Best Middle Schools in South Carolina

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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/Disc Lunch Recipients (2024)	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
101	Campobello-Gramling School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Fagan Avenue	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-9110	866	54	16.1	53.6%	745 (86.0%)	22 (2.5%)	61 (7.0%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$10,722	$341	$747	$1,088	$8,528	$1,106	$9,634	65.9	72	79	22		450348000983
102	East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1	47.7%	316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404	65.7	89.3	31	71		450390101582
103	Aynor Middle	Public	6-8	400 Frye Road	Galivants Ferry	29544	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 358-6000	742	48	15.4	56.0%	580 (78.2%)	53 (7.1%)	71 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$13,420	$1,027	$432	$1,459	$10,508	$1,452	$11,960	64.7	70	83	20		450249000872
104	Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	691 Riverland Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2765	347	25	14.1	29.6%	283 (81.6%)	28 (8.1%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$26,181	$3,783	$1,369	$5,152	$16,995	$4,034	$21,029	64.2			(n/a)		450144000218
105	Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,217	83	14.6	68.6%	723 (59.4%)	151 (12.4%)	225 (18.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.1%)	$10,709	$682	$517	$1,199	$8,329	$1,181	$9,510	63.6	52.1	134	29		450333000898
106	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Public	5-8	45 West Main Street	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 456-2711	238	18	13.6	100.0%	166 (69.7%)	34 (14.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)			$27,077					63.5	57.1	117	11		450237000598
107	Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	1606 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6900	783	47	16.7	70.2%	580 (74.1%)	103 (13.2%)	59 (7.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	$11,582	$1,010	$733	$1,743	$9,137	$702	$9,839	63.3	58.1	115	8		450231001251
108	Merriwether Middle	Public	6-8	430 Murrah Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 279-2511	365	25	14.6	49.1%	231 (63.3%)	77 (21.1%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$14,196	$966	$564	$1,530	$11,123	$1,544	$12,666	62.5	69.1	86	22		450207000038
109	Chesnee Middle	Public	6-8	805 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-3900	569	36	15.9	72.3%	472 (83.0%)	32 (5.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$11,398	$656	$777	$1,433	$8,899	$1,066	$9,965	62.3	79	60	49		450351001451
110	Mid-Carolina Middle	Public	6-8	6794 US Highway 76	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-3634	553	45	12.3	57.3%	371 (67.1%)	102 (18.4%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$14,516	$1,035	$951	$1,986	$10,367	$2,164	$12,531	61.8	63.7	101	9		450303001283
111	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	573	48	11.9	59.6%	210 (36.6%)	284 (49.6%)	54 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$20,489	$1,309	$1,282	$2,592	$12,090	$5,808	$17,897	61.5	66.4	94	17		450144001505
112	East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	722	38	19	100.0%	518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,130	$1,836	$763	$2,599	$9,153	$1,378	$10,531	61.4	65.2	98	14		450391500331
113	North Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Edgefield Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6200	492	27	18.2	61.6%	211 (42.9%)	137 (27.8%)	102 (20.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$11,811	$855	$1,067	$1,922	$8,624	$1,266	$9,889	61.2	55.7	126	13		450072000054
114	Oakbrook Middle	Public	6-8	286 Old Fort Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-9750	861	61	14.1	60.6%	321 (37.3%)	318 (36.9%)	116 (13.5%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	$12,395	$706	$777	$1,483	$9,348	$1,564	$10,911	60.7	68.3	91	23		450201001406
115	D. R. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1303 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2370	562	50	11.1	72.7%	319 (56.8%)	99 (17.6%)	103 (18.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$14,394	$399	$664	$1,062	$11,785	$1,546	$13,331	60.6	51	140	25		450360001023
116	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,592	112	14.2	100.0%	39 (2.4%)	732 (46.0%)	721 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.2%)	$15,066	$1,534	$1,326	$2,860	$9,807	$2,399	$12,206	60.3	56.9	120	4		450390101685
