	$694	$420	$1,114	$8,434	$1,065	$9,499	88.5	82.6	53	18		450078001203
36	Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	527	37	14.2		351 (66.6%)	38 (7.2%)	74 (14.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	$13,839	$648	$430	$1,078	$11,385	$1,375	$12,760	87.6	88.6	33	3		450249001677
37	Riverview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	81 Savannah Highway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 379-0133	694	52	13.2		392 (56.5%)	175 (25.2%)	78 (11.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$18,820	$278	$140	$418	$15,525	$2,877	$18,402	87.5	95.2	17	20		450111001530
38	Riverside Middle	Public	7-8	458 Riverside Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2200	453	32	14.1		331 (73.1%)	63 (13.9%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$16,037	$687	$886	$1,573	$12,392	$2,072	$14,463	87.3	87.5	38			450087001326
39	Dixie High	Public	7-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	565	36	15.6		480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$13,587	$502	$295	$797	$9,531	$3,259	$12,790	86.7			(n/a)		450069000012
40	Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	750	55	13.7		518 (69.1%)	95 (12.7%)	66 (8.8%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.3%)	$14,606	$844	$423	$1,267	$11,763	$1,576	$13,339	86.1	90.3	27	13		450270000977
41	Youth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 898-4511	290	19	15.2		278 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,389	$60	$97	$157	$198	$12,034	$12,232	85.5	81.1	54	13		450390101589
42	Ten Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	150 Revolutionary War Way	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-8896	1,264	80	15.8		737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	$12,138	$716	$456	$1,171	$9,853	$1,113	$10,966	85.3	85.5	44	2		450249001680
43	Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	710 Ike's Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7000	823	51	16.2		428 (52.0%)	154 (18.7%)	139 (16.9%)	58 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	$12,380	$1,016	$618	$1,634	$9,938	$808	$10,746	84.8	88.9	32	11		450231001252
44	R. C. Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	1157 Madden Bridge Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4200	835	52	16.2		613 (73.4%)	74 (8.9%)	57 (6.8%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.7%)	$11,161	$430	$496	$926	$9,055	$1,180	$10,235	84.7	84.9	45	1		450333000897
45	Green Charter School Spartanburg	Public, Charter	K-8	8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highw	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 586-3939	412	37	11.1		181 (43.9%)	100 (24.3%)	59 (14.3%)	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$9,230	$1,151	$137	$1,288	$5,539	$2,404	$7,943	84.6	68.1	85	40		450390101722
46	Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	510 Garrison Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6100	989	56	17.8		589 (59.6%)	218 (22.0%)	120 (12.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.8%)	$11,896	$1,029	$606	$1,635	$9,571	$689	$10,261	83.9	87.4	40	6		450231001245
47	League Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 Twin Lake Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8100	787	50	15.8		466 (59.2%)	145 (18.4%)	133 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$12,459	$1,074	$617	$1,691	$9,890	$878	$10,768	83.8	86.9	41	6		450231001249
48	Honea Path Middle	Public	6-8	107 Brock Avenue	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7641	278	24	11.5		224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$15,695	$2,805	$799	$3,604	$10,340	$1,750	$12,091	83.4	79.8	58	10		450081001205
49	Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6		353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$11,222	$227	$51	$278	$6,355	$4,589	$10,944	83.2			(n/a)		450390901700
50	Indian Land Middle	Public	7-8	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2500	1,102	64	17.2		580 (52.6%)	129 (11.7%)	246 (22.3%)	98 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.4%)	$11,377	$335	$142	$477	$8,830	$2,070	$10,900	82.4	82.9	52	2		450258001490
51	Crayton Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Clemson Avenue	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7224	952	68	14		469 (49.3%)	330 (34.7%)	70 (7.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	$17,291	$1,415	$1,114	$2,529	$12,672	$2,090	$14,761	82.3	84.6	46	5		450336001298
