SC Public Charter School District Schools

Statewide rankings: all 227 high schools in South Carolina · all 228 middle schools in South Carolina · all 629 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+ York Preparatory Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
4. A+ Bridges Preparatory School (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
5. A Youth Leadership Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Legacy Early College (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A- East Point Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A- Tall Pines Stem Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. B+ Palmetto Scholars Academy (High school, underperforms expectations)
10. B+ Fox Creek High (High school, exceeds expectations)

All schools, A to Z (36)

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