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Best public schools in Beaufort, SC

15 public schools in Beaufort: 6 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 2 K-8 · 2 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

6 schools in Beaufort, best first
1
Coosa Elementary 82.1
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 449 students
ELA 78%Math 64%Science 70%
#105 of 585 in South Carolina
2
Beaufort Elementary 41.2
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 376 students
ELA 59%Math 45%Science 46%
#344 of 585 in South Carolina
3
Mossy Oaks Elementary 31.5
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 365 students
ELA 53%Math 39%Science 49%
#401 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Lady's Island Elementary 27.9
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 250 students
ELA 53%Math 43%Science 29%
#422 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Broad River Elementary 24.9
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 460 students
ELA 51%Math 39%Science 35%
#440 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary 12.2
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 427 students
ELA 44%Math 29%Science 35%
#514 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

3 schools in Beaufort, best first
1
Beaufort Middle 55.8
Beaufort 01 · Grades 6-8 · 371 students
ELA 61%Math 38%Science 44%
#104 of 234 in South Carolina
2
Lady's Island Middle 38.2
Beaufort 01 · Grades 6-8 · 418 students
ELA 54%Math 33%Science 39%
#145 of 234 in South Carolina
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Sea Islands Heritage Academy —
SC Public Charter School District · Grades 6-7 · Charter
No published test results

High schools

2 schools in Beaufort
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Battery Creek High —
Beaufort 01 · Grades 9-12 · 829 students
No published test results
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Beaufort High —
Beaufort 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,188 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Beaufort, best first
1
Riverview Charter School 84.4
Beaufort 01 · Grades K-8 · Charter · 698 students
ELA 80%Math 65%Science 66%
#10 of 61 in South Carolina
2
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy 13.9
Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-8 · 729 students
ELA 44%Math 25%Science 32%
#53 of 61 in South Carolina

Combined schools

2 schools in Beaufort, best first
1
Bridges Preparatory School 86.9
SC Public Charter School District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,355 students
ELA 68%Math 49%Science 58%
#6 of 42 in South Carolina
2
Lowcountry Montessori School 39.3
SC Public Charter School District · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 388 students
ELA 60%Math 27%Science 43%
#26 of 42 in South Carolina

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