Best High Schools in South Carolina (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

227

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Every ranked high school in South Carolina, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

South Carolina rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

South Carolina high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Aiken Scholars Academy	Aiken	Aiken 01	100%	73%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	182
#2	A+	Mayo High For Math Science And Technology (Magnet)	Darlington	Darlington 01	97%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	334
#3	A+	Hcs Early College High (Magnet)	Conway	Horry 01	92%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	313
#4	A+	Greer Middle College Charter High (Charter)	Taylors	SC Public Charter School District	91%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	510
#5	A+	Brashier Middle College Charter High (Charter)	Simpsonville	Charter Institute at Erskine	90%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	461
#6	A+	Charleston School Of The Arts (Magnet)	North Charleston	Charleston 01	87%	71%	Meets Expectations	1,061
#7	A+	Greenville Technical Charter High School (Charter)	Greenville	SC Public Charter School District	82%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	498
#8	A+	Swansea High Freshman Academy	Swansea	Lexington 04	82%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	262
#9	A+	Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Mt Pleasant	Charleston 01	81%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,673
#10	A+	Gray Collegiate Academy (Charter)	West Columbia	Charter Institute at Erskine	79%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	803
#11	A+	Wando High	Mount Pleasant	Charleston 01	79%	79%	Underperforms Expectations	2,596
#12	A+	Fort Mill High	Fort Mill	York 04	77%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,036
#13	A+	Chapin High	Chapin	Lexington 05	76%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,615
#14	A+	Riverside High	Greer	Greenville 01	76%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,847
#15	A+	Blue Ridge High	Greer	Greenville 01	75%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,066
#16	A+	Catawba Ridge High School	Fort Mill	York 04	75%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,530
#17	A+	Palmetto High	Williamston	Anderson 01	74%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,021
#18	A+	Woodmont High	Piedmont	Greenville 01	74%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,189
#19	A+	York Preparatory Academy (Charter, K-12)	Rock Hill	SC Public Charter School District	61%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,673
#20	A+	Bridges Preparatory School (Charter, K-12)	Beaufort	SC Public Charter School District	60%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,271
#21	A	Ashley Ridge High	Summerville	Dorchester 02	72%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,542
#22	A	North Myrtle Beach High	Little River	Horry 01	72%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,643
#23	A	Spring Hill High (Magnet)	Chapin	Lexington 05	72%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,089
#24	A	St James High	Murrells Inlet	Horry 01	71%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	1,837
#25	A	Wren High	Piedmont	Anderson 01	71%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,202
#26	A	Crescent High	Iva	Anderson 03	70%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	796
#27	A	Aynor High	Aynor	Horry 01	69%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	882
#28	A	Dixie High	Due West	Abbeville 60	69%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	507
#29	A	Mauldin High	Mauldin	Greenville 01	69%	58%	Meets Expectations	2,314
#30	A	Belton Honea Path High	Honea Path	Anderson 02	67%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,097
#31	A	Indian Land High	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	67%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,678
#32	A	James Island Charter High (Charter)	Charleston	Charleston 01	67%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	1,589
#33	A	Carolina Forest High	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	66%	55%	Meets Expectations	3,059
#34	A	Clover High	Clover	York 02	66%	57%	Meets Expectations	2,685
#35	A	Lexington High	Lexington	Lexington 01	66%	57%	Meets Expectations	2,410
#36	A	Nation Ford High	Fort Mill	York 04	66%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,877
#37	A	Legacy Early College (Charter, K-12)	Greenville	SC Public Charter School District	52%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,610
#38	A-	Greenville Senior High Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	66%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,729
#39	A-	Wade Hampton High	Greenville	Greenville 01	66%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,831
#40	A-	Boiling Springs High	Boiling Springs	Spartanburg 02	65%	54%	Meets Expectations	2,671
#41	A-	Eastside High	Taylors	Greenville 01	65%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,551
