Best Middle Schools in South Carolina (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

197

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+	Pleasant Knoll Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	81%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	961
#2	A+	Rollings Middle School Of The Arts	Summerville	Dorchester 02	78%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	799
#3	A+	Marrington Middle School Of The Arts (Magnet)	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	75%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	400
#4	A+	Thomas C Cario Middle	Mt Pleasant	Charleston 01	75%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,125
#5	A+	Gold Hill Middle	Tega Cay	York 04	73%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	855
#6	A+	Laing Middle (Magnet)	Mount Pleasant	Charleston 01	72%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,012
#7	A+	Moultrie Middle	Mount Pleasant	Charleston 01	71%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	1,119
#8	A+	Langston Charter Middle (Charter)	Greenville	Greenville 01	70%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	449
#9	A+	Youth Leadership Academy (Charter)	Pickens	SC Public Charter School District	70%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	287
#10	A+	Banks Trail Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	69%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	535
#11	A+	Oakridge Middle	Clover	York 02	68%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,154
#12	A	Crayton Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	67%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	905
#13	A	Fort Mill Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	66%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	634
#14	A	Southwood Academy For The Arts (Magnet)	Anderson	Anderson 05	65%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#15	A	Wren Middle	Piedmont	Anderson 01	64%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	973
#16	A	Ocean Bay Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	63%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	715
#17	A	Meadow Glen Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	62%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	808
#18	A	Springfield Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	62%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	691
#19	A	R C Edwards Middle	Central	Pickens 01	61%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	840
#20	A	Riverside Middle	Greer	Greenville 01	61%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,075
#21	A	Dacusville Middle	Easley	Pickens 01	60%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	251
#22	A	Irmo Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Lexington 05	60%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,011
#23	A	Mccants Middle	Anderson	Anderson 05	60%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	563
#24	A	Mid Carolina Middle	Prosperity	Newberry 01	60%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	534
#25	A	New Ellenton Steam Magnet Middle (Magnet)	New Ellenton	Aiken 01	60%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	285
#26	A	Socastee Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	60%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	558
#27	A	Clover Middle	Clover	York 02	59%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	988
#28	A	Pleasant Hill Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	59%	58%	Meets Expectations	748
#29	A-	Ten Oaks Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	58%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,134
#30	A-	League Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	56%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	790
#31	A-	Mauldin Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	56%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	924
#32	A-	Chesnee Middle	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	55%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	534
#33	A-	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Little River	Horry 01	55%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,286
#34	A-	Powdersville Middle	Greenville	Anderson 01	55%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	756
#35	A-	Tall Pines Stem Academy (Charter)	Aiken	SC Public Charter School District	55%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	382
#36	A-	Blythewood Middle	Blythewood	Richland 02	54%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	796
#37	A-	Forestbrook Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	54%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	829
#38	A-	Palmetto Middle	Williamston	Anderson 01	54%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	774
#39	A-	Beck International Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	53%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	818
#40	A-	North Augusta Middle	North Augusta	Aiken 01	53%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	616
#41	A-	Northwood Middle	Taylors	Greenville 01	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	863
#42	B+	Camp Road Middle	Charleston	Charleston 01	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	864
#43	B+	Indian Land Middle	Indian Land	Lancaster 01	52%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	989
#44	B+	Dutchman Creek Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	51%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	909
#45	B+	Glenview Middle	Anderson	Anderson 05	51%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	733
#46	B+	John W Moore Middle	Florence	Florence 01	51%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,044
#47	B+	Ralph Chandler Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	51%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	738
#48	B+	Sevier Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	51%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	683
#49	B+	Blue Ridge Middle	Greer	Greenville 01	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	916
#50	B+	Honea Path Middle	Honea Path	Anderson 02	50%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	315
#51	B+	Hughes Academy Of Science And Technology (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	50%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,020
#52	B+	Lakeside Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	839
#53	B+	Latta Middle	Latta	Dillon 03	50%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	471
#54	B+	Pickens Middle	Pickens	Pickens 01	50%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	546
#55	B+	Black Water Middle	Conway	Horry 01	49%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	802
#56	B+	Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	872
#57	B+	Hillcrest Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	49%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	986
#58	B+	Westview Middle	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	49%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	886
#59	B+	Dr Phinnize J Fisher Middle (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	48%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,006
#60	B+	Greenville Middle Academy (Magnet)	Greenville	Greenville 01	48%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	775
#61	B+	Mccracken Middle	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	48%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	926
