Tall Pines STEM Academy
Score 83.5/100: better than 83% of South Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
All 13 published results by grade and test
As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | SC READY | 86 | 100 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | SC READY | 72.7 | 99 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | SC READY | 66 | 100 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | SC READY | 74.2 | 89 |
| Math | Grade 3 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| Math | Grade 4 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| Math | Grade 5 | SC READY | 63 | 100 |
| Math | Grade 6 | SC READY | 52.5 | 99 |
| Math | Grade 7 | SC READY | 53 | 100 |
| Math | Grade 8 | SC READY | 47.7 | 88 |
| Science | Grade 6 | SC READY | 59.6 | 99 |
School profile
- Grades
- 5-8
- Students
- 382
- Type
- Middle school
- Charter school
- Yes
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Aiken, SC 29805
"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Tall Pines STEM Academy at a glance
Tall Pines STEM Academy is a public middle school (a charter school) in Aiken, South Carolina, serving grades 5-8. It is part of SC Public Charter School District. It has about 382 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).
In 2025-26 state tests, 75% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 54% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina middle schools, it scores 83.5 out of 100: better than 83% of them, ranking #39 of 234. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.