Best Middle Schools in South Carolina (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

228

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle 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.

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South Carolina middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Rollings Middle School Of The Arts	Summerville	Dorchester 02	84%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	799
#2	A+	Forest Creek Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	81%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	751
#3	A+	Thomas C Cario Middle	Mt Pleasant	Charleston 01	81%	78%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,125
#4	A+	Gold Hill Middle	Tega Cay	York 04	80%	75%	Meets Expectations	855
#5	A+	Moultrie Middle	Mount Pleasant	Charleston 01	78%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,119
#6	A+	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	78%	70%	Meets Expectations	961
#7	A+	Southwood Academy For The Arts (Magnet)	Anderson	Anderson 05	78%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#8	A+	Laing Middle (Magnet)	Mount Pleasant	Charleston 01	76%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,012
#9	A+	Fort Mill Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	73%	63%	Meets Expectations	634
#10	A+	Waccamaw Middle	Pawleys Island	Georgetown 01	73%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	343
#11	A+	Banks Trail Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	71%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	535
#12	A+	Meadow Glen Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	71%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	808
#13	A+	Ocean Bay Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	71%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	715
#14	A+	Beechwood Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	70%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,014
#15	A+	Lakeside Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	70%	62%	Meets Expectations	839
#16	A+	Oakridge Middle	Clover	York 02	70%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,154
#17	A	Camp Road Middle	Charleston	Charleston 01	69%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	864
#18	A	Chapin Middle	Chapin	Lexington 05	69%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	991
#19	A	Marrington Middle School Of The Arts (Magnet)	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	69%	64%	Meets Expectations	400
#20	A	Powdersville Middle	Greenville	Anderson 01	68%	58%	Meets Expectations	756
#21	A	Riverside Middle	Greer	Greenville 01	68%	61%	Meets Expectations	1,075
#22	A	Springfield Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	68%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	691
#23	A	Youth Leadership Academy (Charter)	Pickens	SC Public Charter School District	68%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	287
#24	A	League Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	65%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	790
#25	A	R C Edwards Middle	Central	Pickens 01	65%	59%	Meets Expectations	840
#26	A	Riverside Middle	Pendleton	Anderson 04	65%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	426
#27	A	Ten Oaks Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	65%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,134
#28	A	Wren Middle	Piedmont	Anderson 01	65%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	973
#29	A	Honea Path Middle	Honea Path	Anderson 02	64%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	315
#30	A	Socastee Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	64%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	558
#31	A	Hillcrest Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	63%	54%	Meets Expectations	986
#32	A	Pleasant Hill Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	63%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	748
#33	A-	Crayton Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	63%	58%	Meets Expectations	905
#34	A-	Dr Phinnize J Fisher Middle (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	62%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,006
#35	A-	Indian Land Middle	Indian Land	Lancaster 01	62%	57%	Meets Expectations	989
#36	A-	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Little River	Horry 01	62%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,286
#37	A-	Northwood Middle	Taylors	Greenville 01	62%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	863
#38	A-	Blue Ridge Middle	Greer	Greenville 01	61%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	916
#39	A-	East Edisto Middle	Summerville		61%	56%	Meets Expectations	879
#40	A-	Beck International Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	818
#41	A-	Chesnee Middle	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	60%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	534
#42	A-	Edgewood Middle	Ninety Six	Greenwood 52	60%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	336
#43	A-	Glenview Middle	Anderson	Anderson 05	60%	51%	Meets Expectations	733
#44	A-	Greenville Middle Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	60%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	775
#45	A-	Clover Middle	Clover	York 02	59%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	988
#46	A-	Mccants Middle	Anderson	Anderson 05	59%	55%	Meets Expectations	563
#47	A-	Sevier Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	59%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	683
#48	A-	Tall Pines Stem Academy (Charter)	Aiken	SC Public Charter School District	59%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	382
#49	A-	Blythewood Middle	Blythewood	Richland 02	58%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	796
#50	A-	St James Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	58%	49%	Meets Expectations	920
#51	A-	Ralph Chandler Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	57%	49%	Meets Expectations	738
#52	B+	Aynor Middle	Galivants Ferry	Horry 01	57%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	769
#53	B+	Irmo Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Lexington 05	57%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,011