#62	B	Alston Middle	Summerville	Dorchester 02	47%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	822
#63	B	Rainbow Lake Middle	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	46%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,009
#64	B	Aynor Middle	Galivants Ferry	Horry 01	45%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	769
#65	B	Belton Middle	Belton	Anderson 02	45%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	495
#66	B	Boiling Springs Middle	Inman	Spartanburg 02	45%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,068
#67	B	Hanahan Middle	Hanahan	Berkeley 01	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	793
#68	B	Landrum Middle	Landrum	Spartanburg 01	45%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	218
#69	B	Langley Bath Clearwater Middle	Warrenville	Aiken 01	45%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	634
#70	B	Paul Knox Middle	North Augusta	Aiken 01	45%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	683
#71	B	Philip Simmons Middle	Wando	Berkeley 01	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	428
#72	B	Cane Bay Middle	Summerville	Berkeley 01	44%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,487
#73	B	Whittemore Park Middle	Conway	Horry 01	44%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	892
#74	B	L E Gable Middle	Roebuck	Spartanburg 06	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	840
#75	B	Richard H Gettys Middle	Easley	Pickens 01	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	1,284
#76	B	Starr Iva Middle	Starr	Anderson 03	43%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	658
#77	B	Woodruff Middle	Woodruff	Spartanburg 04	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	686
#78	B-	Camden Middle	Camden	Kershaw 01	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	828
#79	B-	Charles B Dubose Middle	Summerville	Dorchester 02	42%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	950
#80	B-	Greer Middle	Greer	Greenville 01	42%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	1,080
#81	B-	H E Mccracken Middle	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	889
#82	B-	Northside Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 02	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	555
#83	B-	W C Sullivan Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	808
#84	B-	Walhalla Middle	Walhalla	Oconee 01	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	845
#85	B-	Buford Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	40%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	373
#86	B-	Castle Heights Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	738
#87	B-	Conway Middle	Conway	Horry 01	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	597
#88	B-	Edgewood Middle	Ninety Six	Greenwood 52	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	336
#89	B-	Gregg Middle	Summerville	Dorchester 02	40%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	850
#90	B-	Haut Gap Middle (Magnet)	Johns Island	Charleston 01	40%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	444
#91	B-	Macedonia Middle	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	40%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	383
#92	B-	North Central Middle	Kershaw	Kershaw 01	40%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	420
#93	B-	R H Fulmer Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 02	40%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	568
#94	B-	Spaulding Middle	Lamar	Darlington 01	40%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	204
#95	B-	Crossroads Intermediate	Columbia	Lexington 05	39%	38%	Meets Expectations	698
#96	B-	R P Dawkins Middle	Moore	Spartanburg 06	39%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	862
#97	B-	Saluda Trail Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	39%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	780
#98	B-	Seneca Middle	Seneca	Oconee 01	39%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	781
#99	B-	Westview Middle (Magnet)	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#100	C+	Gilbert Middle	Gilbert	Lexington 01	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	822
#101	C+	Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	Beaufort 01	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	856
#102	C+	Myrtle Beach Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	1,124
#103	C	Alice Drive Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	35%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	841
#104	C	Beaufort Middle (Magnet)	Beaufort	Beaufort 01	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	384
#105	C	Bryson Middle	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	920
#106	C	Carolina Springs Middle	Lexington	Lexington 01	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	914
#107	C	Clinton Middle	Clinton	Laurens 56	35%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	663
#108	C	Ladys Island Middle (Magnet)	Beaufort	Beaufort 01	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	434
#109	C	Leavelle Mccampbell Middle	Graniteville	Aiken 01	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	650
#110	C	Leslie M Stover Middle	Elgin	Kershaw 01	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	697
#111	C	Lewisville Middle	Richburg	Chester 01	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	416
#112	C	Liberty Middle	Liberty	Pickens 01	35%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	448
#113	C	Longleaf Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	35%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	802
#114	C	Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	Dorchester 02	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,006
#115	C	Saluda Middle	Saluda	Saluda 01	35%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#116	C	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Ware Shoals	Greenwood 51	35%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#117	C	Woodmont Middle	Piedmont	Greenville 01	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	808
#118	C	Wright Middle	Abbeville	Abbeville 60	35%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	346
#119	C	C E Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art (Magnet)	Charleston	Charleston 01	34%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,172
#120	C	Darlington Middle (Magnet)	Darlington	Darlington 01	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	919
#121	C	Robert Anderson Middle	Anderson	Anderson 05	33%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	1,131
#122	C	Brewer Middle (Magnet)	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	617
#123	C	Dent Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 02	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	1,018
#124	C	Northside Middle	Greenwood	Greenwood 50	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	698
#125	C	White Knoll Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 01	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	816
#126	C	Hartsville Middle (Magnet)	Hartsville	Darlington 01	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	921
#127	C	River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	Dorchester 02	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	849
#128	C	West Oak Middle	Westminster	Oconee 01	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	697