117	Whitmire Community School (High)	Public	6-12	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 694-2320	264	23	11.5	63.4%	179 (67.8%)	47 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$19,989	$876	$1,478	$2,354	$14,811	$2,824	$17,635	60.3	67.7	92	25		450303000820
118	McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	937	79	11.7	78.6%	451 (48.1%)	300 (32.0%)	116 (12.4%)	22 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	$15,199	$536	$1,676	$2,212	$11,321	$1,666	$12,988	59.4	65.3	97	21		450366001051
119	Boiling Springs Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-5954	1,122	69	16.3	73.2%	715 (63.7%)	177 (15.8%)	65 (5.8%)	39 (3.5%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.6%)	$9,706	$351	$620	$971	$7,587	$1,148	$8,735	59.1	69.7	84	35		450351001002
120	Conway Middle	Public	6-8	1104 Elm Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6040	578	41	14	52.2%	351 (60.7%)	119 (20.6%)	67 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$13,551	$1,072	$559	$1,631	$10,107	$1,814	$11,920	59.1	60.6	107	13		450249000634
121	Dutch Fork Middle	Public	6-8	1528 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4800	876	68	12.8	51.4%	400 (45.7%)	305 (34.8%)	75 (8.6%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	$14,461	$672	$565	$1,237	$11,716	$1,509	$13,225	58.8	56.4	123	2		450282000339
122	Cherokee Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3206 Cherokee Avenue	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 489-7198	633	42	15	99.4%	433 (68.4%)	116 (18.3%)	56 (8.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$14,475	$1,838	$1,282	$3,120	$7,322	$4,033	$11,355	58.7	60.6	106	16		450390901755
123	Muller Road Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	1031 Muller Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-6851	1,242	81	15.3	34.8%	307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	$11,972	$941	$505	$1,446	$8,717	$1,808	$10,525	58.6	54.5	130	7		450339001566
124	American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6	3.5%	1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)	$11,553		$157	$157	$5,086	$6,310	$11,396	58.3	64.3	100	24		450390901782
125	Beech Springs Middle	Public	6-8	200 South Danler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-7600	584	51	11.4	81.0%	269 (46.1%)	140 (24.0%)	132 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)								57.8			(n/a)		450360000209
126	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Robert Smalls Parkway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,472	98	15	16.7%	974 (66.2%)	193 (13.1%)	175 (11.9%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.1%)	$11,095	$589	$269	$858	$8,092	$2,145	$10,237	57.5	75.2	68	58		450390101617
127	Rainbow Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Riveroak Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-5700	973	67	14.5	72.0%	567 (58.3%)	156 (16.0%)	137 (14.1%)	36 (3.7%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	$10,200	$253	$632	$885	$8,254	$1,061	$9,315	57.3	59.8	110	17		450351001558
128	West Oak Middle	Public	6-8	501 Westminster Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4525	656	51	12.9	70.1%	559 (85.2%)	33 (5.0%)	42 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$14,432	$224	$377	$601	$11,598	$2,233	$13,831	57.3	47.1	151	23		450306001477
129	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3910 Verde Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7105	471	36	13	100.0%	202 (42.9%)	161 (34.2%)	62 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	$25,470	$4,315	$1,521	$5,836	$16,107	$3,527	$19,634	57.2	54.6	129			450144000222
130	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	78.3%	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	57.1	44.6	166	36		450333001293
131	Summit Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 898-4511	59	6	9.8		51 (86.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								56.9			(n/a)		450390101804
132	Walhalla Middle	Public	6-8	151 Razorback Lane	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4485	857	60	14.3	60.6%	651 (76.0%)	15 (1.8%)	175 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	$12,960	$217	$378	$595	$10,533	$1,832	$12,365	56.7	63.3	103	29		450306001288
133	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	125 Falcon Lane	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3400	458	35	13.2	78.9%	371 (81.0%)	15 (3.3%)	45 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$14,337	$901	$763	$1,663	$11,100	$1,574	$12,673	56.6	57	118	15		450333001385
