Best Middle Schools in South Carolina

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 341)	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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1	Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-8	99 John McCarroll Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4480	749	51	14.7		398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$13,661	$719	$436	$1,155	$11,584	$922	$12,505	99.8	99.9	1			450231001466
2	Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	521	37	14	21.4%	395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$18,013	$843	$676	$1,518	$13,123	$3,372	$16,495	99.7	99.8	2			450144001382
3	East Link Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	78 Global Drive Drive Suite 20	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 775-1733	258	22	11.5		101 (39.1%)	56 (21.7%)	62 (24.0%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,603	$167	$44	$211	$7,658	$4,734	$12,392	99.3			(n/a)		450391901789
4	Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	280	17	16.8		225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	$20,098	$453	$262	$715	$15,907	$3,476	$19,383	99.3	97	10	6		450144001610
5	Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	$19,330	$761	$595	$1,356	$13,786	$4,188	$17,974	99.2	99.2	3	2		450144000083
6	Langston Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1950 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 286-9700	457	29	15.7		359 (78.6%)	21 (4.6%)	28 (6.1%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$10,099	$179	$21	$200	$7,839	$2,060	$9,899	98.9			(n/a)		450390900961
7	Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	815 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	797	49	16.2	28.8%	522 (65.5%)	131 (16.4%)	59 (7.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	$12,689	$286	$660	$946	$10,311	$1,432	$11,743	98.1	98.8	4	3		450201000399
8	Thomas C. Cario Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4595	1,105	65	17	14.2%	920 (83.3%)	48 (4.3%)	71 (6.4%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$15,024	$724	$269	$993	$11,245	$2,787	$14,031	97.7	97.9	6	2		450144000430
9	Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5		948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	$4,280	$485	$255	$740	$2,705	$836	$3,541	97.6	96.4	15	6		450144001457
10	Gold Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8300	877	62	14.1	10.3%	564 (64.3%)	43 (4.9%)	72 (8.2%)	152 (17.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	$13,075	$448	$357	$805	$10,905	$1,365	$12,270	97.5	97.7	7	3		450390000368
11	East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	433	30	14.3		375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$19,188	$526	$403	$929	$15,563	$2,696	$18,259	97.4	96.6	13	2		450144000856
12	Waccamaw Middle	Public	7-8	247 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-0106	329	24	13.7	46.7%	245 (74.5%)	53 (16.1%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,335	$971	$749	$1,720	$12,178	$2,438	$14,616	97.2	93.5	18	6		450228000739
13	Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,151	72	16		1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	$13,837	$423	$405	$827	$11,097	$1,912	$13,010	97.1	98	5	8		450117001472
14	Southwood Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Southwood Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5205	409	34	11.9	55.3%	241 (58.9%)	93 (22.7%)	51 (12.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$19,579	$1,198	$1,113	$2,312	$15,170	$2,097	$17,267	96.9	96.5	14			450090001574
15	Forest Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2212 Whites Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3450	757	56	13.5	11.8%	519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	$14,002	$514	$336	$849	$11,532	$1,620	$13,152	96.8	97.3	9	6		450390001736
16	Moultrie Middle	Public	6-8	645 Coleman Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2819	1,130	65	17.4	20.1%	969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	$14,751	$545	$376	$921	$11,312	$2,518	$13,830	96.5	97.5	8	8		450144001218
17	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	2320 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-3770	916	68	13.4	14.9%	595 (65.0%)	70 (7.6%)	84 (9.2%)	122 (13.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	$13,075	$471	$358	$829	$10,729	$1,517	$12,246	96.1	96.8	11	6		450390001683
18	Laing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2705 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2809	986	61	16.2	20.5%	786 (79.7%)	113 (11.5%)	40 (4.1%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	$16,363	$640	$440	$1,080	$12,448	$2,835	$15,283	96.1	96.4	16	2		450144001217