#54	B+	Palmetto Middle	Williamston	Anderson 01	57%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	774
#55	B+	Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	56%	50%	Meets Expectations	872
#56	B+	Landrum Middle	Landrum	Spartanburg 01	56%	46%	Meets Expectations	218
#57	B+	Boiling Springs Middle	Inman	Spartanburg 02	55%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,068
#58	B+	Dacusville Middle	Easley	Pickens 01	55%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	251
#59	B+	Hughes Academy Of Science And Technology (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	55%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,020
#60	B+	Lugoff Elgin Middle	Lugoff	Kershaw 01	55%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	668
#61	B+	Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	Dorchester 02	55%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,006
#62	B+	Philip Simmons Middle	Wando	Berkeley 01	55%	47%	Meets Expectations	428
#63	B+	Starr Iva Middle	Starr	Anderson 03	55%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	658
#64	B+	Westview Middle (Magnet)	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#65	B+	Charles B Dubose Middle	Summerville	Dorchester 02	54%	47%	Meets Expectations	950
#66	B+	Belton Middle	Belton	Anderson 02	53%	44%	Meets Expectations	495
#67	B+	Florence Chapel Middle	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	53%	46%	Meets Expectations	859
#68	B+	Mauldin Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	53%	47%	Meets Expectations	924
#69	B+	Te Mabry Middle	Inman	Spartanburg 01	53%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	444
#70	B	Mccracken Middle	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	52%	48%	Meets Expectations	926
#71	B	Merriwether Middle	North Augusta	Edgefield 01	52%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	367
#72	B	Mid Carolina Middle	Prosperity	Newberry 01	52%	42%	Meets Expectations	534
#73	B	Paul Knox Middle	North Augusta	Aiken 01	52%	42%	Meets Expectations	683
#74	B	Richard H Gettys Middle	Easley	Pickens 01	52%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,284
#75	B	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Ware Shoals	Greenwood 51	52%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	265
#76	B	Conway Middle	Conway	Horry 01	51%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	597
#77	B	Dutch Fork Middle	Irmo	Lexington 05	51%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	921
#78	B	Haut Gap Middle (Magnet)	Johns Island	Charleston 01	51%	44%	Meets Expectations	444
#79	B	H E Mccracken Middle	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	50%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	889
#80	B	Hanahan Middle	Hanahan	Berkeley 01	50%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	793
#81	B	John W Moore Middle	Florence	Florence 01	50%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,044
#82	B	Liberty Middle	Liberty	Pickens 01	50%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	448
#83	B	Northwest Middle	Travelers Rest	Greenville 01	50%	46%	Meets Expectations	852
#84	B	Rainbow Lake Middle	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	50%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,009
#85	B	Walhalla Middle	Walhalla	Oconee 01	50%	45%	Meets Expectations	845
#86	B	Woodruff Middle	Woodruff	Spartanburg 04	50%	43%	Meets Expectations	686
#87	B	Wright Middle	Abbeville	Abbeville 60	50%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	346
#88	B-	Forestbrook Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	49%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	829
#89	B-	Buford Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	48%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	373
#90	B-	C E Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art (Magnet)	Charleston	Charleston 01	48%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,172
#91	B-	Cane Bay Middle	Summerville	Berkeley 01	48%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,487
#92	B-	Latta Middle	Latta	Dillon 03	48%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	471
#93	B-	Lewisville Middle	Richburg	Chester 01	48%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	416
#94	B-	R P Dawkins Middle	Moore	Spartanburg 06	48%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	862
#95	B-	W C Sullivan Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	48%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	808
#96	B-	Alice Drive Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	47%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	841
#97	B-	Greer Middle	Greer	Greenville 01	47%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,080
#98	B-	Johnsonville Middle	Johnsonville	Florence 05	47%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	368
#99	B-	North Augusta Middle	North Augusta	Aiken 01	47%	37%	Meets Expectations	616
#100	B-	Dutchman Creek Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	46%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	909
#101	B-	Saluda Trail Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	46%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	780
#102	B-	Whittemore Park Middle	Conway	Horry 01	46%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	892
#103	B-	Black Water Middle	Conway	Horry 01	45%	36%	Meets Expectations	802
#104	B-	D R Hill Middle	Lyman	Spartanburg 05	45%	41%	Meets Expectations	702
#105	B-	West Oak Middle	Westminster	Oconee 01	45%	36%	Meets Expectations	697
#106	C+	Andrew Jackson Middle	Kershaw	Lancaster 01	45%	36%	Meets Expectations	466
#107	C+	Camden Middle	Camden	Kershaw 01	45%	36%	Meets Expectations	828
#108	C+	Gilbert Middle	Gilbert	Lexington 01	45%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	822
#109	C+	Hand Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	45%	39%	Meets Expectations	652
#110	C+	Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	Beaufort 01	45%	39%	Meets Expectations	856
#111	C+	Seneca Middle	Seneca	Oconee 01	45%	40%	Meets Expectations	781
#112	C+	Spaulding Middle	Lamar	Darlington 01	45%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	204
#113	C+	Carolina Springs Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	44%	39%	Meets Expectations	914