52	East Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 695-2451	1,031	59	17.4		675 (65.5%)	167 (16.2%)	91 (8.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.7%)	$10,878	$458	$757	$1,215	$8,552	$1,111	$9,663	82.2	73.7	70	18		450201001769
53	Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2		228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$15,767	$1,067	$1,401	$2,468	$11,467	$1,832	$13,299	80.7	84	48	5		450391000880
54	Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2423 East Tyger Bridge Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1900	908	55	16.6		749 (82.5%)	32 (3.5%)	88 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.3%)	$12,528	$1,017	$708	$1,725	$10,016	$787	$10,803	80.5	89.3	31	23		450231001393
55	GREEN Charter School Greenville	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 Pelham Street	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 288-4134	998	70	14.2		462 (46.3%)	112 (11.2%)	217 (21.7%)	141 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.2%)	$12,199	$885	$84	$969	$7,087	$4,142	$11,229	80.2	86.7	42	13		450390101774
56	Greenville Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	339 Lowndes Avenue	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5600	736	49	15		337 (45.8%)	206 (28.0%)	139 (18.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.2%)	$13,011	$1,072	$629	$1,701	$10,450	$860	$11,310	80.1	79.2	60	4		450231001243
57	Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	700 Millennium Boulevard	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-0800	930	59	15.7		373 (40.1%)	313 (33.7%)	136 (14.6%)	41 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.7%)	$11,629	$857	$687	$1,544	$9,335	$750	$10,085	80	83.1	51	6		450231001633
58	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	11240 Highway 90	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6136	1,267	78	16.2		771 (60.9%)	207 (16.3%)	176 (13.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (7.7%)	$12,206	$868	$441	$1,309	$9,740	$1,157	$10,897	79.9	83.9	49	9		450249000625
59	Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	644 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-3511	354	26	13.6		242 (68.4%)	83 (23.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$13,898	$852	$1,476	$2,328	$9,396	$2,174	$11,570	79.7	87.8	36	23		450240000603
60	Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	764	64	12		443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	$9,894	$555	$635	$1,191	$4,737	$3,967	$8,703	79.6	62.5	109	49		450390901757
61	Chesnee Middle	Public	6-8	805 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-3900	569	36	15.9		472 (83.0%)	32 (5.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$11,398	$656	$777	$1,433	$8,899	$1,066	$9,965	79	77.2	64	3		450351001451
62	Sevier Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Piedmont Park Road	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8200	644	41	15.7		352 (54.7%)	86 (13.4%)	142 (22.0%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.1%)	$12,567	$904	$699	$1,603	$10,081	$883	$10,965	78.3	71.9	72	10		450231001253
63	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	507	35	14.4		236 (46.5%)	132 (26.0%)	67 (13.2%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	$10,156	$250	$284	$535	$6,830	$2,792	$9,621	77.8	77.3	63			450390101542
64	McCants Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Marchbanks Avenue	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5145	572	40	14.4		329 (57.5%)	138 (24.1%)	42 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	$14,751	$805	$1,181	$1,986	$11,226	$1,539	$12,765	77.7	90.6	25	39		450090000110
65	Beck International Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	901 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-1400	848	53	15.8		370 (43.6%)	299 (35.3%)	102 (12.0%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.5%)	$12,773	$995	$660	$1,655	$10,304	$814	$11,118	76.5	70	78	13		450231001240
66	Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	803 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4333	749	54	13.8		528 (70.5%)	56 (7.5%)	119 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$12,436	$1,240	$506	$1,746	$9,533	$1,156	$10,690	76.2	75.7	67	1		450078000074
67	River Ridge Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 River Ridge Drive	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 836-4600	1,134	85	13.3		655 (57.8%)	74 (6.5%)	303 (26.7%)	38 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	$14,899	$353	$378	$731	$11,884	$2,284	$14,168	75.6	87.5	39	28		450111001662
