Schools in South Carolina
1,277 public schools, 922 of them scored on 2025-26 state test results and compared only with schools of the same type in South Carolina.
2025-26
Latest test results
1,277
Public schools
92
School districts
% meets or exceeds expectations
What the results measure
High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.
Results come from the South Carolina Department of Education. We never compare schools across states, because each state sets its own tests. How we score schools
School districts in South Carolina
Median score of the district's schools80+60-7940-5920-39Under 20No score
District boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES EDGE, 2024-25). Charter and other districts without a boundary are shown as dots at the middle of their schools. Click a district to open it.
Rankings
The highest-scoring schools of each type in South Carolina, best first. Tap a heading to open or close a list.
Top elementary schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Carolina
1
Augusta Circle Elementary
ELA 96% · Math 93%
99.9
2
Belle Hall Elementary
ELA 96% · Math 91%
99.7
3
Stiles Point Elementary
ELA 92% · Math 89%
99.6
4
Tigerville Elementary
ELA 92% · Math 86%
99.4
5
Sullivan's Island Elementary
ELA 92% · Math 89%
99.2
6
Mt. Pleasant Academy
ELA 90% · Math 88%
99.1
7
Kings Town Elementary
ELA 91% · Math 88%
98.9
8
Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
ELA 92% · Math 84%
98.7
9
Monarch Elementary
ELA 91% · Math 84%
98.5
10
Brockman Elementary
ELA 94% · Math 81%
98.4
Top middle schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Carolina
1
Langston Charter Middle
ELA 91% · Math 85%
99.8
2
Rollings Middle School of the Arts
ELA 88% · Math 84%
99.4
3
Thomas C. Cario Middle
ELA 88% · Math 81%
98.9
4
Gold Hill Middle
ELA 87% · Math 76%
98.5
5
Southwood Academy for the Arts
ELA 88% · Math 80%
98.1
6
Forest Creek Middle
ELA 84% · Math 76%
97.6
7
Waccamaw Middle
ELA 85% · Math 79%
97.2
8
Moultrie Middle
ELA 83% · Math 79%
96.8
9
Pleasant Knoll Middle
ELA 82% · Math 75%
96.4
10
Laing Middle
ELA 84% · Math 75%
95.9
Top K-8 schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Carolina
1
Buist Academy
ELA 99% · Math 98%
99.2
2
Sterling School
ELA 94% · Math 92%
97.5
3
Montessori Community School
ELA 91% · Math 79%
95.9
4
Orange Grove Charter School
ELA 89% · Math 85%
94.3
5
Daniel Island School
ELA 88% · Math 81%
92.6
6
East Cooper Montessori Charter
ELA 88% · Math 77%
91.0
7
East Link Academy
ELA 86% · Math 87%
89.3
8
Belton Preparatory Academy
ELA 85% · Math 76%
87.7
9
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill
ELA 77% · Math 68%
86.1
10
Riverview Charter School
ELA 80% · Math 65%
84.4
Top combined schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Carolina
1
Charleston School of the Arts
ELA 94% · Math 88%
98.8
2
Gray Collegiate Academy
ELA 84% · Math 72%
96.4
3
Palmetto Scholars Academy
ELA 77% · Math 53%
94.0
4
York Preparatory Academy
ELA 71% · Math 57%
91.7
5
Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill
ELA 78% · Math 65%
89.3
6
Bridges Preparatory School
ELA 68% · Math 49%
86.9
7
Branchville High
ELA 70% · Math 77%
84.5
8
Whitmire Community School (High)
ELA 60% · Math 42%
82.1
9
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu
ELA 67% · Math 48%
79.8
10
Charleston Charter School for Math and Science
ELA 60% · Math 49%
77.4
Largest school districts
Greenville 01
92 schools70 with a score
Charleston 01
83 schools61 with a score