#114	C+	Castle Heights Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	44%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	738
#115	C+	Clifdale Middle	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 03	44%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	695
#116	C+	Macedonia Middle	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	44%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	383
#117	C+	Pickens Middle	Pickens	Pickens 01	44%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	546
#118	C+	R H Fulmer Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 02	44%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	568
#119	C+	Westview Middle	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	44%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	886
#120	C+	Woodmont Middle	Piedmont	Greenville 01	44%	35%	Meets Expectations	808
#121	C+	Alston Middle	Summerville	Dorchester 02	43%	35%	Meets Expectations	822
#122	C	Batesburg Leesville Middle School	Batesburg Leesville	Lexington 03	43%	34%	Meets Expectations	456
#123	C	Bryson Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	43%	33%	Meets Expectations	920
#124	C	Dent Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	43%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,018
#125	C	L E Gable Middle	Roebuck	Spartanburg 06	43%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	840
#126	C	New Ellenton Steam Magnet Middle (Magnet)	New Ellenton	Aiken 01	43%	36%	Meets Expectations	285
#127	C	North Central Middle	Kershaw	Kershaw 01	43%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	420
#128	C	Clinton Middle	Clinton	Laurens 56	42%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	663
#129	C	Fairfield Middle	Winnsboro	Fairfield 01	42%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	337
#130	C	Hartsville Middle (Magnet)	Hartsville	Darlington 01	42%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	921
#131	C	Leslie M Stover Middle	Elgin	Kershaw 01	42%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	697
#132	C	Myrtle Beach Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	42%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,124
#133	C	Southside Middle	Florence	Florence 01	42%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	1,100
#134	C	Beaufort Middle (Magnet)	Beaufort	Beaufort 01	41%	33%	Meets Expectations	384
#135	C	Chesterfield Ruby Middle	Chesterfield	Chesterfield 01	41%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	414
#136	C	Gregg Middle	Summerville	Dorchester 02	41%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	850
#137	C	Ladys Island Middle (Magnet)	Beaufort	Beaufort 01	41%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	434
#138	C	Northside Middle	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	41%	33%	Meets Expectations	698
#139	C	Hillcrest Middle	Dalzell	Sumter 01	40%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	364
#140	C	York Middle	York	York 01	40%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	814
#141	C-	Crossroads Intermediate	Columbia	Lexington 05	40%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	698
#142	C-	Sangaree Middle	Ladson	Berkeley 01	40%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	826
#143	C-	Darlington Middle (Magnet)	Darlington	Darlington 01	39%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	919
#144	C-	M B Kennedy Middle	Aiken	Aiken 01	39%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	643
#145	C-	Pelion Middle	Pelion	Lexington 01	39%	35%	Meets Expectations	566
#146	C-	Rawlinson Road Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	39%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	661
#147	C-	Robert Anderson Middle	Anderson	Anderson 05	39%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,131
#148	C-	Williams Middle (Magnet)	Florence	Florence 01	39%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	836
#149	C-	Johnston Edgefield Trenton Middle	Johnston	Edgefield 01	38%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#150	C-	Longleaf Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	38%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	802
#151	C-	Sims Middle	Union	Union 01	38%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	672
#152	C-	Cyril B Busbee Creative Arts Academy (Magnet)	Cayce	Lexington 02	37%	30%	Meets Expectations	420
#153	C-	Mccormick Middle	Mccormick	McCormick 01	37%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#154	C-	North District Middle	Varnville		37%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	278
#155	C-	W G Sanders Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 01	37%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	533
#156	C-	White Knoll Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 01	37%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	816
#157	D+	Carver Middle (Magnet)	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	37%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	683
#158	D+	Aiken Intermediate	Aiken	Aiken 01	36%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#159	D+	Henry L Sneed Middle	Florence	Florence 01	36%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	693
#160	D+	Jackson Stem Magnet (Magnet)	Jackson	Aiken 01	36%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	373
#161	D+	River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	Dorchester 02	36%	30%	Meets Expectations	849
#162	D+	Allendale Fairfax Middle	Fairfax	Allendale 01	35%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#163	D+	Berkeley Middle	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	35%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	1,403
#164	D+	Kingstree Middle Magnet (Magnet)	Kingstree	Williamsburg 01	35%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	412
#165	D+	Manning Junior High	Manning		35%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#166	D+	Bamberg-ehrhardt Middle	Bamberg		34%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	192
#167	D+	Brewer Middle (Magnet)	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	34%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	617
#168	D+	Dillon Middle	Dillon	Dillon 04	34%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	666
#169	D+	Georgetown Middle	Georgetown	Georgetown 01	34%	29%	Meets Expectations	712