#129	C-	Batesburg Leesville Middle School	Batesburg Leesville	Lexington 03	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	456
#130	C-	Berkeley Middle	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,403
#131	C-	Chesterfield Ruby Middle	Chesterfield	Chesterfield 01	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	414
#132	C-	Ebenezer Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	30%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	371
#133	C-	Hillcrest Middle	Dalzell	Sumter 01	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	364
#134	C-	Jackson Stem Magnet (Magnet)	Jackson	Aiken 01	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	373
#135	C-	Long Middle	Cheraw	Chesterfield 01	30%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	416
#136	C-	Lugoff Elgin Middle	Lugoff	Kershaw 01	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	668
#137	C-	Merriwether Middle	North Augusta	Edgefield 01	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	367
#138	C-	Newberry Middle	Newberry	Newberry 01	30%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	616
#139	C-	Northwest Middle	Travelers Rest	Greenville 01	30%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	852
#140	C-	Rawlinson Road Middle	Rock Hill	York 03	30%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	661
#141	C-	Sangaree Middle	Ladson	Berkeley 01	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	826
#142	C-	Sedgefield Middle	Goose Creek	Berkeley 01	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	986
#143	C-	Sims Middle	Union	Union 01	30%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	672
#144	C-	W G Sanders Middle (Magnet)	Columbia	Richland 01	30%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	533
#145	C-	Fairforest Middle	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 06	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	1,054
#146	C-	Gaffney Middle	Gaffney	Cherokee 01	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	921
#147	D+	Berea Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	795
#148	D+	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg	Cherokee 01	25%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	360
#149	D+	Cyril B Busbee Creative Arts Academy (Magnet)	Cayce	Lexington 02	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	420
#150	D+	Furman Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	729
#151	D+	Hand Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	25%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	652
#152	D+	Johnston Edgefield Trenton Middle	Johnston	Edgefield 01	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	387
#153	D+	Laurens Middle	Laurens	Laurens 55	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#154	D+	Loris Middle	Loris	Horry 01	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#155	D+	M B Kennedy Middle	Aiken	Aiken 01	25%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	643
#156	D+	Pelion Middle	Pelion	Lexington 01	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	566
#157	D+	Tanglewood Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	745
#158	D	Dillon Middle	Dillon	Dillon 04	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	666
#159	D	Lakeview Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	758
#160	D	Georgetown Middle	Georgetown	Georgetown 01	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	712
#161	D	Andrew Jackson Middle	Kershaw	Lancaster 01	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#162	D	C E Murray Middle	Greeleyville	Williamsburg 01	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	131
#163	D	Carver Middle (Magnet)	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	683
#164	D	Hopkins Middle	Hopkins	Richland 01	20%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	493
#165	D	John E Ewing Middle	Gaffney	Cherokee 01	20%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#166	D	Johnsonville Middle	Johnsonville	Florence 05	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	368
#167	D	Pine Ridge Middle	West Columbia	Lexington 02	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	403
#168	D	South Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#169	D	Southeast Middle	Hopkins	Richland 01	20%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	493
#170	D	St Stephen Middle	St Stephen	Berkeley 01	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	209
#171	D	Colleton County Middle	Walterboro	Colleton 01	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,121
#172	D-	Bates Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	569
#173	D-	Chester Middle	Chester	Chester 01	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	517
#174	D-	Chestnut Oaks Middle	Sumter	Sumter 01	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	396
#175	D-	College Park Middle	Ladson	Berkeley 01	15%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	714
#176	D-	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston	Charleston 01	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	328
#177	D-	Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science (Magnet)	North Charleston	Charleston 01	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	524
#178	D-	New Heights Middle	Jefferson	Chesterfield 01	15%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	531
#179	D-	Northwoods Middle	North Charleston	Charleston 01	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#180	D-	Palmetto Middle	Mullins	Marion 10	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	334
#181	D-	St Andrews Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	15%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	706
#182	D-	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	Beaufort 01	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	331
#183	F	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville	Lee 01	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	358
#184	F	Mccormick Middle	Mccormick	McCormick 01	11%	13%	Meets Expectations	153
#185	F	Alcorn Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	370
#186	F	Blenheim Middle School Of Discovery	Blenheim	Marlboro 01	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	444
#187	F	Carvers Bay Middle	Hemingway	Georgetown 01	10%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	270
#188	F	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	10%	9%	Meets Expectations	264
#189	F	Kingstree Middle Magnet (Magnet)	Kingstree	Williamsburg 01	10%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	412
#190	F	Rosemary Middle	Andrews	Georgetown 01	10%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	378
#191	F	Sanders Middle	Laurens	Laurens 55	10%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	331
#192	F	W A Perry Middle	Columbia	Richland 01	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	309
#193	F	Morningside Middle	North Charleston	Charleston 01	6%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	567
#194	F	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston	Charleston 01	6%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	219
#195	F	Allendale Fairfax Middle	Fairfax	Allendale 01	5%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	212
#196	F	Hemingway Mb Lee Middle	Hemingway	Williamsburg 01	5%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	132
#197	F	Johnakin Middle	Marion	Marion 10	3%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	456

