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Greer Middle College Charter High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 97% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Greer Middle College Charter High is a high-performing public charter school serving grades 9-12 in Taylors, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 527 students. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming both state and district averages on key academic metrics.

Greer Middle College Charter High's students excel on end-of-course exams, with 95.3% proficiency in Algebra compared to the state's 73.95%. The school also boasts high graduation rates, ranging from 83.8% to 97.1%, and very low dropout rates, from 0.2% to 10.8%. Additionally, the school's gifted and talented program is highly ranked, with students placing in the top 2-30 in the state. Interestingly, despite having a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Greer Middle College Charter High is able to achieve exceptional outcomes for its low-income students, ranking them among the top in the state.

When compared to nearby public high schools, such as Travelers Rest High, Wade Hampton High, and Greer High, Greer Middle College Charter High consistently outperforms these schools on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and subgroup performance. Additionally, the school's virtual counterpart, Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina, performs significantly worse than Greer Middle College Charter High across all academic measures, highlighting the challenges of virtual learning environments.

535

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,562

Per pupil spending ?

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

138 West McElhaney Road
Taylors, SC 29687

(864) 469-7571

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (95% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of South Carolina high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg71%

8^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9High Schools in the School Public Charter School District

30^th of 75School Public Charter School District among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	8 of 235	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	5 of 235	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	5 of 237	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	6 of 226	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	7 of 227	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	3 of 225	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	9 of 225	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	5 of 225	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	7 of 223	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	6 of 220	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	8 of 213	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	3 of 213	98.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	30 of 153	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	10 of 157	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	2 of 156	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	94.4	4 of 229	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	1 of 213	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	2 of 217	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	7 of 224	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	5 of 228	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	6 of 229	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	9 of 224	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	8 of 215	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	3 of 218	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	10 of 196	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	5 of 196	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	6 of 197	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	8 of 192	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	7 of 189	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	3 of 191	98.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 2100%+14 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 295%+21 vs state

English 193%+31 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution90%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)	SC READY Mathematics (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Greer Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	138 West McElhaney Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 469-7571	535	30	18.0		467 (87.3%)	13 (2.4%)	32 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	92.5	8^th of 235 public high schools	96.6%		94	5^th of 235 public high schools	97.9%	3			95.3	92.8	90.2	100.0	$10,562	$289	$86	$375	$6,866	$3,321	$10,187
Greer High	Public	9-12	3000 East Gap Creek Drive	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5700	1,397	78	17.8		612 (43.8%)	302 (21.6%)	413 (29.6%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.9%)	54.2	92^nd of 235 public high schools	60.9%		54	90^th of 235 public high schools	61.7%	2			85.3	60.1	61.4	85.4	$13,104	$766	$638	$1,403	$10,660	$1,041	$11,701
J. Harley Bonds Career Center	Public	9-12	505 North Main Street	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8080	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eastside High	Public	9-12	1300 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2800	1,490	77	19.3		823 (55.2%)	214 (14.4%)	322 (21.6%)	58 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	75.2	37^th of 235 public high schools	84.3%		73.3	42^nd of 235 public high schools	82.1%	5			81.5	73.5	78.5	92.4	$12,487	$711	$571	$1,282	$10,337	$867	$11,205
Riverside High	Public	9-12	794 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7800	1,846	94	19.5		1,090 (59.0%)	225 (12.2%)	251 (13.6%)	191 (10.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.4%)	85.4	18^th of 235 public high schools	92.3%		87.1	14^th of 235 public high schools	94.0%	4			86.3	85.3	85.6	95.7	$11,971	$675	$537	$1,212	$9,863	$896	$10,759
Blue Ridge High	Public	9-12	2151 Fews Chapel Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1800	1,062	58	18.4		871 (82.0%)	63 (5.9%)	91 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	85.3	19^th of 235 public high schools	91.9%		64.5	62^nd of 235 public high schools	73.6%	43			93.2	85.0	74.5	97.9	$13,356	$867	$675	$1,542	$10,836	$978	$11,814
Wade Hampton High	Public	9-12	100 Pine Knoll Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0100	1,790	97	18.3		943 (52.7%)	313 (17.5%)	397 (22.2%)	46 (2.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (4.2%)	70.5	46^th of 235 public high schools	80.4%		73	43^rd of 235 public high schools	81.7%	3			83.8	71.2	72.1	89.6	$12,105	$736	$551	$1,288	$9,978	$840	$10,817
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	330 Pelham Road Suite101-A (Te	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	1,439	60	24.1		756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.9	232^nd of 235 public high schools	1.3%					(n/a)	27.1	3.1	20.7	18.2	24.0	69.4	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752
Travelers Rest High	Public	9-12	301 North Main Street	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0000	1,277	67	19.2		912 (71.4%)	177 (13.9%)	131 (10.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.4%)	58.8	81^st of 235 public high schools	65.5%		52.8	91^st of 235 public high schools	61.3%	10			74.3	67.3	66.6	87.6	$12,589	$686	$598	$1,284	$10,306	$998	$11,305
CTE Innovation Center at Roper Mountain	Public	9-12	402 Roper Mountain Road	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 452-8000	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Greer Middle College Charter High

How many students attend Greer Middle College Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Greer Middle College Charter High.

What district is Greer Middle College Charter High in?

School Public Charter School District

What is the racial makeup of Greer Middle College Charter High?

Students at Greer Middle College Charter High are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Greer Middle College Charter High a good school?

Yes! Greer Middle College Charter High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 235 South Carolina high schools.

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