#42	A-	Green Upstate High School (Charter)	Simpsonville		65%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	257
#43	A-	Powdersville High	Greenville	Anderson 01	65%	55%	Meets Expectations	999
#44	A-	Fort Dorchester High	North Charleston	Dorchester 02	64%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	2,312
#45	A-	Landrum High	Campobello	Spartanburg 01	64%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	557
#46	A-	Chesnee High	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	63%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	704
#47	A-	Mid Carolina High	Prosperity	Newberry 01	63%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	723
#48	A-	River Bluff High	Lexington	Lexington 01	63%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,197
#49	A-	Waccamaw High	Pawleys Island	Georgetown 01	63%	52%	Meets Expectations	858
#50	A-	Bluffton High	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	62%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,350
#51	A-	D W Daniel High	Central	Pickens 01	62%	71%	Underperforms Expectations	1,201
#52	A-	Hemingway High	Hemingway	Williamsburg 01	62%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	205
#53	A-	Hillcrest High	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	62%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,192
#54	A-	Thornwell Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Clinton	Charter Institute at Erskine	50%	34%	Meets Expectations	299
#55	B+	J L Mann High Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	62%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	2,076
#56	B+	Branchville High	Branchville	Orangeburg	61%	45%	Meets Expectations	316
#57	B+	Buford High	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	61%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	561
#58	B+	Dutch Fork High (Magnet)	Irmo	Lexington 05	61%	52%	Meets Expectations	1,726
#59	B+	Socastee High	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	61%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,719
#60	B+	South Florence High	Florence	Florence 01	61%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,643
#61	B+	West Florence High	Florence	Florence 01	61%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,807
#62	B+	Ninety Six High	Ninety Six	Greenwood 52	60%	43%	Meets Expectations	474
#63	B+	Palmetto Scholars Academy (Charter)	North Charleston	SC Public Charter School District	60%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	507
#64	B+	Fairfield Central High	Winnsboro	Fairfield 01	59%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	662
#65	B+	Fox Creek High (Charter)	North Augusta	SC Public Charter School District	59%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	659
#66	B+	Palmetto Academy Of Learning Motorsports Palm (Charter)	Conway	Horry 01	58%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	162
#67	B+	Philip Simmons High	Charleston	Berkeley 01	58%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	771
#68	B+	T L Hanna High	Anderson	Anderson 05	58%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,910
#69	B+	West Ashley High	Charleston	Charleston 01	58%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	1,935
#70	B+	Whitmire Community School High	Whitmire	Newberry 01	58%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	281
#71	B+	Woodland High	Dorchester	Dorchester 04	58%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	612
#72	B+	Riverwalk Academy (Charter, K-12)	Rock Hill	SC Public Charter School District	49%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	628
#73	B+	Royal Live Oaks Academy Of The Arts And Sciences Charter Sch (Charter, K-12)	Hardeeville	Charter Institute at Erskine	48%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	655
#74	B	Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	Beaufort 01	58%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,345
#75	B	Abbeville High	Abbeville	Abbeville 60	57%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	473
#76	B	Charleston Charter School For Math And Science (Charter)	Charleston	Charleston 01	57%	45%	Meets Expectations	547
#77	B	Dreher High	Columbia	Richland 01	57%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,150
#78	B	James F Byrnes High	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	57%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	2,217
#79	B	Marion High	Marion	Marion 10	57%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	628
#80	B	Blythewood High	Blythewood	Richland 02	56%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,094
#81	B	Broome High	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 03	56%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	825
#82	B	Coastal Leadership Academy (Charter)	Myrtle Beach		56%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	207
#83	B	Conway High	Conway	Horry 01	56%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,713
#84	B	Greer High	Greer	Greenville 01	56%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,348
#85	B	Lugoff Elgin High	Lugoff	Kershaw 01	56%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,744