How South Carolina's middle schools compare

A: 41B: 58C: 47D: 36F: 15

50% of the 197 ranked middle schools in South Carolina earn an A or B (41 A grades, 58 B, 47 C, 36 D, 15 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 165 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (84% here, 71% nationally), and 111 exceed it. On average 38% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 35% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Youth Leadership Academy (70% against 44%, A+), Irmo Middle (60% against 34%, A), Pleasant Knoll Middle (81% against 57%, A+), Mccants Middle (60% against 37%, A), Socastee Middle (60% against 38%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 50): Greenville 01 (9), York 04 (5), Horry 01 (5), Charleston 01 (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Greenville (11, 8 at A or B), Columbia (11, 3 at A or B), Summerville (5, 5 at A or B), Myrtle Beach (5, 4 at A or B), Rock Hill (5, 4 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Cane Bay Middle (1,487 students, B, #72), Berkeley Middle (1,403 students, C-, #130), North Myrtle Beach Middle (1,286 students, A-, #33).

Of the top 25, 5 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. 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

27 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.

Closed schools (2)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Harleyville Ridgeville Middle, Dorchester
B- St George Middle, St George

Not yet graded (25)

Too little test data to grade.

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?

Pleasant Knoll Middle in Fort Mill ranks first among the 197 ranked middle schools in South Carolina with a SchoolGrade of A+, 81% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 57%.

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 224 public middle schools in South Carolina; 197 are ranked here and 27 are listed as not ranked.