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
201	North District Middle	Public	7-8	611 Tillman Avenue	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3507	239	18	13.4	—	86 (36.0%)	136 (56.9%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$17,831	$1,631	$1,078	$2,708	$12,634	$2,488	$15,122	39.8	37.8	195	6		450391200609
202	White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	693	54	12.8	63.2%	362 (52.2%)	132 (19.0%)	137 (19.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	$14,910	$722	$472	$1,194	$12,164	$1,553	$13,717	39.7	31.7	225	23		450270000015
203	School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Sui	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	6,152	268	22.9		3,858 (62.7%)	1,255 (20.4%)	526 (8.6%)	33 (0.5%)	26 (0.4%)	8 (0.1%)	446 (7.2%)	$9,996	$296	$21	$317	$3,887	$5,792	$9,678	39.7	41.2	180	23		450390901520
204	Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	408	29	14.2		287 (70.3%)	66 (16.2%)	37 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,685	$250	$66	$316	$9,752	$2,617	$12,368	39.6	23.5	253	49		450390101646
205	Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29116	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	279	13	20.8		2 (0.7%)	238 (85.3%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$15,846	$1,349	$1,000	$2,349	$9,395	$4,102	$13,497	39.5	44.5	167	38		450390101401
206	Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6	48.8%	127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	$15,283	$544	$673	$1,217	$11,841	$2,225	$14,066	39.5	32.3	220	14		450339000927
207	Castle Heights Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	669	48	13.9	—	257 (38.4%)	205 (30.6%)	104 (15.5%)	12 (1.8%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	$17,376	$310	$774	$1,084	$14,287	$2,005	$16,292	39.1	42.2	176	31		450387001146
208	Darlington Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	150 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-5088	888	58	15.3	—	210 (23.6%)	538 (60.6%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	$14,560	$1,080	$843	$1,922	$10,985	$1,652	$12,637	39	35.9	202	6		450186000098
209	Sangaree Middle	Public	6-8	1050 Discovery Drive	Ladson	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-4028	637	40	15.9	75.1%	265 (41.6%)	180 (28.3%)	109 (17.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	$14,971	$804	$666	$1,471	$11,312	$2,188	$13,500	39	34.2	208	1		450117001166
210	North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$25,465	$1,980	$1,769	$3,750	$18,976	$2,740	$21,716	38.9	33.2	213	3		450391000876
211	Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	800 North Adair Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	No	(864) 833-0807	580	50	11.4	—	300 (51.7%)	215 (37.1%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$16,288	$943	$1,137	$2,080	$11,828	$2,379	$14,207	38.7	40.5	187	24		450264001264
212	Lakes and Bridges Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	1600 E Main Street	Easley	29641	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 442-5580	204	24	8.5		162 (79.4%)	12 (5.9%)	16 (7.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$16,741	$874	$234	$1,108	$11,882	$3,751	$15,633	38.6	34.5	204	8		450390101692
213	North Central Middle	Public	6-8	805 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 424-2740	408	33	12.3	—	284 (69.6%)	49 (12.0%)	45 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$14,997	$1,102	$778	$1,881	$10,910	$2,206	$13,116	38.5	39.4	190	23		450255000766
214	Alice Drive Middle	Public	6-8	40 Miller Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0821	783	47	16.6	—	235 (30.0%)	439 (56.1%)	42 (5.4%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$13,520	$611	$1,451	$2,063	$10,066	$1,392	$11,458	37.9	49.7	145	69		450390201063
215	Colearn Academy School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1027 West Main St	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(704) 807-6997	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								37.9			(n/a)		450391901829
216	Chesterfield-Ruby Middle	Public	6-8	14445 Highway 9	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-9401	414	28	14.7	—	248 (59.9%)	112 (27.1%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	$14,317	$840	$825	$1,664	$10,572	$2,081	$12,653	37.9	37.4	196	20		450156001173