#86	B	Pendleton High	Anderson	Anderson 04	56%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	880
#87	B	Travelers Rest High	Travelers Rest	Greenville 01	56%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,270
#88	B	Bamberg-ehrhardt High	Bamberg		55%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	357
#89	B	Lewisville High	Richburg	Chester 01	55%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	416
#90	B	High Point Academy (Charter, K-12)	Spartanburg	SC Public Charter School District	47%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,251
#91	B-	Andrew Jackson High	Kershaw	Lancaster 01	54%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	622
#92	B-	Kingstree High	Kingstree		54%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	720
#93	B-	Pickens High	Pickens	Pickens 01	54%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,376
#94	B-	Summerville High	Summerville	Dorchester 02	54%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	3,308
#95	B-	West Oak High	Westminster	Oconee 01	54%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	813
#96	B-	Blacksburg High	Blacksburg	Cherokee 01	53%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	553
#97	B-	Cane Bay High	Summerville	Berkeley 01	53%	43%	Meets Expectations	2,158
#98	B-	Denmark Olar High	Denmark		53%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	183
#99	B-	Hannah Pamplico High	Pamplico	Florence 02	53%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	307
#100	B-	Loris High	Loris	Horry 01	53%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	875
#101	B-	Rock Hill High	Rock Hill	York 03	53%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,945
#102	B-	Walhalla High	Walhalla	Oconee 01	53%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,139
#103	B-	Ware Shoals High	Ware Shoals	Greenwood 51	53%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	258
#104	B-	Latta High	Latta	Dillon 03	52%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	414
#105	B-	Seneca High	Seneca	Oconee 01	52%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,052
#106	B-	Woodruff High	Woodruff	Spartanburg 04	52%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	788
#107	B-	Horse Creek Academy (Charter, K-12)	Aiken		45%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	1,277
#108	C+	James Byrnes Freshman Academy	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	71%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	820
#109	C+	Hanahan High	Hanahan	Berkeley 01	52%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	1,040
#110	C+	May River High	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	52%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	1,601
#111	C+	Mullins High	Mullins	Marion 10	52%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	557
#112	C+	Chesterfield High	Chesterfield	Chesterfield 01	51%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	516
#113	C+	East Clarendon Middle-high	Turbeville		51%	41%	Meets Expectations	707
#114	C+	Johnsonville High	Johnsonville	Florence 05	51%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	350
#115	C+	Myrtle Beach High	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	51%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,633
#116	C+	Northwestern High	Rock Hill	York 03	51%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,774
#117	C+	Silver Bluff High	Aiken	Aiken 01	51%	37%	Meets Expectations	708
#118	C+	South Aiken High	Aiken	Aiken 01	51%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,356
#119	C+	Chapman High	Inman	Spartanburg 01	50%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,046
#120	C+	Dorman High	Roebuck	Spartanburg 06	50%	35%	Meets Expectations	3,808
#121	C+	Gilbert High	Gilbert	Lexington 01	50%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	1,118
#122	C+	Whale Branch Early College High (Magnet)	Seabrook	Beaufort 01	50%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	476
#123	C+	Allendale Fairfax High	Fairfax	Allendale 01	49%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	311
#124	C+	Green Sea Floyds High	Green Sea	Horry 01	49%	34%	Meets Expectations	679
#125	C+	Lancaster High	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	49%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	1,463
#126	C	Beaufort High (Magnet)	Beaufort	Beaufort 01	49%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,191
#127	C	Spartanburg High	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	49%	38%	Meets Expectations	2,056
#128	C	Chester Senior High	Chester	Chester 01	48%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	754
#129	C	Clinton High	Clinton	Laurens 56	48%	34%	Meets Expectations	781
#130	C	Georgetown High	Georgetown	Georgetown 01	48%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	940
#131	C	Liberty High	Liberty	Pickens 01	48%	33%	Meets Expectations	684
#132	C	Ridge View High (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	48%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	1,711
#133	C	Spring Valley High (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	48%	35%	Meets Expectations	2,187
