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Best Middle Schools in Charleston County, SC

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Schools

8,632

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBuist Academy2^nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Haut Gap Middle up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Simmons Pinckney Middle 7.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Baptist Hill Middle

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	1999 Singley Lane	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-2000	552	50	11.1	—	24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	5.1	337^th of 341 public middle schools	1.2%		6.9	315^th of 321 public middle schools	1.9%	22				21.6	28.4	25.4				12.2	9.5	15.2		19.5				84%		$19,653	$2,456	$620	$3,076	$12,824	$3,752	$16,577
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Public, Magnet	6-8	3090 Sanders Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 763-1529	1,299	95	13.7	58.8%	552 (42.5%)	478 (36.8%)	142 (10.9%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (6.9%)	49.1	162^nd of 341 public middle schools	52.5%		51.7	136^th of 321 public middle schools	57.6%	26				58.7	54.2	50.5				44.9	37.2	36.6		52.8				90%		$18,505	$739	$507	$1,246	$13,150	$4,109	$17,259
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	17.0	14.2%	920 (83.3%)	48 (4.3%)	71 (6.4%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	97.7	8^th of 341 public middle schools	97.7%		97.9	6^th of 321 public middle schools	98.1%	2				90.1	88.7	84.2				84.2	81.5	76.4		81.5				91%		$15,024	$724	$269	$993	$11,245	$2,787	$14,031
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4	—	46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	9	324^th of 341 public middle schools	5.0%		7.6	313^th of 321 public middle schools	2.5%	11				27.7	36.0	34.8				14.0	14.7	22.4		21.7				83%		$19,244	$1,102	$679	$1,781	$12,963	$4,500	$17,463
Haut Gap Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1861 Bohicket Road	Johns Island	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 559-6418	412	33	12.4	—	166 (40.3%)	107 (26.0%)	114 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	77.2	67^th of 341 public middle schools	80.4%		62.7	104^th of 321 public middle schools	67.6%	37				69.2	71.1	59.6				56.0	62.2	52.7		61.4				94%		$22,450	$1,630	$678	$2,309	$15,341	$4,800	$20,141
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	20.5%	786 (79.7%)	113 (11.5%)	40 (4.1%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	96.1	18^th of 341 public middle schools	94.7%		96.4	16^th of 321 public middle schools	95.0%	2				85.6	82.8	83.0				73.3	73.9	76.3		77.9				93%		$16,363	$640	$440	$1,080	$12,448	$2,835	$15,283
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	20.1%	969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	96.5	16^th of 341 public middle schools	95.3%		97.5	8^th of 321 public middle schools	97.5%	8				84.0	81.5	82.9				82.0	74.2	79.3		80.1				96%		$14,751	$545	$376	$921	$11,312	$2,518	$13,830
Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	521	37	14.0	21.4%	395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	99.7	2^nd of 341 public middle schools	99.4%		99.8	2^nd of 321 public middle schools	99.4%		100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	100.0	94.8	100.0	100.0	97.4	98.9	100.0	89.6	100.0	98.9				≥ 96%		$18,013	$843	$676	$1,518	$13,123	$3,372	$16,495
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	6-8	6401 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 767-8383	513	58	8.8	—	31 (6.0%)	215 (41.9%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	15.3	306^th of 341 public middle schools	10.3%		15.2	280^th of 321 public middle schools	12.8%	26				25.0	34.7	37.0				26.2	26.5	28.1		24.3				84%		$21,628	$1,575	$1,083	$2,658	$14,351	$4,619	$18,970
Simmons Pinckney Middle	Public	6-8	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7789	190	25	7.6	—	2 (1.1%)	177 (93.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	4.8	338^th of 341 public middle schools	0.9%		6.3	319^th of 321 public middle schools	0.6%	19				25.0	27.2	20.6				8.9	9.4	17.3		16.0				≥ 96%		$37,061	$880	$814	$1,694	$25,893	$9,475	$35,367
Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	315	27	11.8	—	36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	24	260^th of 341 public middle schools	23.8%		15.7	275^th of 321 public middle schools	14.3%	15				39.1	41.5	56.0				23.8	21.7	30.3		33.4				≥ 96%		$24,481	$1,590	$792	$2,382	$16,949	$5,151	$22,100
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	34.2%	681 (75.6%)	146 (16.2%)	27 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	89.9	28^th of 341 public middle schools	91.8%		89.6	30^th of 321 public middle schools	90.7%	2				78.2	75.5	74.7				64.8	60.6	71.3		69.1				93%		$15,649	$964	$505	$1,468	$11,093	$3,089	$14,181
Baptist Hill Middle	Public	6-8	5117 Baptist Hill Road	Hollywood	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 889-2276	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	8.2	327^th of 341 public middle schools	4.1%					(n/a)				31.3	32.8	21.7				13.4	17.5	19.7		22.4				92%

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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.