Best public schools in Bluffton, SC

10 public schools in Bluffton: 5 elementary · 2 middle · 2 high · 1 K-8. 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.

Hide schools without a score (no published results, or results too limited to 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

5 schools in Bluffton, best first

Red Cedar Elementary 78.2

Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 643 students

ELA 74%Math 65%Science 66%

#128 of 585 in South Carolina

Pritchardville Elementary 74.6

Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 939 students

ELA 73%Math 65%Science 59%

#149 of 585 in South Carolina

Okatie Elementary 74.3

Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 599 students

ELA 70%Math 65%Science 66%

#151 of 585 in South Carolina

Bluffton Elementary 65.2

Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 714 students

ELA 66%Math 61%Science 60%

#204 of 585 in South Carolina

Michael C. Riley Elementary 29.7

Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-5 · 718 students

ELA 46%Math 44%Science 45%

#412 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

2 schools in Bluffton, best first

Bluffton Middle 76.3

Beaufort 01 · Grades 6-8 · 917 students

ELA 61%Math 53%Science 67%

#56 of 234 in South Carolina

H. E. McCracken Middle 75.0

Beaufort 01 · Grades 6-8 · 892 students

ELA 63%Math 50%Science 66%

#59 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

2 schools in Bluffton

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Bluffton High —

Beaufort 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,384 students

No published test results

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May River High —

Beaufort 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,665 students

No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Bluffton

River Ridge Academy 82.8

Beaufort 01 · Grades PK-8 · 1,138 students

ELA 76%Math 67%Science 75%

#11 of 61 in South Carolina

School districts serving Bluffton

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