#134	C	Berkeley High	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	47%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,776
#135	C	Easley High	Easley	Pickens 01	47%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,904
#136	C	Goose Creek High (Magnet)	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	47%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	1,981
#137	C	North Augusta High	North Augusta	Aiken 01	47%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,719
#138	C	A C Flora High	Columbia	Richland 01	46%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	1,352
#139	C	North Central High	Kershaw	Kershaw 01	46%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	586
#140	C	Stratford High	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	46%	38%	Meets Expectations	2,653
#141	C	Midland Valley High	Graniteville	Aiken 01	45%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	1,477
#142	C	Lowcountry Leadership Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Meggett	Charter Institute at Erskine	40%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	516
#143	C-	Irmo High (Magnet)	Columbia	Lexington 05	45%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,307
#144	C-	South Pointe High	Rock Hill	York 03	45%	30%	Meets Expectations	1,196
#145	C-	Southside High (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	45%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,041
#146	C-	Wilson High	Florence	Florence 01	45%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,365
#147	C-	Aiken High	Aiken	Aiken 01	44%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,195
#148	C-	Berea High	Greenville	Greenville 01	44%	29%	Meets Expectations	1,244
#149	C-	Hartsville High (Magnet)	Hartsville	Darlington 01	44%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,133
#150	C-	Calhoun County High	St Matthews	Calhoun 01	43%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	423
#151	C-	Cheraw High	Cheraw	Chesterfield 01	43%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	654
#152	C-	Greenwood High	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	43%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	1,730
#153	C-	Lake City High	Lake City	Florence 03	43%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	592
#154	C-	Ocsd High School For Health Professions (Charter)	Orangeburg		43%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	404
#155	C-	Wagener Sally High	Wagener	Aiken 01	43%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#156	C-	Pelion High	Pelion	Lexington 01	42%	27%	Meets Expectations	727
#157	C-	Scott's Branch High	Summerton		42%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	205
#158	C-	White Knoll High	Lexington	Lexington 01	42%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,204
#159	C-	Virtus Academy Of South Carolina (Charter, K-12)	Florence	Charter Institute at Erskine	40%	32%	Meets Expectations	614
#160	D+	C A Johnson High	Columbia	Richland 01	41%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	364
#161	D+	Edisto High	Cordova	Orangeburg	41%	29%	Meets Expectations	677
#162	D+	Great Falls High	Great Falls	Chester 01	41%	26%	Meets Expectations	386
#163	D+	Westside High	Anderson	Anderson 05	41%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,769
#164	D+	Camden High	Camden	Kershaw 01	40%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,124
#165	D+	Carolina Academy High (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	40%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,047
#166	D+	Emerald High	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	40%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	812
#167	D+	Greg Mathis Charter High (Charter)	North Charleston	Charleston 01	40%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	58
#168	D+	Laurens District 55 High	Laurens	Laurens 55	40%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,554
#169	D+	North Middlehigh	North	Orangeburg	40%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	257
#170	D+	Sumter High School	Sumter	Sumter 01	40%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,289
#171	D+	Wade Hampton High	Varnville		40%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	498
#172	D+	Cross High	Cross	Berkeley 01	39%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	294
#173	D+	Lowcountry Montessori School (Charter, K-12)	Beaufort	SC Public Charter School District	39%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	375
#174	D+	Manning High	Manning		39%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	807
#175	D+	Mcbee High	Mcbee	Chesterfield 01	39%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	533
#176	D+	Newberry High	Newberry	Newberry 01	39%	24%	Meets Expectations	802
#177	D+	Westwood High (Magnet)	Blythewood	Richland 02	39%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,684
#178	D	Airport High	West Columbia	Lexington 02	38%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,428
#179	D	Brookland Cayce High	Cayce	Lexington 02	38%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,171