68	Clover Middle	Public	6-8	1233 Soaring Eagles Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8300	969	70	13.8		646 (66.7%)	127 (13.1%)	94 (9.7%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.1%)	$13,566	$421	$362	$783	$10,994	$1,789	$12,783	75.6	75.4	68			450384001127
69	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Robert Smalls Parkway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,472	98	15		974 (66.2%)	193 (13.1%)	175 (11.9%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.1%)	$11,095	$589	$269	$858	$8,092	$2,145	$10,237	75.2	80.7	57	12		450390101617
70	York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,672	107	15.6		1,168 (69.9%)	290 (17.3%)	78 (4.7%)	22 (1.3%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.1%)	$11,308	$1,138	$345	$1,483	$7,954	$1,871	$9,825	74.6	77	65	5		450390101544
71	Blythewood Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Longtown Road East	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6850	872	54	16.2		215 (24.7%)	476 (54.6%)	97 (11.1%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	$12,833	$886	$549	$1,435	$9,377	$2,020	$11,398	74.6	71.9	73	2		450339000203
72	Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	82 Camp Long Road	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2		326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	$11,482	$60	$236	$296	$186	$11,001	$11,186	74	76.9	66	6		450390101665
73	Thornwell Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	203 West Calhoun Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 808-0801	525	45	11.7		344 (65.5%)	111 (21.1%)	26 (5.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$12,988	$430	$1,908	$2,338	$7,578	$3,073	$10,650	73.7	63.8	103	30		450390901716
74	St. James Middle	Public	7-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	913	58	15.7		654 (71.6%)	56 (6.1%)	122 (13.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.2%)	$12,683	$685	$391	$1,075	$10,334	$1,274	$11,608	73.6	81	55	19		450249001419
75	Glenview Middle	Public	6-8	2575 Old Williamston Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-4060	677	53	12.8		321 (47.4%)	225 (33.2%)	45 (6.6%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	$14,070	$817	$1,180	$1,997	$10,621	$1,452	$12,073	73.5	66	94	19		450090001575
76	Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	763	46	16.7		568 (74.4%)	80 (10.5%)	71 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$11,509	$939	$736	$1,676	$9,030	$803	$9,834	73.2	72.9	71	5		450231001524
77	Landrum Middle	Public	6-8	104 Redland Road	Landrum	29356	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 457-2629	218	18	12.1		190 (87.2%)	5 (2.3%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$14,802	$247	$779	$1,026	$11,980	$1,796	$13,776	72.8	67.3	87	10		450348000060
78	Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	242	22	11		188 (77.7%)	22 (9.1%)	18 (7.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$14,307	$611	$354	$965	$10,765	$2,578	$13,343	72.6	63.6	104	26		450228001607
79	Butler Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	393	33	11.9		146 (37.2%)	185 (47.1%)	30 (7.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$15,317	$772	$1,217	$1,990	$8,846	$4,481	$13,327	72.5	69.8	79			450390101737
80	Campobello-Gramling School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Fagan Avenue	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-9110	866	54	16.1		745 (86.0%)	22 (2.5%)	61 (7.0%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$10,722	$341	$747	$1,088	$8,528	$1,106	$9,634	72	67.5	86	6		450348000983
81	T. E. Mabry Middle	Public	7-8	35 Oakland Avenue	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-8402	452	33	13.6		351 (77.7%)	33 (7.3%)	33 (7.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$12,766	$574	$706	$1,280	$10,044	$1,441	$11,486	71.9	67.1	88	7		450348000990
82	Mauldin Middle	Public	6-8	1190 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6770	922	54	17		437 (47.4%)	278 (30.2%)	129 (14.0%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	$11,655	$942	$600	$1,542	$9,342	$771	$10,113	70.3	79	61	21		450231000455
83	Starr-Iva Middle	Public	6-8	1034 Rainey Road	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6146	616	39	15.7		465 (75.5%)	56 (9.1%)	50 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	$12,977	$1,482	$804	$2,286	$9,620	$1,071	$10,691	70	78.5	62	21		450084000088