#170	D+	Leavelle Mccampbell Middle	Graniteville	Aiken 01	34%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	650
#171	D+	Northside Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 02	34%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	555
#172	D+	C E Murray Middle	Greeleyville	Williamsburg 01	33%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	131
#173	D+	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg	Cherokee 01	32%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	360
#174	D+	Langley Bath Clearwater Middle	Warrenville	Aiken 01	32%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	634
#175	D	Estill Middle	Estill		32%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	133
#176	D	Long Middle	Cheraw	Chesterfield 01	32%	23%	Meets Expectations	416
#177	D	A L Corbett Middle	Wagener	Aiken 01	31%	22%	Meets Expectations	208
#178	D	John E Ewing Middle	Gaffney	Cherokee 01	31%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#179	D	Laurens Middle	Laurens	Laurens 55	31%	26%	Meets Expectations	399
#180	D	Loris Middle	Loris	Horry 01	31%	26%	Meets Expectations	720
#181	D	Saluda Middle	Saluda	Saluda 01	31%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	556
#182	D	Scott's Branch Middle	Summerton		31%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	144
#183	D	Berea Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	30%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	795
#184	D	Fairforest Middle	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 06	30%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,054
#185	D	Hemingway Mb Lee Middle	Hemingway	Williamsburg 01	30%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	132
#186	D	Lakeview Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	30%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	758
#187	D	Robert E Howard Middle	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	29%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	396
#188	D	Southeast Middle	Hopkins	Richland 01	29%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	493
#189	D	St Stephen Middle	St Stephen	Berkeley 01	29%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	209
#190	D	Ebenezer Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	28%	19%	Meets Expectations	371
#191	D	Gaffney Middle	Gaffney	Cherokee 01	28%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	921
#192	D	Pine Ridge Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 02	28%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	403
#193	D-	A R Rucker Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	28%	21%	Meets Expectations	519
#194	D-	Newberry Middle	Newberry	Newberry 01	28%	23%	Meets Expectations	616
#195	D-	Sanders Middle	Laurens	Laurens 55	28%	18%	Meets Expectations	331
#196	D-	Bates Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	27%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	569
#197	D-	Colleton County Middle	Walterboro	Colleton 01	27%	21%	Meets Expectations	1,121
#198	D-	Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science (Magnet)	North Charleston	Charleston 01	27%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	524
#199	D-	New Heights Middle	Jefferson	Chesterfield 01	27%	21%	Meets Expectations	531
#200	D-	South Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	26%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	534
#201	D-	Carver Edisto Middle	Cope	Orangeburg	25%	21%	Meets Expectations	515
#202	D-	Carvers Bay Middle	Hemingway	Georgetown 01	25%	21%	Meets Expectations	270
#203	D-	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston	Charleston 01	25%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	328
#204	D-	Furman Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	25%	20%	Meets Expectations	729
#205	D-	Schofield Middle	Aiken	Aiken 01	25%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	401
#206	D-	Sedgefield Middle	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	25%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	986
#207	D-	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	24%	19%	Meets Expectations	264
#208	D-	Palmetto Middle	Mullins	Marion 10	24%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	334
#209	D-	W A Perry Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	24%	19%	Meets Expectations	309
#210	D-	William J Clark Middle	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	24%	17%	Meets Expectations	687
#211	F	Chester Middle	Chester	Chester 01	24%	17%	Meets Expectations	517
#212	F	College Park Middle	Ladson	Berkeley 01	23%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	714
#213	F	Hopkins Middle	Hopkins	Richland 01	23%	19%	Meets Expectations	493
#214	F	Ronald E Mcnair JR High	Lake City	Florence 03	23%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	209
#215	F	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	Beaufort 01	23%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	331
#216	F	Sandhills Middle	Gaston	Lexington 04	22%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	513
#217	F	St Andrews Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	22%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	706
#218	F	Tanglewood Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	22%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	745
#219	F	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville	Lee 01	21%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	358
#220	F	Rosemary Middle	Andrews	Georgetown 01	21%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#221	F	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston	Charleston 01	20%	10%	Meets Expectations	219
#222	F	Blenheim Middle School Of Discovery	Blenheim	Marlboro 01	19%	15%	Meets Expectations	444
#223	F	Morningside Middle	North Charleston	Charleston 01	19%	11%	Meets Expectations	567
#224	F	Northwoods Middle	North Charleston	Charleston 01	19%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#225	F	Johnakin Middle	Marion	Marion 10	18%	9%	Meets Expectations	456
#226	F	Alcorn Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	17%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	370
#227	F	Chestnut Oaks Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	17%	10%	Meets Expectations	396
#228	F	Denmark-olar Middle	Denmark		14%	8%	Meets Expectations	148