#180	D	Lake Marion High School	Santee	Orangeburg	38%	27%	Meets Expectations	692
#181	D	Lake View High	Lake View	Dillon 04	38%	27%	Meets Expectations	523
#182	D	Lee Central High	Bishopville	Lee 01	38%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	450
#183	D	Mccormick High	Mccormick	McCormick 01	38%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#184	D	Rb Stall High	North Charleston	Charleston 01	38%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	1,952
#185	D	York Comprehensive High	York	York 01	38%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	1,493
#186	D	Batesburg Leesville High School	Batesburg Leesville	Lexington 03	37%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	547
#187	D	Learn4life High School Charleston (Charter)	N Charleston	SC Public Charter School District	37%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	117
#188	D	Midlands Stem Institute (Charter, K-12)	Winnsboro	Charter Institute at Erskine	37%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	208
#189	D	Carvers Bay High	Hemingway	Georgetown 01	36%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#190	D	Columbia High	Columbia	Richland 01	36%	21%	Meets Expectations	665
#191	D	J Paul Truluck Creative Arts And Science Magnet (Magnet)	Lake City	Florence 03	36%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	521
#192	D	Lakewood High	Sumter	Sumter 01	36%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,036
#193	D	Lower Richland High	Hopkins	Richland 01	36%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,244
#194	D	Military Magnet Academy (Magnet)	North Charleston	Charleston 01	36%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	428
#195	D-	Allegro Charter School Of Music (Charter)	North Charleston	Charleston 01	35%	22%	Meets Expectations	229
#196	D-	Swansea High	Swansea	Lexington 04	35%	21%	Meets Expectations	683
#197	D-	Union County High	Union	Union 01	35%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,069
#198	D-	Wj Keenan High (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 01	35%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	725
#199	D-	Central High	Pageland	Chesterfield 01	34%	25%	Meets Expectations	644
#200	D-	Richland Northeast High (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	34%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,359
#201	D-	St Johns High	Johns Island	Charleston 01	34%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	387
#202	D-	Strom Thurmond High	Johnston	Edgefield 01	34%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	748
#203	D-	Andrews High	Andrews	Georgetown 01	33%	18%	Meets Expectations	519
#204	D-	Darlington High (Magnet)	Darlington	Darlington 01	33%	18%	Meets Expectations	1,054
#205	D-	Gaffney High	Gaffney	Cherokee 01	33%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	1,838
#206	D-	Lamar High	Lamar	Darlington 01	33%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	269
#207	D-	Timberland High	St Stephen	Berkeley 01	33%	23%	Meets Expectations	704
#208	D-	Burke High (Magnet)	Charleston	Charleston 01	32%	17%	Meets Expectations	352
#209	D-	Crestwood High	Sumter	Sumter 01	32%	22%	Meets Expectations	1,100
#210	D-	Dillon High	Dillon	Dillon 04	32%	21%	Meets Expectations	869
#211	F	Fountain Inn High	Fountain Inn	Greenville 01	67%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	753
#212	F	Lowcountry Acceleration Academy (Charter)	N Charleston	SC Public Charter School District	32%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	242
#213	F	Hardeeville Junior /senior High	Hardeeville		31%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	557
#214	F	Battery Creek High (Magnet)	Beaufort	Beaufort 01	30%	19%	Meets Expectations	788
#215	F	Colleton County High	Walterboro	Colleton 01	30%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,497
#216	F	Eau Claire High	Columbia	Richland 01	30%	19%	Meets Expectations	627
#217	F	Marlboro County High	Bennettsville	Marlboro 01	30%	20%	Meets Expectations	1,047
#218	F	Saluda High	Saluda	Saluda 01	29%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	652
#219	F	Calhoun Falls Charter School (Charter)	Calhoun Falls	Charter Institute at Erskine	27%	18%	Meets Expectations	163
#220	F	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood	Charleston 01	26%	17%	Meets Expectations	552
#221	F	Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	26%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,073
#222	F	Ridge Spring Monetta Middle High	Monetta	Aiken 01	26%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	469
#223	F	Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence	Ridgeland	Jasper 01	26%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	639
#224	F	North Charleston High	North Charleston	Charleston 01	25%	13%	Meets Expectations	768
#225	F	Bethune Bowman Middlehigh	Rowesville	Orangeburg	23%	11%	Meets Expectations	374
#226	F	Clear Dot Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Columbia	Charter Institute at Erskine	23%	11%	Meets Expectations	338
#227	F	Hunter Kinard Tyler High	Neeses	Orangeburg	23%	13%	Meets Expectations	210