217	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%)	$37,060	$1,975	$901	$2,876	$26,533	$7,651	$34,184	37.5	25.8	246	29		450144001330
218	Lake View High	Public	6-12	401 East Third Avenue	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3009	483	38	12.8		239 (49.5%)	179 (37.1%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$15,488	$1,003	$1,205	$2,208	$11,145	$2,135	$13,280	37.5	43.7	170	48		450192000380
219	Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	796	56	14.2	57.1%	64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$14,426	$320	$634	$954	$11,218	$2,255	$13,472	36.6	32.9	214	5		450339001081
220	Charleston Development Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	233 Line Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 722-2689	151	15	10.2		0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,812	$1,411	$625	$2,036	$14,331	$4,446	$18,777	36.5	49.5	147	73		450144000838
221	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,180	126	17.2		1,210 (55.5%)	585 (26.8%)	177 (8.1%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.5%)	$10,707	$304	$55	$359	$8,350	$1,998	$10,347	36.3	38.5	193	28		450390901513
222	Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	109 Hinton Street	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 385-6334	329	28	11.7		263 (79.9%)	54 (16.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,714	$812	$343	$1,155	$10,953	$2,607	$13,559	36.1	43.7	171	51		450153001020
223	C. E. Murray Middle	Public	6-8	222-A C.E. Murray Boulevard	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 426-2121	157	17	9.2	97.9%	12 (7.6%)	143 (91.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,726	$2,960	$3,322	$6,282	$19,087	$3,356	$22,443	35	33.4	212	11		450378001624
224	Henry L. Sneed Middle	Public	6-8	1102 Ebenezer Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 673-1199	634	52	12.1	89.9%	136 (21.5%)	400 (63.1%)	48 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$15,270	$726	$787	$1,512	$11,437	$2,321	$13,758	34.8	32.8	215	9		450213000048
225	Williston-Elko Middle	Public	6-8	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3430	149	15	9.9		41 (27.5%)	96 (64.4%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$19,967	$1,140	$2,218	$3,358	$14,731	$1,878	$16,609	33.3			(n/a)		450108001327
226	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	4044 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 563-3171	455	38	11.9		164 (36.0%)	206 (45.3%)	43 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$20,118	$1,427	$1,380	$2,807	$14,456	$2,855	$17,311	33			(n/a)		450000201794
227	Summit Parkway Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Summit Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3580	1,229	84	14.5		193 (15.7%)	731 (59.5%)	163 (13.3%)	40 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.8%)	$12,538	$251	$598	$850	$9,759	$1,929	$11,688	32.5	31.7	226	1		450339001443
228	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	72.6%	207 (38.3%)	194 (35.9%)	99 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$10,938	$698	$716	$1,414	$8,437	$1,088	$9,524	32.5	27.2	243	15		450072001196
229	McBee High	Public	6-12	264 East Pine Avenue	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 335-8251	577	47	12.2		402 (69.7%)	85 (14.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$14,155	$658	$707	$1,365	$10,698	$2,093	$12,791	32.4	38.9	192	37		450156000317
230	Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 854-8450	432	38	11.3		217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$12,134	$1,479	$1,092	$2,571	$6,091	$3,472	$9,563	32.3	24	248	18		450390901783
231	E. L. Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	2740 Alpine Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-8740	1,275	87	14.5		201 (15.8%)	735 (57.6%)	202 (15.8%)	71 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.8%)	$13,908	$326	$575	$900	$11,004	$2,003	$13,008	32.1	33.9	211	20		450339000973
232	St. Stephen Middle	Public	6-8	225 Carolina Avenue	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-3128	172	16	10.7	—	34 (19.8%)	117 (68.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	$24,998	$3,326	$1,120	$4,446	$18,303	$2,250	$20,552	32.1	22.1	255	23		450117000172