19	Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6		353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$8,759	$195	$42	$236	$6,065	$2,458	$8,523	92.2	83.2	48	29		450390901700
20	Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9		667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	$9,468	$93	$102	$195	$6,520	$2,752	$9,273	92	96.7	12	8		450390901650
21	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	893	69	12.9	27.7%	634 (71.0%)	97 (10.9%)	57 (6.4%)	67 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	$14,247	$735	$390	$1,125	$11,611	$1,511	$13,122	91.6	89.2	32	11		450270001268
22	Fort Mill Middle	Public	6-8	200 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-5553	620	51	12.1	32.0%	365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$15,779	$411	$364	$774	$13,252	$1,752	$15,004	91.1	93.6	17	5		450390001155
23	Banks Trail Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Banks Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2990	638	52	12.2	36.7%	378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	$14,987	$858	$430	$1,289	$12,057	$1,641	$13,698	91.1	92.7	20	3		450390001564
24	Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,033	72	14.4	24.8%	788 (76.3%)	71 (6.9%)	69 (6.7%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	$13,481	$519	$344	$862	$11,215	$1,404	$12,619	91	90.4	26	2		450270001723
25	Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	109 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 572-0313	432	28	15.4	35.8%	254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	$15,767	$652	$503	$1,155	$12,609	$2,002	$14,611	90.5	88.8	33	8		450117001158
26	Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	1711 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8199	710	60	11.8	42.5%	279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$14,508	$403	$509	$912	$12,031	$1,566	$13,596	90.5	90.4	27	1		450390001102
27	Greer Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-7	138 West McElhaney Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(864) 469-7571	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								90.2			(n/a)		450390101822
28	Camp Road Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Camp Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2784	901	53	16.9	34.2%	681 (75.6%)	146 (16.2%)	27 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	$15,649	$964	$505	$1,468	$11,093	$3,089	$14,181	89.9	89.6	30	2		450144001691
29	Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	778	61	12.7	30.8%	501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	$15,244	$800	$398	$1,199	$12,394	$1,651	$14,045	89.9	92.8	19	10		450270001578
30	James Simons Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	741 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7763	392	28	14.2		219 (55.9%)	111 (28.3%)	34 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$19,989	$809	$555	$1,364	$15,235	$3,390	$18,625	89.6			(n/a)		450144000228
31	Oakridge Middle	Public	6-8	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8000	1,146	81	14.1	26.4%	779 (68.0%)	124 (10.8%)	126 (11.0%)	29 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (7.6%)	$13,702	$298	$281	$578	$11,336	$1,788	$13,124	89.6	90.7	25	6		450384001100
32	Ocean Bay Middle	Public	6-8	905 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8420	801	49	16.5	31.5%	558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$13,466	$708	$413	$1,121	$10,700	$1,645	$12,345	89.2	92.5	21	11		450249001458
33	Powdersville Middle	Public	6-8	135 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-1821	801	54	14.8	44.2%	575 (71.8%)	64 (8.0%)	91 (11.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	$13,695	$422	$11,671	$12,092	$1,177	$426	$1,603	89.2	90.2	28	5		450078001444
34	Riverview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	81 Savannah Highway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 379-0133	694	52	13.2		392 (56.5%)	175 (25.2%)	78 (11.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$18,968	$722	$445	$1,167	$14,967	$2,834	$17,802	88.3	87.5	36	2		450111001530
35	Chapin Middle	Public	6-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,007	68	14.9	25.0%	797 (79.1%)	56 (5.6%)	73 (7.2%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.3%)	$14,563	$380	$456	$836	$11,371	$1,520	$13,727	88.1	90	29	6		450282001654