84	Aynor Middle	Public	6-8	400 Frye Road	Galivants Ferry	29544	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 358-6000	742	48	15.4		580 (78.2%)	53 (7.1%)	71 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$13,420	$1,027	$432	$1,459	$10,508	$1,452	$11,960	70	68.5	83	1		450249000872
85	Boiling Springs Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-5954	1,122	69	16.3		715 (63.7%)	177 (15.8%)	65 (5.8%)	39 (3.5%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.6%)	$9,706	$351	$620	$971	$7,587	$1,148	$8,735	69.7	68.1	84	1		450351001002
86	Hughes Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	122 DeOyley Avenue	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6200	999	60	16.6		369 (36.9%)	310 (31.0%)	256 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.2%)	$11,720	$856	$606	$1,462	$9,496	$762	$10,258	69.2	66.3	92	6		450231001247
87	Merriwether Middle	Public	6-8	430 Murrah Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 279-2511	365	25	14.6		231 (63.3%)	77 (21.1%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$14,196	$966	$564	$1,530	$11,123	$1,544	$12,666	69.1	66.6	91	4		450207000038
88	Bluffton Middle	Public	6-8	30 New Mustang Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 707-0700	921	65	14.1		370 (40.2%)	96 (10.4%)	413 (44.8%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	$13,949	$457	$367	$824	$10,942	$2,183	$13,125	68.8	68.7	80	8		450111001552
89	Florence Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	290 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2310	781	58	13.3		436 (55.8%)	153 (19.6%)	101 (12.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.7%)	$12,237	$292	$616	$907	$9,825	$1,504	$11,329	68.8	80.9	56	33		450360000997
90	Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	947	64	14.7		517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	$11,948	$712	$866	$1,578	$8,947	$1,423	$10,370	68.7	64.3	101	11		450201001384
91	Westview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 West Alexander Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 229-4301	692	46	15.1		289 (41.8%)	250 (36.1%)	113 (16.3%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	$12,376	$1,379	$697	$2,076	$9,100	$1,200	$10,300	68.3	58.5	119	28		450234000871
92	Oakbrook Middle	Public	6-8	286 Old Fort Road	Ladson	29456	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	861	61	14.1		321 (37.3%)	318 (36.9%)	116 (13.5%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	$12,395	$706	$777	$1,483	$9,348	$1,564	$10,911	68.3	53.4	136	44		450201001406
93	Whitmire Community School (High)	Public	6-12	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 694-2320	264	23	11.5		179 (67.8%)	47 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$19,989	$876	$1,478	$2,354	$14,811	$2,824	$17,635	67.7	59.5	115	22		450303000820
94	Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	649	46	14.1		412 (63.5%)	122 (18.8%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.2%)	$14,199	$702	$839	$1,541	$10,836	$1,822	$12,658	66.7	55.3	129	35		450255000662
95	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	573	48	11.9		210 (36.6%)	284 (49.6%)	54 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$20,489	$1,309	$1,282	$2,592	$12,090	$5,808	$17,897	66.4	71.7	74	21		450144001505
96	Paul Knox Middle	Public	6-8	1804 Wells Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6300	573	31	18.4		292 (51.0%)	155 (27.1%)	79 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$11,697	$953	$1,118	$2,071	$8,517	$1,109	$9,626	66.2	70.6	76	20		450072000050
97	Carolina Voyager Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	721 Wappoo Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 203-3891	402	30	13.6		287 (71.4%)	51 (12.7%)	21 (5.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)								66	67	89	8		450144001628
98	McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	937	79	11.7		451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	$15,199	$536	$1,676	$2,212	$11,321	$1,666	$12,988	65.3	64.7	100	2		450366001051
99	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	722	38	19		518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,130	$1,836	$763	$2,599	$9,153	$1,378	$10,531	65.2	56.5	126	27		450391500331
100	Philip Simmons Middle	Public	5-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	473	32	15		281 (59.4%)	115 (24.3%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	$13,927	$538	$879	$1,417	$10,720	$1,791	$12,510	64.8	63.1	107	7		450117001670

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