233	Manning Junior High	Public	6-8	1101 W.L. Hamilton Road	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-8195	483	29	16.6	—	128 (26.5%)	320 (66.3%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$13,389	$1,486	$843	$2,329	$9,711	$1,349	$11,060	32	30.8	228	5		450391500326
234	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%)	$15,688	$898	$1,281	$2,179	$10,718	$2,792	$13,509	31.6	28.4	237	3		450219001709
235	Williams Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 664-8162	792	68	11.6	—	120 (15.2%)	532 (67.2%)	29 (3.7%)	37 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.0%)	$15,024	$687	$1,021	$1,708	$11,365	$1,951	$13,315	31.4	33.9	210	25		450213000441
236	River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	8642 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-2470	728	56	13	73.4%	158 (21.7%)	307 (42.2%)	177 (24.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	$14,178	$368	$731	$1,099	$11,262	$1,816	$13,078	31.2	29.9	230	6		450201001489
237	Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle	Public	6-8	1095 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1997	394	32	12.3	79.0%	133 (33.8%)	194 (49.2%)	45 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,462	$890	$880	$1,770	$11,945	$1,748	$13,692	30.7	34.3	206	31		450207000037
238	Lowcountry Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5139 Gibson Road	Meggett	29449	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 889-5527	520	39	13.4		405 (77.9%)	64 (12.3%)	35 (6.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,208	$238	$34	$272	$8,853	$3,082	$11,935	30.7	35.9	201	37		450390901613
239	Calhoun Falls Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	205 Edgefield Street	Calhoun Falls	29628	Abbeville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 418-8014	159	20	8		53 (33.3%)	99 (62.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$18,391	$1,344	$1,002	$2,346	$9,990	$6,055	$16,045	30.5	15.8	274	35		450390901510
240	Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	4355 Peach Orchard Road	Dalzell	29040	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 499-3341	365	25	14.6	—	111 (30.4%)	191 (52.3%)	38 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	$15,324	$717	$2,115	$2,832	$10,654	$1,838	$12,492	30.4	39	191	49		450390201079
241	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%)	$12,455	$1,479	$1,007	$2,485	$7,156	$2,814	$9,969	30.3	26.4	244	3		450390901642
242	Loris Middle	Public	6-8	5209 Highway 66	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 756-2181	725	55	13.3	—	311 (42.9%)	259 (35.7%)	88 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	$16,315	$1,617	$692	$2,309	$12,113	$1,892	$14,006	30.1	22	256	14		450249000637
243	Jonesville Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	350 New Hope Church Road	Jonesville	29353	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 674-5518	557	43	13.1		355 (63.7%)	116 (20.8%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.8%)	$13,185	$1,135	$929	$2,064	$8,895	$2,226	$11,121	30	35.9	200	43		450375001086
244	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%)	$17,959	$1,384	$1,061	$2,445	$13,038	$2,476	$15,514	29.8	29.5	232	12		450273001270
245	Saluda Middle	Public	6-8	200 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3767	537	39	13.7	73.8%	178 (33.1%)	97 (18.1%)	253 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,215	$630	$182	$812	$8,407	$997	$9,404	29.6	21.9	257	12		450346000981
246	Virtus Academy of South Carolina	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2407 Pisgah Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 799-4032	756	60	12.7		371 (49.1%)	276 (36.5%)	47 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	$11,852	$217	$844	$1,061	$7,968	$2,823	$10,791	29.4	40.7	184	62		450390901699
247	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%)	$16,110	$1,342	$722	$2,064	$10,831	$3,215	$14,046	29.3	27.3	241	6		450297000789
248	Jackson STEM Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	18371 Atomic Road	Jackson	29831	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 279-3525	302	20	15.1	—	132 (43.7%)	116 (38.4%)	30 (9.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$14,700	$891	$668	$1,559	$12,026	$1,114	$13,140	29.1	31.9	223	25		450072001321
249	Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	559	45	12.5		304 (54.4%)	211 (37.7%)	32 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$16,349	$999	$262	$1,262	$12,689	$2,398	$15,087	29.1	34.4	205	44		450125000424