36	Indian Land Middle	Public	7-8	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2500	1,102	64	17.2	27.8%	580 (52.6%)	129 (11.7%)	246 (22.3%)	98 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.4%)	$11,958	$340	$260	$600	$9,156	$2,203	$11,358	88.1	82.4	49	13		450258001490
37	Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	750	55	13.7	28.6%	518 (69.1%)	95 (12.7%)	66 (8.8%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.3%)	$15,021	$659	$457	$1,116	$12,328	$1,577	$13,905	87.8	86.1	39	2		450270000977
38	Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	615 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7900	1,086	62	17.5	38.0%	609 (56.1%)	114 (10.5%)	161 (14.8%)	152 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.3%)	$11,630	$515	$449	$964	$9,868	$798	$10,666	87.5	91.1	24	14		450231000459
39	Riverside Middle	Public	7-8	458 Riverside Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2200	453	32	14.1	64.1%	331 (73.1%)	63 (13.9%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$15,460	$257	$897	$1,154	$12,288	$2,018	$14,307	87.5	87.3	37	2		450087001326
40	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,621	96	16.9		1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	$12,224	$536	$501	$1,036	$10,430	$757	$11,188	86.4	92.3	22	18		450231001517
41	Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	510 Garrison Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6100	989	56	17.8	44.6%	589 (59.6%)	218 (22.0%)	120 (12.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.8%)	$11,728	$515	$468	$983	$9,954	$791	$10,745	86.4	83.9	45	4		450231001245
42	R. C. Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	1157 Madden Bridge Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4200	835	52	16.2	46.7%	613 (73.4%)	74 (8.9%)	57 (6.8%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.7%)	$11,240	$570	$472	$1,043	$9,017	$1,181	$10,198	86	84.7	43	1		450333000897
43	Youth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 898-4511	290	19	15.2	17.0%	278 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,768	$33	$30	$63	$184	$13,520	$13,705	85.4	85.5	40	3		450390101589
44	Wren Middle	Public	6-8	1010 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5930	910	58	15.7	46.4%	694 (76.3%)	77 (8.5%)	80 (8.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	$12,959	$386	$11,016	$11,401	$1,155	$402	$1,558	84.3	88.5	34	10		450078001203
45	Ten Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	150 Revolutionary War Way	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-8896	1,264	80	15.8	44.7%	737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	$13,099	$586	$402	$989	$10,585	$1,525	$12,111	83.9	85.3	41	4		450249001680
46	River Ridge Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 River Ridge Drive	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 836-4600	1,134	85	13.3		655 (57.8%)	74 (6.5%)	303 (26.7%)	38 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	$17,502	$496	$490	$986	$13,210	$3,306	$16,516	83.6	75.6	66	20		450111001662
47	Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	527	37	14.2	42.6%	351 (66.6%)	38 (7.2%)	74 (14.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	$15,107	$502	$466	$967	$12,378	$1,762	$14,140	82.7	87.6	35	12		450249001677
48	Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	320	22	14.5		258 (80.6%)	10 (3.1%)	27 (8.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$12,778	$369	$487	$856	$7,763	$4,159	$11,922	82.4	91.2	23	25		450249001561
49	Crayton Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Clemson Avenue	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7224	952	68	14	—	469 (49.3%)	330 (34.7%)	70 (7.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	$17,699	$927	$890	$1,816	$13,454	$2,429	$15,883	82.2	82.3	50	1		450336001298
50	East Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 695-2451	1,031	59	17.4	40.2%	675 (65.5%)	167 (16.2%)	91 (8.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.7%)	$11,033	$399	$705	$1,105	$8,798	$1,131	$9,928	82.1	82.2	51	1		450201001769
51	Carolina Voyager Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1409 Bluewater Way	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 203-3891	402	30	13.6		287 (71.4%)	51 (12.7%)	21 (5.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$17,673	$836	$255	$1,090	$12,048	$4,534	$16,582	82	66	96	45		450144001628
52	McCants Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Marchbanks Avenue	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5145	572	40	14.4	52.8%	329 (57.5%)	138 (24.1%)	42 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	$14,206	$718	$750	$1,467	$11,049	$1,690	$12,739	81.7	77.7	63	11		450090000110