134	Meeting Street Brentwood	Public	PK, KG-8	2685 Leeds Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 529-3130	806	109	7.3		38 (4.7%)	451 (56.0%)	290 (36.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)								56.6			(n/a)		450144001792
135	Mevers School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7750 Henry E. Brown Jr. Boulev	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 806-5909	772	78	9.9	76.1%	189 (24.5%)	369 (47.8%)	131 (17.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	$10,943	$875	$1,206	$2,081	$4,698	$4,164	$8,862	56.2	46.2	156	21		450390901686
136	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	99.5%	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	56.1	45.2	163	27		450390901590
137	Gilbert Middle	Public	6-8	120 Rikard Circle	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1700	804	65	12.4	48.4%	566 (70.4%)	58 (7.2%)	140 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$14,097	$753	$362	$1,115	$11,641	$1,340	$12,982	56	51.1	139	2		450270000041
138	Latta Middle	Public	6-8	612 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-7117	349	23	15.1	79.4%	181 (51.9%)	130 (37.2%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	$8,512	$833	$251	$1,085	$6,776	$652	$7,428	55.9	56.8	121	17		450195000390
139	John W. Moore Middle	Public	6-8	191 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8171	1,056	73	14.4	61.3%	414 (39.2%)	429 (40.6%)	89 (8.4%)	35 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (8.4%)	$12,994	$526	$1,466	$1,993	$9,189	$1,813	$11,002	55.7	60.3	108	31		450213000438
140	Buford Middle	Public	6-8	1890 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 285-8473	374	29	12.8	59.0%	292 (78.1%)	12 (3.2%)	55 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$14,477	$399	$124	$523	$11,964	$1,990	$13,954	55.3	59.4	112	28		450258000039
141	Woodruff Middle	Public	6-8	205 S. J. Workman Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-3150	701	42	16.5	65.7%	440 (62.8%)	111 (15.8%)	86 (12.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.1%)	$12,335	$1,132	$602	$1,734	$9,433	$1,169	$10,601	54.9	58.9	113	28		450357001014
142	Wright Middle	Public	6-8	111 Highway 71	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5998	323	31	10.4	100.0%	151 (46.7%)	154 (47.7%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,155	$699	$257	$956	$10,259	$2,940	$13,199	54.4	60.1	109	33		450069000010
143	Cane Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-1857	1,464	81	18	43.2%	827 (56.5%)	297 (20.3%)	154 (10.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	153 (10.5%)	$11,441	$488	$699	$1,188	$8,525	$1,728	$10,253	53.9	55	128	15		450117001608
144	Green Sea Floyds High	Public	6-12	4990 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-3131	693	57	12.1	100.0%	362 (52.2%)	204 (29.4%)	74 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	$19,841	$1,960	$780	$2,740	$14,567	$2,534	$17,101	53.7	45.9	159	15		450249000641
145	Black Water Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-8440	789	51	15.4	65.1%	338 (42.8%)	154 (19.5%)	225 (28.5%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	$13,311	$1,222	$578	$1,800	$10,079	$1,433	$11,512	53.6	49.2	148	3		450249001471
146	Green Charter School Spartanburg	Public, Charter	K-8	8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highw	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 586-3939	412	37	11.1	62.9%	181 (43.9%)	100 (24.3%)	59 (14.3%)	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$9,230	$1,151	$137	$1,288	$5,539	$2,404	$7,943	53.3	84.6	44	102		450390101722
147	Macedonia Middle	Public	6-8	200 Macedonia Foxes Circle	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8940	375	27	13.8	100.0%	256 (68.3%)	65 (17.3%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	$15,765	$1,007	$933	$1,940	$12,199	$1,626	$13,825	52.7	43.4	173	26		450117001208
148	Hand Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Wheat Street	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2947	755	61	12.3	100.0%	232 (30.7%)	388 (51.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	$18,872	$1,401	$1,133	$2,534	$13,897	$2,441	$16,338	52.2	49.1	149	1		450336001300
149	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	100.0%	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	52.1	45.3	162	13		450111000547