250	Sims Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Whitmire Highway	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1755	606	56	10.9	—	281 (46.4%)	230 (38.0%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.4%)	$14,509	$1,110	$1,102	$2,212	$9,903	$2,395	$12,298	28	32.8	217	33		450375001089
251	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	74.3%	285 (78.5%)	38 (10.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$22,289	$511	$445	$957	$18,181	$3,152	$21,333	28	27.7	240	11		450150000271
252	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%)	$24,072	$1,223	$425	$1,648	$19,058	$3,366	$22,424	27.6	23.5	252			450150000284
253	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%)	$14,882	$878	$903	$1,781	$11,231	$1,870	$13,101	26.7	23.6	251	2		450156000316
254	Fairfield Middle	Public	7-8	728 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-4270	311	36	8.6	—	28 (9.0%)	253 (81.4%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$26,435	$2,449	$1,113	$3,562	$19,417	$3,456	$22,873	26.1	41.1	181	73		450210000421
255	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	84.5%	124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$19,874	$469	$4,651	$5,120	$12,570	$2,185	$14,755	26.1	29.1	234	21		450273001271
256	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	75.5%	648 (43.9%)	551 (37.3%)	138 (9.3%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (8.2%)	$12,113	$495	$651	$1,146	$8,982	$1,985	$10,968	25.8	27.2	242	14		450117001207
257	Robert Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	2302 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-3890	1,134	88	12.8	—	385 (34.0%)	455 (40.1%)	204 (18.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.1%)	$13,965	$1,384	$983	$2,367	$10,272	$1,327	$11,598	25.8	32.8	216	41		450090001573
258	Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Public	6-8	400 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-2721	131	13	10	97.7%	15 (11.5%)	109 (83.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$22,389	$1,638	$2,547	$4,185	$15,647	$2,558	$18,205	24.4	19.6	262	4		450378001559
259	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%)	$29,350	$1,990	$4,192	$6,182	$16,534	$6,633	$23,167	24.3	27.7	239	20		450075001415
260	Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	315	27	11.8	—	36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$24,481	$1,590	$792	$2,382	$16,949	$5,151	$22,100	24	15.7	275	15		450144001667
261	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33 Villa Road Suite 100	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%)	$10,742	$521	$79	$600	$5,710	$4,432	$10,142	23.6	29	235	26		450390901616
262	Wallace Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3643 Highway 9 West	Wallace	29596	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 537-7493	411	34	12		190 (46.2%)	143 (34.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	$16,430	$1,377	$594	$1,971	$10,724	$3,735	$14,459	23.3	18.1	268	6		450297001433
263	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	(833) 430-2399	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%)	$10,169	$455	$36	$491	$2,906	$6,773	$9,678	23.2	24.5	247	16		450390901758
264	Robert Smalls Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	43 W. K. Alston Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2500	785	71	11		108 (13.8%)	358 (45.6%)	248 (31.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	$24,049	$765	$840	$1,605	$18,251	$4,192	$22,443	23	19.2	264			450111001630
265	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%)	$16,344	$1,399	$527	$1,926	$11,733	$2,686	$14,419	22.7	24	249	16		450261001623
266	W. G. Sanders Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3455 Pine Belt Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 735-7575	503	54	9.3	—	59 (11.7%)	376 (74.8%)	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$22,347	$1,142	$900	$2,043	$16,913	$3,391	$20,304	22.5	31.9	222	44		450336001299
267	Carver Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	2018 Carver School Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-3554	439	34	12.7	—	148 (33.7%)	230 (52.4%)	36 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$16,281	$1,849	$1,254	$3,104	$10,943	$2,234	$13,177	22.3	11.5	299	32		450391000861
