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Best Middle Schools in Beaufort County, SC

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At a glance

Schools

3,512

Students

Districts

Top rankedBluffton Middle81^st of 335 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

H. E. McCracken Middle up 27 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Whale Branch Middle 7.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
H. E. McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	250 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8700	846	68	12.4		408 (48.2%)	79 (9.3%)	290 (34.3%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	71.2	85^th of 335 public middle schools	74.6%		59.8	112^th of 320 public middle schools	65.0%	27	64.4	60.3	63.0	53.2	48.7	49.0	66.3	$15,619	$393	$353	$747	$12,483	$2,389	$14,872
Whale Branch Middle	Public	6-8	2009 Trask Parkway	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 466-3000	243	32	7.5		13 (5.3%)	164 (67.5%)	50 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	11.2	313^th of 335 public middle schools	6.6%		12.6	290^th of 320 public middle schools	9.4%	23	33.3	48.1	34.6	11.5	15.2	16.0	21.8	$33,250	$2,771	$708	$3,479	$23,852	$5,919	$29,771
Beaufort Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5700	348	38	9.1		116 (33.3%)	152 (43.7%)	49 (14.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	52.4	146^th of 335 public middle schools	56.4%		45.3	163^rd of 320 public middle schools	49.1%	17	54.2	54.9	72.7	35.0	29.1	48.5	44.1	$22,884	$1,703	$571	$2,274	$16,438	$4,172	$20,610
Lady's Island Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	30 Cougar Drive	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-3100	338	38	8.8		86 (25.4%)	171 (50.6%)	55 (16.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	40.2	198^th of 335 public middle schools	40.9%		40.9	183^rd of 320 public middle schools	42.8%	15	48.8	53.1	61.3	38.1	26.1	35.3	38.6	$22,164	$1,553	$630	$2,184	$16,080	$3,900	$19,980
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	778	69	11.2		239 (30.7%)	96 (12.3%)	396 (50.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	45.4	176^th of 335 public middle schools	47.5%		54.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%	45	49.8	53.1	58.8	39.1	35.7	39.8	44.4	$15,953	$659	$392	$1,051	$12,572	$2,329	$14,901
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%)	71.7	81^st of 335 public middle schools	75.8%		68.8	88^th of 320 public middle schools	72.5%	7	61.5	65.0	57.3	56.4	53.1	50.1	67.1	$13,949	$457	$367	$824	$10,942	$2,183	$13,125
Sea Islands Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	6-7	10-B Holly Hall Road	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 489-8433	38	3	12.6		2 (5.3%)	36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.