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Best public schools in Aiken, SC

17 public schools in Aiken: 9 elementary · 3 middle · 4 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

9 schools in Aiken, best first
1
Millbrook Elementary 76.3
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 684 students
ELA 76%Math 59%Science 68%
#139 of 585 in South Carolina
2
East Aiken School of the Arts 69.0
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 542 students
ELA 72%Math 58%Science 61%
#182 of 585 in South Carolina
3
Aiken Elementary 60.8
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 525 students
ELA 67%Math 51%Science 64%
#230 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Chukker Creek Elementary 60.4
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 644 students
ELA 66%Math 53%Science 62%
#232 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary 54.1
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 445 students
ELA 62%Math 58%Science 41%
#269 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Aiken Intermediate 40.1
Aiken 01 · Grades 6 · 482 students
ELA 51%Math 30%Science 53%
#351 of 585 in South Carolina
7
Redcliffe Elementary 28.1
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 610 students
ELA 58%Math 39%Science 28%
#421 of 585 in South Carolina
8
J. D. Lever Elementary 23.3
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 463 students
ELA 50%Math 40%Science 31%
#449 of 585 in South Carolina
9
North Aiken Elementary 19.2
Aiken 01 · Grades PK-5 · 424 students
ELA 52%Math 32%Science 28%
#473 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

3 schools in Aiken, best first
1
Tall Pines STEM Academy 83.5
SC Public Charter School District · Grades 5-8 · Charter · 382 students
ELA 75%Math 54%Science 60%
#39 of 234 in South Carolina
2
M. B. Kennedy Middle 42.9
Aiken 01 · Grades 6-8 · 641 students
ELA 56%Math 33%
#134 of 234 in South Carolina
3
Schofield Middle 12.2
Aiken 01 · Grades 7-8 · 396 students
ELA 41%Math 24%
#206 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

4 schools in Aiken
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Aiken High —
Aiken 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,254 students
No published test results
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Aiken Scholars Academy —
Aiken 01 · Grades 9-12 · 179 students
No published test results
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Silver Bluff High —
Aiken 01 · Grades 9-12 · 789 students
No published test results
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South Aiken High —
Aiken 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,305 students
No published test results

Combined schools

1 school in Aiken
1
Horse Creek Academy 65.5
Limestone Charters Association · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,308 students
ELA 62%Math 45%Science 41%
#15 of 42 in South Carolina

School districts serving Aiken

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