268	Kingstree Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	710 Third Avenue	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 355-1506	341	30	11.3	—	23 (6.7%)	303 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$19,378	$1,827	$2,877	$4,703	$11,866	$2,808	$14,674	22.2	31.5	227	41		450378001107
269	Cross High	Public	6-12	1293 Old Highway 6	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8900	273	29	9.4		44 (16.1%)	197 (72.2%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$25,744	$1,484	$891	$2,375	$20,692	$2,677	$23,369	22	12.2	294	25		450117000176
270	Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	851	69	12.4	—	369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$20,237	$840	$389	$1,228	$16,237	$2,771	$19,009	22	18.3	267	3		450150000549
271	Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle	Public	6-8	29 Lions Trail	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7260	476	29	16.4	—	238 (50.0%)	109 (22.9%)	105 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,911	$1,325	$699	$2,023	$9,723	$1,165	$10,888	22	22.7	254	17		450072001194
272	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	8900 Highway 17 North	Mc Clellanville	29458	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 723-0863	167	19	9		18 (10.8%)	136 (81.4%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$35,853	$783	$1,488	$2,271	$25,441	$8,141	$33,582	21.9			(n/a)		450144001352
273	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%)	$21,546	$1,301	$333	$1,634	$15,435	$4,477	$19,912	21.6	28.5	236	37		450144001655
274	Laurens Middle	Public	6-8	1035 West Main Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-2400	373	33	11.3	—	151 (40.5%)	124 (33.2%)	87 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$15,817	$1,210	$452	$1,662	$11,003	$3,152	$14,155	21.5	20.9	260	14		450261000700
275	Goucher Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	604 Goucher School	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 210-9262	244	24	10.1		208 (85.2%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$13,906	$812	$965	$1,778	$8,655	$3,474	$12,128	21.2	32.6	218	57		450391901787
276	Odyssey Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	510 Lexington Ave #102	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(803) 735-9110	536	36	15		352 (65.7%)	90 (16.8%)	55 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$10,655	$480	$99	$579	$7,931	$2,146	$10,076	21.2			(n/a)		450390901527
277	Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	3801 Old Buncombe Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-6400	723	61	11.8	—	62 (8.6%)	151 (20.9%)	485 (67.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$18,328	$2,557	$849	$3,405	$13,426	$1,496	$14,922	21.1	19.3	263	14		450231001248
278	Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	633	62	10.2	—	62 (9.8%)	437 (69.0%)	79 (12.5%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	$17,292	$1,304	$1,106	$2,410	$12,916	$1,967	$14,883	20.9	30.7	229	49		450366001049
279	A. L. Corbett Middle	Public	6-8	10 A L Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1050	203	15	13.5	—	85 (41.9%)	84 (41.4%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	$19,130	$1,429	$810	$2,239	$15,035	$1,856	$16,891	20.5	20.3	261	18		450072001702
280	Georgetown Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4495	671	51	13.1	—	235 (35.0%)	339 (50.5%)	82 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$14,984	$1,130	$833	$1,963	$10,651	$2,369	$13,021	20.5	21.3	259	21		450228001333
281	Fairforest Middle	Public	6-8	150 Lincoln School Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1270	1,007	76	13.2	—	224 (22.2%)	264 (26.2%)	419 (41.6%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	$13,546	$441	$170	$610	$11,395	$1,540	$12,935	20.4	21.4	258	23		450363001314
282	A. R. Rucker Middle	Public	6-8	422 Old Dixie Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 416-8555	477	37	12.7	—	125 (26.2%)	240 (50.3%)	78 (16.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$16,231	$1,376	$411	$1,787	$11,634	$2,810	$14,444	19.9	15.4	279	3		450258001260
283	South Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8416	439	38	11.5	—	99 (22.6%)	219 (49.9%)	99 (22.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$16,823	$1,021	$390	$1,411	$12,674	$2,738	$15,412	19.3	14.3	285	2		450258001263