How South Carolina's high schools compare

A: 54B: 53C: 52D: 51F: 17

47% of the 227 ranked high schools in South Carolina earn an A or B (54 A grades, 53 B, 52 C, 51 D, 17 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 153 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (67% here, 74% nationally), and 84 exceed it. On average 51% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Swansea High Freshman Academy (82% against 18%, A+), Hcs Early College High (92% against 38%, A+), Hemingway High (62% against 15%, A-), Marion High (57% against 11%, B), Palmetto High (74% against 33%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 57): Greenville 01 (9), Horry 01 (5), SC Public Charter School District (5), Charleston 01 (4).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Columbia (11, 1 at A or B), Greenville (9, 6 at A or B), North Charleston (8, 3 at A or B), Aiken (5, 2 at A or B), Rock Hill (5, 3 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Dorman High (3,808 students, C+, #120), Summerville High (3,308 students, B-, #94), Carolina Forest High (3,059 students, A, #33).

Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 6 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in South Carolina that are not ranked

43 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Fully online schools (6)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D- Cyber Academy Of South Carolina, Greenville
F Lowcountry Connection Academy, Summerville
F Odyssey Online Learning, Chapin
D+ Sc Connections Academy, Columbia
F Sc Whitmore School, Columbia
C+ South Carolina Virtual Charter School, West Columbia

Not yet graded (37)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Academic Magnet High, North Charleston
Allendale High, Fairfax
Anderson Five Charter School, Anderson
Barnwell High, Barnwell
Berkeley County Middle College High, Moncks Corner
Blackville-hilda High, Blackville
Broad River High, Columbia
Cedar Springs Academy, Spartanburg
Charleston Advancement Academy High School, Charleston
Estill High, Estill
Hcs Scholars Academy High, Conway
Kirkland High, Columbia
Lee High, Bishopville
Legion Collegiate Academy, Rock Hill
Lewis High, Rembert
Macdougall High, Ridgeville
Manning High, Columbia
Midlands Arts Conservatory, Columbia
Midlands Middle College, West Columbia
Oceanside Collegiate Academy, Mount Pleasant
Pattisons Academy For Comprehensive Education, Charleston
Pee Dee Math Sci And Tech, Bishopville
Pendergrass Fairwold School, Columbia
Richland One Charter Middle College, Columbia
Ridgeland High, Ridgeland
Sara Babb High, Columbia
Sc Governors School For Agriculture At John De La Howe, Mccormick
Sc Governors School For Arts And Humanities, Greenville
Sc Governors School For Science And Mathematics, Hartsville
Sc School For The Blind High, Spartanburg
Sc School For The Deaf High, Spartanburg
The South Carolina Preparatory Academy, Anderson
Trenton High, Trenton
Turbeville High, Turbeville
Tyger River High, Enoree
Washington Center, Greenville
Williston-elko High, Williston

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in South Carolina.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in South Carolina

What is the best high school in South Carolina?

Aiken Scholars Academy in Aiken ranks first among the 227 ranked high schools in South Carolina with a SchoolGrade of A+, 100% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73%.

How are high schools in South Carolina ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does South Carolina have?

SchoolGrade grades 270 public high schools in South Carolina; 227 are ranked here and 43 are listed as not ranked.