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
241	Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	320 North Live Oak Drive	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8840	1,477	73	20.2		648 (43.9%)	551 (37.3%)	138 (9.3%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (8.2%)	$11,703	$507	$919	$1,426	$8,231	$2,047	$10,277	27.2	29.8	227	14		450117001207
242	Leavelle McCampbell Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4300	540	26	20.7		207 (38.3%)	194 (35.9%)	99 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$11,195	$568	$1,188	$1,756	$8,443	$997	$9,440	27.2	28.9	231	11		450072001196
243	Midlands STEM Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	854 HWY 321 Business South	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 815-1524	306	22	14.2		172 (56.2%)	118 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,270	$1,497	$1,089	$2,586	$7,496	$4,189	$11,684	26.4	28.3	234	9		450390901642
244	Estill Middle	Public	5-8	1450 Columbia Highway Suite B	Estill	29918	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 625-5200	154	11	13.5		3 (1.9%)	140 (90.9%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,660	$1,726	$1,070	$2,796	$11,975	$2,888	$14,864	26.2	21.5	256	12		450391200612
245	Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	393	45	8.6		11 (2.8%)	235 (59.8%)	133 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	$41,580	$4,727	$7,198	$11,925	$22,549	$7,106	$29,655	25.8	33.4	212	33		450144001330
246	Lowcountry Connection Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Old Trolley Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(843) 695-9305	743	30	24.7		472 (63.5%)	145 (19.5%)	64 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.4%)	$8,993	$406	$30	$436	$2,519	$6,039	$8,557	24.5	43.4	174	72		450390901758
247	Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 Highway 14	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 876-2131	715	68	10.5		379 (53.0%)	117 (16.4%)	176 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	33 (4.6%)	$14,778	$1,293	$429	$1,722	$10,446	$2,609	$13,055	24	22.8	249	2		450261001623
248	Dillon Middle	Public	6-8	1803 Joan Drive	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1212	624	39	16		119 (19.1%)	400 (64.1%)	47 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.9%)	$12,840	$1,345	$1,467	$2,812	$8,454	$1,575	$10,029	24	19.9	260	12		450192001596
249	Long Middle	Public	6-8	1010 West Green Street	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1010	406	33	12.3		134 (33.0%)	223 (54.9%)	13 (3.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	$14,309	$1,123	$1,233	$2,356	$10,204	$1,749	$11,953	23.6	23	248	1		450156000316
250	John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	380	32	12		230 (60.5%)	97 (25.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	$5,028	$1,570	$714	$2,284	$1,859	$884	$2,744	23.5	18	271	21		450150000284

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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:

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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.