53	League Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 Twin Lake Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8100	787	50	15.8	49.3%	466 (59.2%)	145 (18.4%)	133 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$12,840	$527	$490	$1,017	$10,773	$1,050	$11,823	81.7	83.8	46	7		450231001249
54	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	507	35	14.4		236 (46.5%)	132 (26.0%)	67 (13.2%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	$9,466	$73	$32	$105	$6,358	$3,003	$9,361	81.6	77.8	62	8		450390101542
55	Greenville Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	339 Lowndes Avenue	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5600	736	49	15	60.5%	337 (45.8%)	206 (28.0%)	139 (18.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.2%)	$13,445	$652	$528	$1,179	$11,274	$992	$12,266	81.5	80.1	55			450231001243
56	York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,672	107	15.6		1,168 (69.9%)	290 (17.3%)	78 (4.7%)	22 (1.3%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.1%)	$11,700	$470	$354	$824	$9,029	$1,847	$10,877	80.7	74.6	69	13		450390101544
57	GREEN Charter School Simpsonville	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Brookfield Blvd	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 326-2151	367	26	14.1		199 (54.2%)	30 (8.2%)	58 (15.8%)	43 (11.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	$9,239	$230	$288	$518	$7,238	$1,484	$8,722	80.2			(n/a)		450390101801
58	Dixie High	Public	7-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	565	36	15.6		480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$11,152	$289	$331	$619	$10,008	$525	$10,533	80.1	86.7	38	20		450069000012
59	Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	710 Ike's Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7000	823	51	16.2	56.6%	428 (52.0%)	154 (18.7%)	139 (16.9%)	58 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.2%)	$12,776	$537	$535	$1,072	$10,765	$938	$11,704	79.3	84.8	42	17		450231001252
60	Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	803 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4333	749	54	13.8	64.8%	528 (70.5%)	56 (7.5%)	119 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$15,067	$506	$12,626	$13,132	$1,229	$706	$1,935	79.2	76.2	65	5		450078000074
61	Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2		228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$21,716	$1,405	$1,575	$2,980	$16,163	$2,573	$18,736	78.8	80.7	52	9		450391000880
62	Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	763	46	16.7	45.5%	568 (74.4%)	80 (10.5%)	71 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$12,491	$670	$576	$1,246	$10,257	$988	$11,245	78.3	73.2	75	13		450231001524
63	Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	764	64	12		443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	$11,010	$144	$672	$816	$5,619	$4,575	$10,194	77.8	79.6	59	4		450390901757
64	Blythewood Middle	Public	6-8	2351 Longtown Road East	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6850	872	54	16.2	36.1%	215 (24.7%)	476 (54.6%)	97 (11.1%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	$13,006	$311	$598	$910	$10,344	$1,752	$12,096	77.6	74.6	70	6		450339000203
65	Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	700 Millennium Boulevard	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-0800	930	59	15.7	52.0%	373 (40.1%)	313 (33.7%)	136 (14.6%)	41 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.7%)	$12,479	$500	$562	$1,062	$10,453	$965	$11,417	77.6	80	56	9		450231001633
66	Beck International Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	901 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-1400	848	53	15.8	64.0%	370 (43.6%)	299 (35.3%)	102 (12.0%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.5%)	$12,777	$526	$500	$1,025	$10,837	$915	$11,752	77.4	76.5	64	2		450231001240
67	Haut Gap Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1861 Bohicket Road	Johns Island	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 559-6418	412	33	12.4	—	166 (40.3%)	107 (26.0%)	114 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$22,450	$1,630	$678	$2,309	$15,341	$4,800	$20,141	77.2	62.7	104	37		450144001215
68	Landrum Middle	Public	6-8	104 Redland Road	Landrum	29356	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 457-2629	218	18	12.1	51.4%	190 (87.2%)	5 (2.3%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$15,634	$269	$811	$1,080	$12,909	$1,645	$14,555	77.2	72.8	76	8		450348000060
