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 Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

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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
211	E. L. Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	2740 Alpine Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-8740	1,275	87	14.5		201 (15.8%)	735 (57.6%)	202 (15.8%)	71 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.8%)	$13,243	$801	$448	$1,249	$9,658	$2,336	$11,994	33.9	33.9	209	2		450339000973
212	C. E. Murray Middle	Public	5-8	222-A C.E. Murray Boulevard	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 426-2121	157	17	9.2		12 (7.6%)	143 (91.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,060	$1,750	$1,909	$3,659	$13,895	$2,506	$16,401	33.4	26.8	239	27		450378001624
213	North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563	33.2	22.5	250	37		450391000876
214	Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	796	56	14.2		64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$14,283	$905	$669	$1,575	$10,730	$1,978	$12,709	32.9	31.6	220	6		450339001081
215	Henry L. Sneed Middle	Public	6-8	1102 Ebenezer Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 673-1199	634	52	12.1		136 (21.5%)	400 (63.1%)	48 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$14,430	$976	$1,047	$2,023	$10,294	$2,113	$12,407	32.8	32.8	214	1		450213000048
216	Robert Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	2302 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-3890	1,134	88	12.8		385 (34.0%)	455 (40.1%)	204 (18.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.1%)	$13,695	$1,475	$1,252	$2,727	$9,746	$1,221	$10,968	32.8	29.5	229	13		450090001573
217	Sims Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Whitmire Highway	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1755	606	56	10.9		281 (46.4%)	230 (38.0%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.4%)	$13,853	$1,262	$1,474	$2,736	$8,884	$2,233	$11,117	32.8	25.8	241	24		450375001089
218	St. Matthews K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2750	509	42	12.1		76 (14.9%)	375 (73.7%)	49 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,017	$2,279	$584	$2,863	$12,446	$2,708	$15,155	32.4	30.4	224	6		450125001532
219	Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6		127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020	32.3	34.8	205	14		450339000927
220	McCormick Middle	Public	6-8	6979 Highway 28 South	Mc Cormick	29835	McCormick County	McCormick 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 443-2243	106	11	9.6		24 (22.6%)	76 (71.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$29,169	$120	$80	$200	$20,878	$8,091	$28,969	32.1	19.5	262	42		450300000803

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics, SC READY Science test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 2, 2025, 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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.