284	Berea Middle	Public	6-8	151 Berea Middle School Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1700	757	57	13.2	—	93 (12.3%)	243 (32.1%)	382 (50.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	$14,430	$1,673	$720	$2,393	$10,635	$1,403	$12,038	19.2	17	271	13		450231001241
285	College Park Middle	Public	6-8	713 College Park Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-8300	666	43	15.4	—	160 (24.0%)	214 (32.1%)	198 (29.7%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.0%)	$15,136	$1,234	$797	$2,032	$11,288	$1,817	$13,105	19.1	12.3	293	8		450117000173
286	Guinyard-Butler Middle	Public	7-8	779 Allen Street	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	No	No	No	(803) 541-1370	335	20	16.8	—	143 (42.7%)	142 (42.4%)	24 (7.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	$15,475	$2,081	$1,632	$3,713	$9,826	$1,936	$11,762	18.8			(n/a)		450108000131
287	St. Matthews K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2750	509	42	12.1		76 (14.9%)	375 (73.7%)	49 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,201	$1,198	$316	$1,514	$14,163	$2,524	$16,687	18.6	32.4	219	68		450125001532
288	Furman Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8519	700	41	17	—	208 (29.7%)	406 (58.0%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$14,367	$774	$2,245	$3,019	$9,468	$1,880	$11,348	18.5	14.3	284	4		450390201078
289	Bates Middle	Public	6-8	715 Estate Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0711	481	37	13.1	—	97 (20.2%)	334 (69.4%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	$16,950	$935	$2,016	$2,951	$12,050	$1,949	$13,999	18.3	17.1	270	19		450390201064
290	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8		33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$20,171	$1,117	$1,940	$3,057	$14,779	$2,336	$17,115	18.2	13.7	289	1		450391000196
291	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%)	$17,507	$1,293	$1,218	$2,511	$12,055	$2,941	$14,996	18	26.2	245	46		450391200612
292	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%)	$13,299	$1,468	$1,123	$2,591	$8,775	$1,933	$10,708	17.9	24	250	42		450192001596
293	Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	379	31	12.2	—	113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$19,545	$635	$3,352	$3,987	$12,665	$2,893	$15,558	17.6	15.4	278	15		450273001272
294	Schofield Middle	Public	7-8	224 Kershaw Street Northeast	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2770	356	26	13.6	—	76 (21.3%)	208 (58.4%)	52 (14.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$15,488	$753	$902	$1,655	$12,219	$1,614	$13,833	17.6	14.8	281	13		450072001201
295	Newberry Middle	Public	6-8	125 O'Neal Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2640	629	52	12.1	—	95 (15.1%)	286 (45.5%)	208 (33.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$14,631	$1,358	$863	$2,221	$10,176	$2,234	$12,410	17.5	17.3	269	26		450303001284
296	Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	1601 Clarkson Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 695-3331	458	41	11.1	—	23 (5.0%)	387 (84.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	$22,051	$1,220	$1,492	$2,713	$15,727	$3,612	$19,338	17.5	14.2	286	10		450336001302
297	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	731 Horrell Hill Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 695-5700	462	41	11.2	—	34 (7.4%)	333 (72.1%)	63 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$22,968	$921	$1,125	$2,046	$17,758	$3,164	$20,922	17.4	15.6	277	20		450336000507
298	Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	131 Charles B. Gibson Boulevar	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2620	950	57	16.6	—	205 (21.6%)	340 (35.8%)	275 (28.9%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (11.8%)	$13,617	$1,008	$810	$1,818	$9,699	$2,101	$11,799	16.8	11.3	300	2		450117000171
299	Ronald E. McNair Junior High	Public	7-8	311 Carver Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-8651	275	18	15.7	—	21 (7.6%)	226 (82.2%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$18,062	$1,185	$1,911	$3,096	$12,058	$2,908	$14,966	16.7	11.2	301	2		450219001647
300	Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4		176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$17,638	$942	$648	$1,590	$13,809	$2,239	$16,048	16.5	10.3	305	5		450072000056

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