150	Irmo Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6051 Wescott Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3600	992	87	11.4	100.0%	335 (33.8%)	439 (44.3%)	85 (8.6%)	36 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.4%)	$14,658	$468	$510	$978	$12,107	$1,573	$13,680	52.1	51.2	138	12		450282000758
151	Johnsonville Middle	Public	6-8	415 Maple Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2066	281	21	13.3	100.0%	188 (66.9%)	66 (23.5%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$16,670	$1,443	$2,020	$3,462	$11,501	$1,707	$13,208	51.6	52.2	133	18		450225000467
152	Carolyn Lewis School	Public	PK, KG-8	380 Coleridge Drive	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 900-3302	1,078	67	16	57.0%	542 (50.3%)	193 (17.9%)	188 (17.4%)	28 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (11.3%)	$12,358	$574	$507	$1,081	$9,459	$1,819	$11,277	51.5	49.5	146	6		450117001776
153	Gregg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Green Wave Boulevard	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 871-3150	810	58	13.8	64.2%	410 (50.6%)	225 (27.8%)	94 (11.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.0%)	$12,816	$1,025	$870	$1,895	$9,315	$1,606	$10,922	51.2	40.5	186	33		450201000242
154	Greer Middle	Public	6-8	3032 East Gap Creek Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5800	1,038	63	16.5	69.2%	446 (43.0%)	188 (18.1%)	343 (33.0%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.3%)	$11,598	$897	$631	$1,527	$9,348	$723	$10,071	51	50	142	12		450231001244
155	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	431 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5780	593	48	12.4	100.0%	198 (33.4%)	264 (44.5%)	88 (14.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$13,463	$1,729	$715	$2,444	$9,563	$1,456	$11,018	50.9	40.3	188	33		450234000594
156	Whittemore Park Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Rhue Street	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0669	1,013	70	14.4	100.0%	477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	$13,712	$1,451	$703	$2,154	$10,102	$1,455	$11,558	50.8	46.6	155	1		450249001178
157	Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	791	64	12.3	57.0%	382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783	50.3	46.9	154	3		450270001493
158	Mountain View Preparatory	Public, Charter	7-12	895 Springfield Rd	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 641-0604	452	24	18.8		251 (55.5%)	132 (29.2%)	32 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)								50.3			(n/a)		450391901808
159	Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	242	22	11	47.7%	188 (77.7%)	22 (9.1%)	18 (7.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$14,307	$611	$354	$965	$10,765	$2,578	$13,343	49.9	72.6	77	82		450228001607
160	Dutchman Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4757 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1700	856	54	15.8	53.5%	378 (44.2%)	310 (36.2%)	100 (11.7%)	23 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	$14,242	$426	$834	$1,260	$11,380	$1,602	$12,982	49.8	55.7	127	33		450387001526
161	Hanahan Middle	Public	6-8	4200 Railroad Ave	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3800	799	47	17	56.0%	394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	$12,716	$764	$845	$1,609	$9,363	$1,744	$11,108	49.5	55.8	125	36		450117000169
162	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Public, Magnet	6-8	3090 Sanders Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 763-1529	1,299	95	13.7	58.8%	552 (42.5%)	478 (36.8%)	142 (10.9%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (6.9%)	$29,210	$3,736	$1,839	$5,574	$18,192	$5,444	$23,636	49.1	51.7	136	26		450144000249
163	New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	814 Main Street South	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 652-8200	274	21	13	75.3%	114 (41.6%)	83 (30.3%)	57 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$14,677	$632	$1,229	$1,861	$11,551	$1,265	$12,816	48.7	46	158	5		450072001199
164	Westview Middle	Public	6-8	101 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-1700	840	53	15.8	62.4%	374 (44.5%)	179 (21.3%)	175 (20.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	$12,711	$441	$507	$947	$9,948	$1,816	$11,764	48.1	47	152	12		450117001210
165	Seneca Middle	Public	6-8	15440 Wells Hwy	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4455	829	56	14.8	67.9%	449 (54.2%)	208 (25.1%)	105 (12.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.2%)	$13,149	$303	$264	$567	$10,471	$2,111	$12,582	48.1	46.9	153	12		450306001436