69	Tall Pines STEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	550 Camp Long Rd	Aiken	29805	Aiken County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 502-1692	382	25	15.2	14.4%	326 (85.3%)	15 (3.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	$12,348	$156	$262	$418	$185	$11,746	$11,930	76.7	74	71	2		450390101665
70	St. James Middle	Public	7-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	913	58	15.7	44.3%	654 (71.6%)	56 (6.1%)	122 (13.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.2%)	$13,774	$405	$355	$759	$11,401	$1,614	$13,015	76.6	73.6	73	3		450249001419
71	GREEN Charter School Greenville	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 Pelham Street	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 288-4134	998	70	14.2		462 (46.3%)	112 (11.2%)	217 (21.7%)	141 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.2%)	$10,398	$347	$315	$662	$8,045	$1,691	$9,736	76.2	80.2	54	17		450390101774
72	Abner Creek Middle	Public	6-8	221 Gin House Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2392	644	49	13.1		373 (57.9%)	130 (20.2%)	88 (13.7%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)	$13,356	$54	$519	$574	$11,255	$1,528	$12,782	76.1			(n/a)		450360001799
73	Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	644 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-3511	354	26	13.6	58.1%	242 (68.4%)	83 (23.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$14,037	$553	$778	$1,331	$10,647	$2,058	$12,705	75.8	79.7	58	15		450240000603
74	Glenview Middle	Public	6-8	2575 Old Williamston Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-4060	677	53	12.8	64.0%	321 (47.4%)	225 (33.2%)	45 (6.6%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	$14,823	$1,114	$925	$2,039	$11,181	$1,603	$12,784	74.5	73.5	74			450090001575
75	Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2423 East Tyger Bridge Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1900	908	55	16.6	45.9%	749 (82.5%)	32 (3.5%)	88 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.3%)	$12,909	$533	$552	$1,085	$10,764	$1,061	$11,824	74.2	80.5	53	22		450231001393
76	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	11240 Highway 90	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6136	1,267	78	16.2	52.2%	771 (60.9%)	207 (16.3%)	176 (13.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (7.7%)	$12,637	$617	$431	$1,047	$10,177	$1,414	$11,590	74.1	79.9	57	19		450249000625
77	Sevier Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Piedmont Park Road	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8200	644	41	15.7	56.6%	352 (54.7%)	86 (13.4%)	142 (22.0%)	17 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.1%)	$13,224	$573	$595	$1,168	$11,023	$1,032	$12,055	73.7	78.3	61	16		450231001253
78	Honea Path Middle	Public	6-8	107 Brock Avenue	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7641	278	24	11.5	64.2%	224 (80.6%)	28 (10.1%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$17,944	$1,509	$588	$2,097	$13,559	$2,288	$15,847	73.5	83.4	47	31		450081001205
79	Clover Middle	Public	6-8	1233 Soaring Eagles Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8300	969	70	13.8	52.4%	646 (66.7%)	127 (13.1%)	94 (9.7%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.1%)	$14,985	$486	$273	$759	$12,493	$1,734	$14,227	73.1	75.6	67	12		450384001127
80	Starr-Iva Middle	Public	6-8	1034 Rainey Road	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6146	616	39	15.7	61.4%	465 (75.5%)	56 (9.1%)	50 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	$13,081	$1,012	$647	$1,659	$9,876	$1,546	$11,422	72.6	70	82	2		450084000088
81	Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	755	62	12		567 (75.1%)	73 (9.7%)	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$11,803	$354	$78	$432	$8,603	$2,768	$11,371	72.4	56.5	122	41		450390101645
82	Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	649	46	14.1	58.7%	412 (63.5%)	122 (18.8%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.2%)	$15,119	$699	$577	$1,275	$11,856	$1,988	$13,844	72.2	66.7	93	11		450255000662
83	Highland Springs Middle	Public	6-8	822 Fountainhead Drive	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 844-9601	534	28	19	—	255 (47.8%)	144 (27.0%)	94 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	$12,888	$873	$697	$1,570	$10,058	$1,261	$11,319	71.4	56.4	124	41		450072001775
84	Bluffton Middle	Public	6-8	30 New Mustang Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 707-0700	921	65	14.1	61.6%	370 (40.2%)	96 (10.4%)	413 (44.8%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	$20,708	$454	$959	$1,413	$15,201	$4,094	$19,295	71	68.8	87	3		450111001552