How South Carolina's middle schools compare

A: 51B: 54C: 51D: 54F: 18

46% of the 228 ranked middle schools in South Carolina earn an A or B (51 A grades, 54 B, 51 C, 54 D, 18 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 166 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (73% here, 70% nationally), and 83 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Waccamaw Middle (73% against 45%, A+), Blythewood Middle (58% against 31%, A-), Youth Leadership Academy (68% against 43%, A), Fairfield Middle (42% against 17%, C), Allendale Fairfax Middle (35% against 10%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 57): Greenville 01 (10), York 04 (6), Horry 01 (6), Charleston 01 (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Columbia (11, 2 at A or B), Greenville (10, 7 at A or B), Summerville (6, 4 at A or B), Myrtle Beach (6, 5 at A or B), Fort Mill (5, 5 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Cane Bay Middle (1,487 students, B-, #91), Berkeley Middle (1,403 students, D+, #163), North Myrtle Beach Middle (1,286 students, A-, #36).

Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in South Carolina that are not ranked

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

Not yet graded (7)

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

Beech Springs Intermediate, Duncan
Guinyard Butler Middle, Barnwell
Harleyville Ridgeville Middle, Dorchester
Holly Hill Roberts Middle, Holly Hill
Langston Charter Middle, Greenville
St George Middle, St George
Williston-elko Middle, Williston

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle 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 middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in South Carolina

What is the best middle school in South Carolina?

Rollings Middle School Of The Arts in Summerville ranks first among the 228 ranked middle schools in South Carolina with a SchoolGrade of A+, 84% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%.

How are middle 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 middle schools does South Carolina have?

SchoolGrade grades 235 public middle schools in South Carolina; 228 are ranked here and 7 are listed as not ranked.