166	Dacusville Middle	Public	6-8	899 Thomas Mill Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3525	356	25	14.2	73.6%	280 (78.7%)	9 (2.5%)	48 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$16,338	$893	$562	$1,454	$13,083	$1,801	$14,884	47.4	63.4	102	64		450333000896
167	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	100.0%	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	47.4	44.2	168	1		450255001257
168	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	67.4%	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	47.2	44.9	165	3		450363001315
169	Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle	Public	7-8	897 North Street	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3058	188	18	10.4	100.0%	89 (47.3%)	88 (46.8%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$19,476	$1,692	$1,464	$3,156	$13,772	$2,548	$16,320	47.1	29.7	231	62		450391600120
170	W. C. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1450	827	64	12.9	62.2%	337 (40.7%)	229 (27.7%)	200 (24.2%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	$15,281	$381	$801	$1,183	$12,364	$1,734	$14,098	46.4	52.7	132	38		450387001147
171	Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6865 Kershaw Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-6021	480	32	14.9	70.5%	304 (63.3%)	120 (25.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	$13,329	$310	$114	$424	$10,659	$2,246	$12,905	46.2	49.9	144	27		450258000685
172	R. P. Dawkins Middle	Public	6-8	1300 East Blackstock Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-8088	800	60	13.3	69.3%	244 (30.5%)	344 (43.0%)	112 (14.0%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.4%)	$12,074	$112	$35	$148	$10,597	$1,330	$11,927	46.2	57.7	116	56		450363001316
173	Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14	100.0%	227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246	45.8	41.4	178	5		450276001274
174	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	78.0%	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	45.6	160	14		450390101545
175	R. H. Fulmer Middle	Public	6-8	1614 Walterboro St.	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5660	526	47	11.1	100.0%	221 (42.0%)	176 (33.5%)	92 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	$15,079	$689	$1,316	$2,005	$10,905	$2,170	$13,074	45.5	42.7	175			450273001273
176	McCormick Middle	Public	6-8	6979 Highway 28 South	Mc Cormick	29835	McCormick County	McCormick 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 443-2243	106	11	9.6	100.0%	24 (22.6%)	76 (71.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$29,169	$120	$80	$200	$20,878	$8,091	$28,969	45.3	32.1	221	45		450300000803
177	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	100.0%	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	45.2	27.9	238	61		450234001255
178	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	70.7%	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	45.1	45.4	161	17		450231000546
179	Hilton Head Island Middle	Public	6-8	55 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4500	778	69	11.2	57.6%	239 (30.7%)	96 (12.3%)	396 (50.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$15,953	$659	$392	$1,051	$12,572	$2,329	$14,901	45	54.1	131	48		450111001361
180	Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	662	44	15	63.2%	319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	$12,121	$796	$765	$1,560	$9,020	$1,541	$10,560	44.6	41.7	177	3		450255000465
181	Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Neely Ferry Road	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 575-2126	623	51	12.2	100.0%	530 (85.1%)	43 (6.9%)	38 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$14,926	$1,280	$454	$1,734	$10,682	$2,510	$13,192	44.6	38	194	13		450261001622
182	Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	3101 North Oak Street	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-3932	1,146	71	16.2	100.0%	383 (33.4%)	259 (22.6%)	391 (34.1%)	16 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	$12,371	$1,069	$512	$1,581	$9,328	$1,462	$10,790	44.5	39.9	189	7		450249001340
183	Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	375	35	10.7	85.4%	152 (40.5%)	151 (40.3%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.6%)	$19,665	$1,514	$867	$2,380	$12,228	$5,057	$17,285	43.8	41.4	179	4		450153000300
184	Spartanburg Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	385 South Spring Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 621-3882	454	40	11.3	100.0%	79 (17.4%)	284 (62.6%)	51 (11.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.8%)	$13,164	$991	$173	$1,164	$8,806	$3,194	$12,000	43.7	42.9	174	10		450390101541
