Best Middle Schools in South Carolina for Gifted and Talented Students

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)							Ranking (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2026)					ID
Rank (of 197)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	99.5%	96.5%	3.01%			450228000739
2	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	99.0%	99.7%	0.72%			450231001466
3	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	98.5%	96.8%	1.70%			450144000856
4	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	98.0%	82.7%	15.27%			450231001252
5	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	—	227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$16,215	$770	$863	$1,633	$12,230	$2,352	$14,582	97.5%	49.3%	48.20%			450276001274
6	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	97.0%	73.3%	23.64%			450231001247
7	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	96.4%	99.4%	2.97%			450144001382
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	95.9%	97.7%	1.71%			450144000430
9	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	95.4%	95.3%	0.12%			450144001218
10	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	94.9%	97.4%	2.44%			450144001457
11	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	94.4%	85.3%	9.08%			450201001769
12	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	93.9%	97.1%	3.16%			450390000368
13	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	93.4%	81.2%	12.17%			450339000203
14	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%)	$13,247	$518	$728	$1,246	$10,475	$1,526	$12,001	92.9%	66.6%	26.32%			450201001406
15	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%)	$11,618	$279	$702	$981	$9,253	$1,384	$10,637	92.4%	62.8%	29.63%			450351001558
16	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	91.9%	92.4%	0.50%			450390001102
17	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	91.4%	95.6%	4.23%			450390001736
18	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	90.9%	93.5%	2.69%			450390001155
19	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	90.4%	83.6%	6.78%			450390101544
20	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	89.8%	32.3%	57.59%			450339000973
21	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	89.3%	93.0%	3.62%			450270001723
22	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	88.8%	93.8%	5.01%			450270001268
23	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	—	185 (17.5%)	566 (53.4%)	186 (17.6%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	$14,664	$241	$637	$878	$11,277	$2,509	$13,786	88.3%	44.3%	44.04%			450339001311
24	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	87.8%	74.5%	13.33%			450234000871
25	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	87.3%	90.6%	3.31%			450249001458
26	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	86.8%	90.3%	3.52%			450078001444
27	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%)	$14,509	$673	$752	$1,425	$11,005	$2,079	$13,084	86.3%	67.7%	18.55%			450303001283
28	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		542 (50.3%)	193 (17.9%)	188 (17.4%)	28 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (11.3%)	$12,479	$195	$255	$449	$9,992	$2,038	$12,030	85.8%	55.4%	30.36%			450117001776
29	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	85.3%	83.9%	1.41%			450231001243
30	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	84.8%	91.5%	6.72%			450270001578
31	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	84.3%	95.0%	10.75%			450390001683
32	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	83.8%	77.4%	6.34%			450231001253
33	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	83.2%	88.3%	5.02%			450231001517
34	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	82.7%	88.0%	5.24%			450231001245
35	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	82.2%	96.2%	13.95%			450117001472
36	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	81.7%	86.2%	4.49%			450249001677
37	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	81.2%	94.1%	12.92%			450390901650
38	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	80.7%	90.9%	10.20%			450384001100
39	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	80.2%	86.8%	6.60%			450249001680
40	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	79.7%	94.7%	15.03%			450144001217
41	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%)	$10,588	$381	$660	$1,041	$8,312	$1,235	$9,547	79.2%	65.1%	14.09%			450351001002
42	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	78.7%	91.8%	13.11%			450144001691
43	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	78.2%	78.9%	0.71%			450360001799
44	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	77.7%	90.0%	12.36%			450111001530
45	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	77.2%	84.5%	7.30%			450231001249
46	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%)	$13,116	$150	$741	$891	$10,300	$1,925	$12,225	76.6%	51.6%	25.04%			450306001436
47	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	76.1%	80.6%	4.50%			450231001240
48	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%)	$13,627	$381	$261	$642	$11,201	$1,784	$12,985	75.6%	51.9%	23.73%			450117001210
49	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	75.1%	79.5%	4.35%			450249001419
50	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	74.6%	75.7%	1.04%			450072001775
51	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	74.1%	93.3%	19.14%			450390001564
52	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%)	$15,157	$433	$789	$1,222	$11,872	$2,063	$13,935	73.6%	65.4%	8.21%			450366001051
