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
151	Saluda Trail Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	751	54	13.9		217 (28.9%)	425 (56.6%)	59 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$15,224	$590	$862	$1,452	$11,818	$1,954	$13,772	48.1	46.2	161	10		450387000537
152	West Oak Middle	Public	6-8	501 Westminster Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4525	656	51	12.9		559 (85.2%)	33 (5.0%)	42 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$14,432	$224	$377	$601	$11,598	$2,233	$13,831	47.1	37	196	44		450306001477
153	Westview Middle	Public	6-8	101 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-1700	840	53	15.8		374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	$12,711	$441	$507	$947	$9,948	$1,816	$11,764	47	48.7	154	1		450117001210
154	Seneca Middle	Public	6-8	15440 Wells Hwy	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4455	829	56	14.8		449 (54.2%)	208 (25.1%)	105 (12.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.2%)	$13,149	$303	$264	$567	$10,471	$2,111	$12,582	46.9	53.4	137	17		450306001436
155	Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	791	64	12.3		382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783	46.9	50.9	148	7		450270001493
156	Whittemore Park Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Rhue Street	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0669	1,013	70	14.4		477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	$13,712	$1,451	$703	$2,154	$10,102	$1,455	$11,558	46.6	40.6	183	27		450249001178
157	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	772	78	9.9		189 (24.5%)	369 (47.8%)	131 (17.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	$10,943	$875	$1,206	$2,081	$4,698	$4,164	$8,862	46.2	57.1	124	33		450390901686
158	Horse Creek Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1200 Toolebeck Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 646-3506	1,392	111	12.5		1,048 (75.3%)	217 (15.6%)	57 (4.1%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.2%)	$11,944	$581	$82	$663	$9,169	$2,112	$11,281	46.1	51.6	144	14		450391900684
159	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	274	21	13		114 (41.6%)	83 (30.3%)	57 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$14,677	$632	$1,229	$1,861	$11,551	$1,265	$12,816	46	56.5	127	32		450072001199
160	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	693	57	12.1		362 (52.2%)	204 (29.4%)	74 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	$19,841	$1,960	$780	$2,740	$14,567	$2,534	$17,101	45.9	55.1	130	30		450249000641

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.