185	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	100.0%	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	43.1	43.9	169	16		450213001332
186	Spaulding Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Cartersville Highway	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 326-7625	228	18	12.6	100.0%	77 (33.8%)	115 (50.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	$18,777	$2,233	$1,365	$3,598	$12,774	$2,404	$15,179	42.5	51.6	137	49		450186000374
187	Butler Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	393	33	11.9	100.0%	146 (37.2%)	185 (47.1%)	30 (7.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$15,317	$772	$1,217	$1,990	$8,846	$4,481	$13,327	42.4	72.5	78	109		450390101737
188	Rawlinson Road Middle	Public	6-8	2631 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1500	644	48	13.4	100.0%	196 (30.4%)	314 (48.8%)	97 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$15,600	$514	$882	$1,395	$12,472	$1,733	$14,205	42.4	34	209	21		450387001148
189	Horse Creek Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Toolebeck Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 646-3506	1,392	111	12.5	0.2%	1,048 (75.3%)	217 (15.6%)	57 (4.1%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.2%)	$11,944	$581	$82	$663	$9,169	$2,112	$11,281	42.3	46.1	157	32		450391900684
190	Dent Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2721 Decker Boulevard	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2750	1,059	83	12.7	100.0%	185 (17.5%)	566 (53.4%)	186 (17.6%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	$15,232	$1,039	$661	$1,699	$11,035	$2,497	$13,532	42.1	40.7	185	5		450339001311
191	Pelion Middle	Public	6-8	325 Main Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2300	513	45	11.4	100.0%	348 (67.8%)	26 (5.1%)	106 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	$15,624	$1,258	$615	$1,873	$12,035	$1,717	$13,751	41.9	34.2	207	16		450270000583
192	Saluda Trail Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	751	54	13.9	100.0%	217 (28.9%)	425 (56.6%)	59 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$15,224	$590	$862	$1,452	$11,818	$1,954	$13,772	41.8	48.1	150	42		450387000537
193	Alston Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bryan Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3890	732	56	13.1	79.5%	262 (35.8%)	260 (35.5%)	126 (17.2%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.7%)	$13,300	$706	$1,023	$1,729	$9,981	$1,590	$11,571	41.8	43.5	172	21		450201000403
194	Hartsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1427 Fourteenth Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 857-3121	801	61	13.1	100.0%	353 (44.1%)	306 (38.2%)	59 (7.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.4%)	$16,121	$1,284	$1,035	$2,320	$12,135	$1,666	$13,801	41.7	36.9	198	4		450186000369
195	M. B. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	274 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2470	643	34	19	66.6%	285 (44.3%)	221 (34.4%)	89 (13.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	$12,016	$723	$1,169	$1,892	$9,051	$1,073	$10,124	41.6	40.8	183	12		450072001197
196	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	100.0%	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	40.4	45.1	164	32		450231001337
197	Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 493-2061	782	52	15.1	100.0%	431 (55.1%)	263 (33.6%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	$13,438	$1,079	$523	$1,602	$9,137	$2,698	$11,836	40.3	37.2	197			450216001409
198	York Middle	Public	7-8	1010 DeVinney Road	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-5008	789	63	12.6	63.9%	473 (59.9%)	154 (19.5%)	86 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	$14,687	$935	$946	$1,881	$10,761	$2,045	$12,806	40.1	36.8	199	1		450381001412
199	High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,208	88	13.7	63.8%	731 (60.5%)	264 (21.9%)	145 (12.0%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.4%)	$12,892	$199	$88	$287	$9,700	$2,905	$12,605	40.1	51.9	135	64		450390101639
200	Lady's Island Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	30 Cougar Drive	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-3100	338	38	8.8	100.0%	86 (25.4%)	171 (50.6%)	55 (16.3%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$22,164	$1,553	$630	$2,184	$16,080	$3,900	$19,980	40	40.9	182	18		450111001360

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