Horry 01
57 schools40 with a score
Richland 01
48 schools36 with a score
Berkeley 01
46 schools35 with a score
SC Public Charter School District
44 schools30 with a score
Aiken 01
41 schools33 with a score
Beaufort 01
32 schools25 with a score
Lexington 01
32 schools26 with a score
Richland 02
32 schools26 with a score
Orangeburg
27 schools18 with a score
Charter Institute at Erskine
26 schools22 with a score
Dorchester 02
25 schools22 with a score
Sumter 01
25 schools20 with a score
York 03
25 schools19 with a score
Florence 01
24 schools17 with a score
Pickens 01
24 schools18 with a score
Lancaster 01
23 schools17 with a score
Lexington 05
23 schools18 with a score
York 04
20 schools17 with a score
Anderson 05
19 schools14 with a score
Darlington 01
19 schools10 with a score
Georgetown 01
19 schools14 with a score
Kershaw 01
17 schools13 with a score
All 92 school districts in South Carolina
- Abbeville 60 9
- Aiken 01 41
- Allendale 01 3
- Anderson 01 14
- Anderson 02 7
- Anderson 03 5
- Anderson 04 6
- Anderson 05 19
- Anderson 80 1
- Anderson 81 1
- Bamberg 03 6
- Barnwell 10
- Beaufort 01 32
- Beaufort 80 1
- Berkeley 01 46
- Calhoun 01 3
- Charleston 01 83
- Charter Institute at Erskine 26
- Cherokee 01 15
- Chester 01 12
- Chesterfield 01 16
- Clarendon 06 10
- Colleton 01 9
- Darlington 01 19
- Deaf & Blind School 5
- Dept Of Correction N04 12
- Dept of Juvenile Justice 3
- Dillon 03 3
- Dillon 04 6
- Dillon 80 1
- Dorchester 02 25
- Dorchester 04 5
- Dorchester 80 1
- Edgefield 01 8
- Fairfield 01 8
- Florence 01 24
- Florence 02 2
- Florence 03 8
- Florence 05 3
- Georgetown 01 19
- Governor's School for Science and Mathematics 1
- Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities 1
- Greenville 01 92
- Greenwood 50 13
- Greenwood 51 3
- Greenwood 52 4
- Greenwood 80 1
- Hampton 9
- Horry 01 57
- Jasper 01 4
- Kershaw 01 17
- Lancaster 01 23
- Laurens 55 9
- Laurens 56 6
- Lee 01 5
- Lexington 01 32
- Lexington 02 13
- Lexington 03 4
- Lexington 04 7
- Lexington 05 23
- Limestone Charters Association 13
- Marion 10 10
- Marlboro 01 7
- McCormick 01 3
- Newberry 01 14
- Oconee 01 17
- Orangeburg 27
- Orangeburg 80 1
- Orangeburg 81 1
- Pickens 01 24
- Richland 01 48
- Richland 02 32
- SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe Scho 1
- SC Public Charter School District 44
- Saluda 01 5
- Spartanburg 01 10
- Spartanburg 02 14
- Spartanburg 03 5
- Spartanburg 04 4
- Spartanburg 05 14
- Spartanburg 06 14
- Spartanburg 07 9
- Spartanburg 80 1
- Spartanburg 81 1
- Spartanburg 82 1
- Sumter 01 25
- Union 01 7
- Williamsburg 01 10
- York 01 9
- York 02 10
- York 03 25
- York 04 20
Cities and towns
Columbia
78 schools56 with a score
Greenville
58 schools41 with a score
North Charleston
34 schools24 with a score
Charleston
32 schools25 with a score
Spartanburg
32 schools22 with a score
Rock Hill
29 schools22 with a score
Summerville
28 schools24 with a score
Myrtle Beach
27 schools18 with a score
Anderson
24 schools16 with a score
Lexington
23 schools19 with a score
Florence
22 schools15 with a score
Sumter
21 schools16 with a score
Aiken
17 schools13 with a score
Fort Mill
17 schools14 with a score
Simpsonville
17 schools14 with a score
Conway
16 schools9 with a score
Beaufort
15 schools12 with a score
Lancaster
15 schools10 with a score
West Columbia
15 schools12 with a score
Goose Creek
14 schools11 with a score
Greenwood
14 schools11 with a score
Gaffney
13 schools11 with a score
