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Best public schools in North Charleston, SC

34 public schools in North Charleston: 16 elementary · 5 middle · 7 high · 2 K-8 · 4 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

16 schools in North Charleston, best first
1
Meeting Street at Burns 64.0
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5
ELA 68%Math 59%Science 55%
#211 of 585 in South Carolina
2
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary 40.4
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 658 students
ELA 60%Math 48%Science 39%
#349 of 585 in South Carolina
3
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary 20.6
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 403 students
ELA 46%Math 34%Science 42%
#465 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Lambs Elementary 18.0
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 506 students
ELA 44%Math 39%Science 29%
#480 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Hunley Park Elementary 16.3
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 430 students
ELA 42%Math 37%Science 33%
#490 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Eagle Nest Elementary 14.6
Dorchester 02 · Grades PK-5 · 681 students
ELA 50%Math 30%Science 27%
#500 of 585 in South Carolina
7
Pinehurst Elementary 6.9
Charleston 01 · Grades 1-5 · 690 students
ELA 32%Math 33%Science 25%
#545 of 585 in South Carolina
8
Chicora Elementary 6.1
Charleston 01 · Grades 1-5 · 318 students
ELA 37%Math 32%Science 21%
#550 of 585 in South Carolina
9
W. B. Goodwin Elementary 5.6
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 424 students
ELA 36%Math 29%Science 29%
#553 of 585 in South Carolina
10
Matilda F. Dunston Elementary 3.8
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 491 students
ELA 32%Math 32%Science 18%
#563 of 585 in South Carolina
11
Pepperhill Elementary 3.2
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 439 students
ELA 34%Math 28%Science 23%
#567 of 585 in South Carolina
12
A. C. Corcoran Elementary 2.3
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 716 students
ELA 32%Math 27%Science 22%
#572 of 585 in South Carolina
13
North Charleston Elementary 1.3
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-5 · 307 students
ELA 30%Math 23%Science 23%
#578 of 585 in South Carolina
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Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center —
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-K · 259 students
No published test results
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Midland Park Primary —
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-K · 376 students
No published test results
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Movement School Bridge View —
SC Public Charter School District · Grades K-1 · Charter
No published test results

Middle schools

5 schools in North Charleston, best first
1
River Oaks Middle 30.1
Dorchester 02 · Grades 6-8 · 801 students
ELA 51%Math 28%Science 34%
#164 of 234 in South Carolina
2
Deer Park Middle 24.1
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-8 · 300 students
ELA 45%Math 25%Science 33%
#178 of 234 in South Carolina
3
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science 11.3
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-8 · 501 students
ELA 33%Math 27%Science 24%
#208 of 234 in South Carolina
4
Northwoods Middle 4.5
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-8 · 677 students
ELA 33%Math 17%Science 22%
#224 of 234 in South Carolina
5
Morningside Middle 1.9
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-8 · 555 students
ELA 25%Math 12%Science 19%
#230 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

7 schools in North Charleston
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Academic Magnet High —
Charleston 01 · Grades 9-12 · 718 students
No published test results
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Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies —
Charleston 01 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Fort Dorchester High —
Dorchester 02 · Grades 9-12 · 2,301 students
No published test results
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Greg Mathis Charter High —
Charleston 01 · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 61 students
No published test results
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North Charleston High —
Charleston 01 · Grades 9-12 · 785 students
No published test results
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Palmetto Excel —
SC Public Charter School District · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 1 students
No published test results
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R. B. Stall High —
Charleston 01 · Grades 9-12 · 2,025 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in North Charleston, best first
1
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori 63.1
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-8 · 475 students
ELA 62%Math 53%Science 53%
#23 of 61 in South Carolina
2
Meeting Street Brentwood 41.8
Charleston 01 · Grades PK-8
ELA 49%Math 42%Science 42%
#36 of 61 in South Carolina

Combined schools

4 schools in North Charleston, best first
1
Charleston School of the Arts 98.8
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-12 · 1,069 students
ELA 94%Math 88%Science 89%
#1 of 42 in South Carolina
2
Palmetto Scholars Academy 94.0
SC Public Charter School District · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 463 students
ELA 77%Math 53%Science 69%
#3 of 42 in South Carolina
3
Military Magnet Academy 36.9
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-12 · 400 students
ELA 51%Math 36%Science 29%
#27 of 42 in South Carolina
4
Allegro Charter School of Music 27.4
Charleston 01 · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 216 students
ELA 46%Math 25%Science 11%
#31 of 42 in South Carolina

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