Best public schools in Central, SC

3 public schools in Central: 1 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high. 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.

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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

1 school in Central

Central Academy of the Arts 45.6

Pickens 01 · Grades PK-5 · 485 students

ELA 60%Math 49%Science 45%

#319 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

1 school in Central

R. C. Edwards Middle 89.1

Pickens 01 · Grades 6-8 · 783 students

ELA 73%Math 60%Science 69%

#26 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

1 school in Central

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D. W. Daniel High —

Pickens 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,216 students

No published test results

School districts serving Central

Pickens 01 24

Best public schools in Central, SC

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