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
231	Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4070	442	35	12.6		128 (29.0%)	161 (36.4%)	102 (23.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$16,055	$1,248	$1,134	$2,382	$11,314	$2,359	$13,673	29.5	28.2	235	4		450273001270
232	GREEN Charter School Midlands	Public, Charter	K-8	7820 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 563-5387	258	26	9.9		54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	25 (9.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$11,689	$1,358	$94	$1,452	$6,954	$3,283	$10,237	29.3	56.9	125	107		450390101684
233	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	528	43	12.2		124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$16,360	$547	$1,527	$2,074	$11,997	$2,290	$14,286	29.1	22.1	252	19		450273001271
234	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	330 Pelham Road Suite 101A	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(855) 611-2830	3,280	154	21.2		1,804 (55.0%)	871 (26.6%)	300 (9.1%)	13 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	271 (8.3%)	$9,808	$573	$55	$628	$4,699	$4,480	$9,179	29	33.4	211	23		450390901616
235	Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	4542 Simms Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	250	27	9.2		38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740	28.5	37.4	193	42		450144001655
236	J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	7-12	319 Carlisle Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 374-8685	385	28	13.6		186 (48.3%)	161 (41.8%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$15,425	$1,772	$1,211	$2,983	$9,067	$3,376	$12,443	28.4	37.1	194	42		450219001709
237	Brewer Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 941-5500	600	52	11.4		156 (26.0%)	312 (52.0%)	102 (17.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	$14,240	$1,614	$882	$2,496	$10,490	$1,254	$11,744	27.9	31.8	218	19		450234001255
238	Allendale-Fairfax Middle	Public	6-8	3581 Allendale-Fairfax Highway	Fairfax	29827	Allendale County	Allendale 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 584-3489	196	15	13		8 (4.1%)	174 (88.8%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$22,823	$2,927	$2,225	$5,152	$11,184	$6,487	$17,671	27.7	23.7	246	8		450075001415
239	Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	101 London Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6829	363	31	11.7		285 (78.5%)	38 (10.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$4,841	$1,381	$792	$2,173	$1,725	$943	$2,668	27.7	38.1	192	47		450150000271
240	McColl Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	700 North Main Street	Mc Coll	29570	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 523-5371	631	56	11.2		271 (42.9%)	162 (25.7%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (15.5%)	$10,903	$362	$221	$584	$8,121	$2,199	$10,320	27.3	26.4	240			450297000789

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.