Greer
13 schools9 with a score
Orangeburg
13 schools9 with a score
All 243 cities and towns in South Carolina
- 1043 Chris Drive 1
- Abbeville 6
- Aiken 17
- Anderson 24
- Andrews 3
- Aynor 2
- Bamberg 3
- Barnwell 4
- Batesburg-Leesville 4
- Beaufort 15
- Belton 5
- Belvedere 1
- Bennettsville 3
- Bishopville 5
- Blacksburg 4
- Blackville 3
- Blair 1
- Blenheim 1
- Bluffton 10
- Blythewood 10
- Boiling Springs 5
- Branchville 2
- Brunson 1
- Buffalo 1
- Calhoun Falls 2
- Camden 7
- Campobello 3
- Cassatt 1
- Cayce 3
- Central 3
- Chapin 9
- Charleston 32
- Cheraw 4
- Chesnee 6
- Chester 7
- Chesterfield 3
- Clearwater 1
- Clemson 1
- Clinton 6
- Clio 1
- Clover 10
- Columbia 78
- Conway 16
- Cope 2
- Cordova 2
- Cottageville 1
- Coward 1
- Cowpens 1
- Cross 2
- Dalzell 1
- Darlington 8
- Denmark 3
- Dillon 5
- Donalds 1
- Dorchester 4
- Due West 1
- Duncan 8
- Easley 12
- Eastover 1
- Edgefield 1
- Edisto Island 1
- Effingham 2
- Elgin 6
- Elloree 1
- Enoree 1
- Estill 2
- Eutawville 1
- Fairfax 4
- Florence 22
- Fort Mill 17
- Fountain Inn 2
- Gadsden 1
- Gaffney 13
- Galivants Ferry 2
- Garden City 1
- Gaston 2
- Georgetown 8
- Gilbert 4
- Gloverville 1
- Goose Creek 14
- Graniteville 4
- Gray Court 2
- Great Falls 2
- Greeleyville 2
- Green Sea 2
- Greenville 58
- Greenwood 14
- Greer 13
- Hampton 2
- Hanahan 4
- Hardeeville 3
- Hartsville 9
- Heath Springs 1
- Hemingway 7
- Hickory Grove 1
- Hilton Head Island 5
- Hodges 1
- Holly Hill 1
- Hollywood 1
- Honea Path 3
- Hopkins 5
- Huger 1
- Indian Land 4
- Inman 8
- Irmo 9
- Iva 2
- Jackson 1
- Jefferson 2
- Joanna 1
- Johns Island 4
- Johnsonville 3
- Johnston 4
- Jonesville 1
- Kershaw 6
- Kingstree 4
- Ladson 7
- Lake City 5
- Lake View 2
- Lamar 3
- Lancaster 15
- Landrum 2
- Latta 3
- Laurens 6
- Lexington 23
- Liberty 5
- Little Mountain 1
- Little River 4
- Loris 4
- Lugoff 5
- Lyman 2
- Manning 5
- Marietta 1
- Marion 5
- Mauldin 1
- Mayesville 1
- Mayo 1
- McBee 2
- McClellanville 2
- McColl 1
- McCormick 4
- Meggett 1
- Moncks Corner 8
- Monetta 1
- Moore 4
- Mount Pleasant 5
- Mt. Pleasant 11
- Mullins 5
- Murrells Inlet 1
- Myrtle Beach 27
- N Charleston 4
- Neeses 2
- New Ellenton 2
- New Zion 1
- Newberry 7
- Ninety Six 4
- North 2
- North Augusta 10
- North Charleston 34
- North Myrtle Beach 1
- Olanta 1
- Orangeburg 13
- Pacolet 1
- Pageland 3
- Pamplico 2
- Patrick 1
- Pauline 1
- Pawleys Island 5
- Pelion 4
- Pelzer 2
- Pendleton 4
- Pickens 7
- Piedmont 8
- Pinewood 1
- Pomaria 1
- Port Royal 1
- Prosperity 3
- Ravenel 1
- Reidville 1
- Rembert 3
- Richburg 3
- Ridegland 1
- Ridge Spring 1
- Ridgeland 5
- Ridgeville 2
- Ridgeway 1
- Rock Hill 29
- Roebuck 3
- Rowesville 2
- Ruby 1
- Ruffin 1
- Saluda 5
- Santee 3
- Scranton 1
- Seabrook 3
- Seneca 6
- Shaw Air Force Base 2
- Simpsonville 17
- Six Mile 1
- Society Hill 1
- Spartanburg 32
- St. George 1
- St. Helena 1
- St. Matthews 2
- St. Stephen 3
- Starr 2
- Sullivan's Island 1
- Summerton 3
- Summerville 28
- Sumter 21
- Swansea 6
- Tamassee 1
- Taylors 9
- Tega Cay 3
- Timmonsville 1
- Townville 1
- Travelers Rest 4
- Trenton 3
- Turbeville 2
- Union 5
- Vance 1
- Varnville 3
- Wadmalaw Island 1
- Wagener 3
- Walhalla 3
- Wallace 1
- Walterboro 7
- Wando 2
- Ware Shoals 3
- Warrenville 4
- Waterloo 1
- Wellford 1
- West Columbia 15
- West Pelzer 1
- West Union 1
- Westminster 6
- Whitmire 2
- Williamston 5
- Williston 3
- Winnsboro 7
- Woodruff 4
- Yemassee 1
- Yonges Island 1
- York 8