SC Public Charter School District Schools

Statewide rankings: all 201 high schools in South Carolina · all 197 middle schools in South Carolina · all 594 elementary schools in South Carolina

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.

1. A+ Greer Middle College Charter High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Greenville Technical Charter High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Youth Leadership Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A Sc Whitmore School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A Palmetto Scholars Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Bridges Preparatory School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
7. A- East Link Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A- Fox Creek High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A- Green Charter School Of The Midlands (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
10. A- Tall Pines Stem Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)

All schools, A to Z (36)

• F Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy, Trenton
• A Bridges Preparatory School, Beaufort
• Butler Academy, Hartsville
• B Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School, Mcclellanville
• D Charleston Advancement Academy High School, Charleston
• Compass Collegiate Academy, Charleston
• A- East Link Academy, Suite 200
• B East Point Academy, 1043 Chris Drive
• Felton Laboratory Charter School, Orangeburg
• A- Fox Creek High, North Augusta
• Green Charter School Of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
• Green Charter School Of The Lowcountry, N Charleston
• A- Green Charter School Of The Midlands, Irmo
• A+ Greenville Technical Charter High School, Greenville
• A+ Greer Middle College Charter High, Taylors
• B+ High Point Academy, Spartanburg
• D Lakes And Bridges Charter School, Easley
• D- Lead Academy, Greenville
• Learn4life High School Charleston, N Charleston
• B- Legacy Early College, Greenville
• Liberty Steam Charter School, Sumter
• Lowcountry Acceleration Academy, N Charleston
• B Lowcountry Montessori School, Beaufort
• Meyer Center For Special Children, Greenville
• B Midlands Arts Conservatory, Columbia
• Midlands Middle College, West Columbia
• Palmetto Achievement Center For Excellence Academy, Columbia
• A Palmetto Scholars Academy, North Charleston
• F Pee Dee Math Sci And Tech, Bishopville
• D+ Polaris Tech Charter School, Ridgeland
• B- Riverwalk Academy, Rock Hill
• A Sc Whitmore School, Columbia
• B- Spartanburg Preparatory School, Spartanburg
• A- Tall Pines Stem Academy, Aiken
• A- York Preparatory Academy, Rock Hill
• A+ Youth Leadership Academy, Pickens

Cities and towns served (21)

• Greenville (4)
• Columbia (3)
• Spartanburg (3)
• Beaufort (2)
• Charleston (2)
• Rock Hill (2)
• Aiken (1)
• Bishopville (1)
• Easley (1)
• Hartsville (1)
• Irmo (1)
• Mcclellanville (1)
• North Augusta (1)
• North Charleston (1)
• Orangeburg (1)
• Pickens (1)
• Ridgeland (1)
• Sumter (1)
• Taylors (1)
• Trenton (1)
• West Columbia (1)

• State: Best schools in South Carolina
• County: Richland County
• Type: charter agency
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 18,404 students with 1,303 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,524 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 4503901
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works