53	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	73.1%	88.9%	15.76%			450231000459
54	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	72.6%	85.6%	13.04%			450336001298
55	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	72.1%	75.4%	3.29%			450111001552
56	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	71.6%	31.1%	40.49%			450213000441
57	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	71.1%	77.7%	6.65%			450249000625
58	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	70.6%	17.9%	52.67%			450228001333
59	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	70.1%	71.3%	1.21%			450072000050
60	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%)	$14,089	$645	$391	$1,036	$11,409	$1,644	$13,053	69.5%	69.8%	0.25%			450249000872
61	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	69.0%	30.8%	38.24%			450201001489
62	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	68.5%	39.3%	29.23%			450387001146
63	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	—	196 (30.4%)	314 (48.8%)	97 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$16,794	$301	$685	$987	$14,166	$1,641	$15,807	68.0%	44.9%	23.15%			450387001148
64	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	67.5%	87.7%	20.17%			450333000897
65	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	67.0%	81.8%	14.81%			450231001524
66	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	66.5%	75.1%	8.58%			450231000455
67	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		307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	$12,613	$163	$589	$752	$9,952	$1,909	$11,862	66.0%	63.9%	2.06%			450339001566
68	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%)	$12,405	$727	$765	$1,491	$9,556	$1,357	$10,913	65.5%	66.9%	1.38%			450072000054
69	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	65.0%	80.4%	15.38%			450144001215
70	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%)	$15,503	$233	$755	$988	$12,839	$1,676	$14,515	64.5%	62.5%	2.00%			450306001477
71	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	64.0%	80.9%	16.98%			450231001633
72	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%)	$18,505	$739	$507	$1,246	$13,150	$4,109	$17,259	63.5%	52.5%	10.96%			450144000249
73	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	62.9%	86.5%	23.57%			450111001662
74	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%)	$12,301	$509	$777	$1,286	$9,523	$1,492	$11,015	62.4%	68.0%	5.60%			450351001451
75	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	61.9%	89.7%	27.81%			450282001654
76	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%)	$11,622	$543	$602	$1,145	$9,621	$855	$10,477	61.4%	47.8%	13.62%			450231000546
77	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	60.9%	73.9%	12.99%			450360000997
78	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	60.4%	79.8%	19.36%			450390101665
79	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	59.9%	89.1%	29.25%			450270000977
80	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	59.4%	33.4%	25.96%			450339001443
81	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	58.9%	74.2%	15.31%			450111000420
82	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	58.4%	16.7%	41.66%			450231001241
83	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	—	477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	$14,917	$1,364	$621	$1,985	$11,186	$1,746	$12,932	57.9%	54.3%	3.62%			450249001178
84	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	57.4%	88.6%	31.20%			450087001326
85	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%)	$14,504	$1,231	$811	$2,042	$10,865	$1,597	$12,462	56.9%	61.9%	5.02%			450333001293
86	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	—	383 (33.4%)	259 (22.6%)	391 (34.1%)	16 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	$13,058	$824	$461	$1,285	$10,157	$1,617	$11,773	56.3%	46.6%	9.72%			450249001340
87	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	55.8%	39.0%	16.83%			450186000098
88	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	55.3%	79.2%	23.85%			450390101774
89	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	—	365 (43.2%)	299 (35.4%)	115 (13.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	$12,490	$745	$598	$1,342	$9,066	$2,082	$11,148	54.8%	51.0%	3.80%			450255001257
90	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		518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,684	$1,305	$736	$2,041	$10,108	$1,535	$11,643	54.3%	67.2%	12.84%			450391500331
91	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	53.8%	38.7%	15.10%			450117001166
92	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%)	$13,963	$1,049	$591	$1,640	$10,412	$1,911	$12,323	53.3%	57.5%	4.18%			450249001471
93	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	52.8%	78.0%	25.21%			450231001393
94	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	52.3%	87.1%	34.81%			450078001203
95	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%)	$13,337	$151	$739	$890	$10,951	$1,497	$12,448	51.8%	61.3%	9.51%			450306001288
96	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%)	$16,160	$229	$628	$856	$13,559	$1,744	$15,303	51.3%	50.1%	1.12%			450387001147
97	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%)	$14,442	$694	$580	$1,274	$11,683	$1,485	$13,167	50.8%	51.3%	0.56%			450333000896
98	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	50.3%	76.0%	25.70%			450255000662
99	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	49.7%	40.8%	8.98%			450270000015
100	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	49.2%	72.4%	23.20%			450249000243

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