85	Mauldin Middle	Public	6-8	1190 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6770	922	54	17	53.8%	437 (47.4%)	278 (30.2%)	129 (14.0%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	$12,200	$515	$518	$1,033	$10,320	$848	$11,168	70.7	70.3	81	4		450231000455
86	Belton Middle	Public	6-8	102 Cherokee Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 338-6595	455	35	13.1	69.7%	302 (66.4%)	76 (16.7%)	35 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	$14,257	$1,098	$506	$1,604	$10,789	$1,863	$12,652	70.6	61.4	105	19		450081001204
87	Westview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 West Alexander Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 229-4301	692	46	15.1	—	289 (41.8%)	250 (36.1%)	113 (16.3%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	$13,269	$1,004	$612	$1,616	$10,323	$1,331	$11,653	70.5	68.3	90	3		450234000871
88	H. E. McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	250 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8700	846	68	12.4	51.7%	408 (48.2%)	79 (9.3%)	290 (34.3%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	$16,602	$501	$788	$1,289	$12,139	$3,174	$15,312	70.4	59.8	111	23		450111000420
89	Florence Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	290 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2310	781	58	13.3	53.5%	436 (55.8%)	153 (19.6%)	101 (12.9%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.7%)	$12,996	$146	$692	$838	$10,715	$1,443	$12,158	69.5	68.8	88	1		450360000997
90	T. E. Mabry Middle	Public	7-8	35 Oakland Avenue	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-8402	452	33	13.6	60.4%	351 (77.7%)	33 (7.3%)	33 (7.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$13,136	$314	$693	$1,007	$10,743	$1,386	$12,129	69.2	71.9	80	10		450348000990
91	Hughes Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	122 DeOyley Avenue	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6200	999	60	16.6	64.8%	369 (36.9%)	310 (31.0%)	256 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.2%)	$12,169	$609	$505	$1,113	$10,192	$863	$11,055	68.7	69.2	85	6		450231001247
92	Philip Simmons Middle	Public	6-8	2065 Seven Sticks Drive	Wando	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2590	473	32	15	47.6%	281 (59.4%)	115 (24.3%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	$14,751	$454	$609	$1,063	$11,712	$1,976	$13,688	68.5	64.8	99	7		450117001670
93	Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Rainbow Lake Rd	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 580-6171	703	49	14.3		533 (75.8%)	48 (6.8%)	54 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	$10,610	$688	$547	$1,235	$6,172	$3,202	$9,374	67.6	58.4	114	21		450390901785
94	Forestbrook Middle	Public	6-8	4430 Gator Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7300	816	53	15.5	52.6%	436 (53.4%)	76 (9.3%)	252 (30.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.9%)	$14,138	$698	$449	$1,147	$11,483	$1,507	$12,990	67.4	57	119	25		450249000243
95	Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	947	64	14.7	59.8%	517 (54.6%)	213 (22.5%)	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.8%)	$12,372	$503	$750	$1,254	$9,604	$1,514	$11,119	67	68.7	89	6		450201001384
96	Clifdale Middle	Public	6-8	451 Heritage Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6200	605	45	13.4	67.8%	395 (65.3%)	90 (14.9%)	70 (11.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	$15,272	$519	$943	$1,462	$12,317	$1,493	$13,810	66.8	49.9	143	47		450354001767
97	Thornwell Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	203 West Calhoun Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 808-0801	525	45	11.7		344 (65.5%)	111 (21.1%)	26 (5.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$13,351	$100	$1,519	$1,619	$8,601	$3,132	$11,732	66.5	73.7	72	25		450390901716
98	Paul Knox Middle	Public	6-8	1804 Wells Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6300	573	31	18.4	58.3%	292 (51.0%)	155 (27.1%)	79 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$11,713	$1,085	$652	$1,737	$8,766	$1,210	$9,976	66.4	66.2	95	3		450072000050
99	Lewisville Middle	Public	6-8	3595 Lancaster Highway	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5858	295	22	13.4	—	162 (54.9%)	81 (27.5%)	32 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	$17,945	$1,836	$570	$2,406	$12,204	$3,336	$15,540	66.4	50.5	141	42		450153001225
100	Global Academy of School	Public, Charter	K-8	9768 Warren H. Abernathy Hwy	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 765-0004	598	44	13.5		568 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$9,674	$323	$61	$384	$6,296	$2,994	$9,290	65.9	35.4	203	103		450391901786

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