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City
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450300000803
311
McCormick Middle
Public
6-8
6979 Highway 28 South
Mc Cormick
29835
McCormick County
McCormick 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(864) 443-2243
153
6
25.5
100.0%
29 (19.0%)
121 (79.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.0%)
$17,893
$1,872
$1,985
$3,857
$10,780
$3,256
$14,036
9.3
9.6
298
13
450000201597
312
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle
Public
6-8
1650 East Main Street
Dorchester
29437
Dorchester County
Dorchester 04
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(843) 462-2470
169
18
9.3
100.0%
48 (28.4%)
93 (55.0%)
13 (7.7%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.0%)
1 (0.6%)
9 (5.3%)
$19,568
$1,470
$4,227
$5,697
$10,684
$3,187
$13,871
9
13
284
28
450390800772
313
Palmetto Middle
Public
6-8
305 O'Neal Street
Mullins
29574
Marion County
Marion 10
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(843) 464-3730
334
13
25.6
100.0%
59 (17.7%)
239 (71.6%)
20 (6.0%)
2 (0.6%)
4 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.0%)
$12,600
$1,704
$1,715
$3,419
$7,339
$1,842
$9,181
8.6
9
302
11
450267001540
314
Lee Central Middle
Public
6-8
41 Charlene Lane
Bishopville
29010
Lee County
Lee 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 428-2100
358
23
15.5
100.0%
32 (8.9%)
309 (86.3%)
11 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.4%)
$16,076
$1,267
$660
$1,927
$11,229
$2,920
$14,149
8.4
9.7
296
18
450390101743
315
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy
Public, Charter
2-8
6015 N Main Street
Columbia
29203
Richland County
School Public Charter School District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 900-0664
231
26
8.8
37.7%
136 (58.9%)
68 (29.4%)
14 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.6%)
8.1
(n/a)
450336001301
316
Heyward Gibbes Middle
Public
6-8
500 Summerlea Drive
Columbia
29203
Richland County
Richland 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 343-2942
264
23
11.4
100.0%
5 (1.9%)
245 (92.8%)
5 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.4%)
$22,952
$1,778
$924
$2,703
$16,608
$3,641
$20,249
7.5
9
304
12
450144000215
317
Morningside Middle
Public
6-8
1999 Singley Lane
North Charleston
29405
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(843) 745-2000
567
53
10.6
100.0%
20 (3.5%)
355 (62.6%)
180 (31.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
9 (1.6%)
$15,574
$2,552
$1,241
$3,792
$9,120
$2,662
$11,781
7.1
11.7
290
27
450391000850
318
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
Public
6-12
4857 Charleston Highway
Rowesville
29133
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 516-6011
374
25
14.8
100.0%
23 (6.1%)
296 (79.1%)
49 (13.1%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.1%)
$12,752
$1,406
$875
$2,281
$9,218
$1,253
$10,471
7.1
9.7
297
21
450252001487
319
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence
Public
6-12
250 Jaguar Trail
Ridgeland
29936
Jasper County
Jasper 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(843) 489-8844
639
48
13.3
100.0%
46 (7.2%)
345 (54.0%)
245 (38.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
6.8
(n/a)
450390200511
320
Chestnut Oaks Middle
Public
6-8
1200 Oswego Road
Sumter
29153
Sumter County
Sumter 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 775-7272
396
20
19.8
100.0%
17 (4.3%)
333 (84.1%)
34 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
10 (2.5%)
$10,421
$1,350
$939
$2,289
$6,684
$1,448
$8,132
6.4
7
310
10
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SCPASS Science, SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 5, 2023, 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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