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
161	LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	403	31	13.1		53 (13.2%)	242 (60.0%)	82 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	$12,222	$731	$427	$1,158	$7,386	$3,677	$11,064	45.6	43.9	167	6		450390101545
162	Bryson Middle	Public	6-8	3657 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2100	941	56	16.8		353 (37.5%)	345 (36.7%)	165 (17.5%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	57 (6.1%)	$10,950	$861	$710	$1,571	$8,569	$810	$9,379	45.4	37	195	33		450231000546
163	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%)	$22,884	$1,703	$571	$2,274	$16,438	$4,172	$20,610	45.3	51.5	146	17		450111000547
164	Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	400 John Smith Road	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 784-2630	688	54	12.7		78 (11.3%)	191 (27.8%)	400 (58.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$14,030	$1,037	$872	$1,909	$9,969	$2,152	$12,121	45.2	40.1	184	20		450390901590
165	Woodmont Middle	Public	6-8	325 North Flat Rock Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8500	904	56	16.1		346 (38.3%)	339 (37.5%)	138 (15.3%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	$11,786	$976	$689	$1,666	$9,317	$803	$10,120	45.1	48.4	155	10		450231001337
166	L. E. Gable Middle	Public	6-8	198 Ott Shoals Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-3500	760	62	12.2		432 (56.8%)	178 (23.4%)	75 (9.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	$13,501	$288	$51	$339	$11,398	$1,764	$13,162	44.9	46.7	159	7		450363001315
167	Pickens Middle	Public	6-8	140 Torch Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4100	566	40	14.1		454 (80.2%)	28 (4.9%)	55 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$14,353	$971	$582	$1,553	$11,189	$1,611	$12,800	44.6	50.3	150	17		450333001293
168	Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29117	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	279	13	20.8		2 (0.7%)	238 (85.3%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$14,208	$1,309	$1,231	$2,540	$8,179	$3,489	$11,668	44.5	23.3	247	79		450390101401
169	Camden Middle	Public	6-8	902 McRae Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8975	844	58	14.6		365 (43.2%)	299 (35.4%)	115 (13.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	$11,679	$818	$767	$1,585	$8,514	$1,581	$10,094	44.2	42.7	175	6		450255001257
170	Southside Middle	Public	6-8	209 W. Jones Paul Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8467	1,138	80	14.2		365 (32.1%)	584 (51.3%)	72 (6.3%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (8.9%)	$12,200	$609	$1,037	$1,646	$8,592	$1,961	$10,553	43.9	42.4	177	7		450213001332

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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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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.