Best Schools for Black Students in South Carolina (2026)
These are the South Carolina public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg Spartanburg | 65% | 95% | 43 | A+ |
| 2 | Lake Murray Elementary Lexington | 70% | 70% | 29 | B+ |
| 3 | Oakridge Elementary Clover | 70% | 70% | 30 | A |
| 4 | Tega Cay Elementary Tega Cay | 70% | 70% | 23 | A |
| 5 | Monarch Elementary Simpsonville | 70% | 70% | 30 | A |
| 6 | Harrisburg Elementary Indian Land | 65% | 65% | 46 | A+ |
| 7 | Round Top Elementary Blythewood | 57% | 62% | 122 | A+ |
| 8 | Howe Hall AIMS Elementary Goose Creek | 70% | 50% | 25 | A |
| 9 | Powdersville Elementary Greenville | 55% | 65% | 53 | A+ |
| 10 | Waccamaw Elementary Pawleys Island | 55% | 65% | 33 | A+ |
| 11 | Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus Blythewood | 57% | 62% | 220 | A+ |
| 12 | Chesnee Elementary Chesnee | 50% | 70% | 24 | A+ |
| 13 | Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion Rock Hill | 55% | 65% | 52 | B |
| 14 | Gold Hill Elementary Tega Cay | 55% | 65% | 36 | A+ |
| 15 | Fort Dorchester Elementary Summerville | 52% | 62% | 112 | B+ |
| 16 | Beech Hill Elementary Summerville | 55% | 55% | 60 | A+ |
| 17 | Burgess Elementary Myrtle Beach | 55% | 55% | 32 | A+ |
| 18 | Ballentine Elementary Irmo | 55% | 55% | 53 | C+ |
| 19 | Forest Acres Elementary Easley | 45% | 65% | 32 | C |
| 20 | Bethel-Hanberry Elementary Blythewood | 47% | 62% | 194 | A |
| 21 | Crowders Creek Elementary Clover | 45% | 65% | 40 | A |
| 22 | Doby's Bridge Elementary Fort Mill | 45% | 65% | 37 | A+ |
| 23 | Indian Land Elementary Indian Land | 45% | 65% | 57 | A+ |
| 24 | Plain Elementary Simpsonville | 57% | 47% | 69 | B+ |
| 25 | Woodland Elementary Greer | 55% | 47% | 60 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Byrnes Freshman Academy Duncan | 67% | 75% | 88 | A+ |
| 2 | Langston Charter Middle Greenville | 70% | 70% | 20 | A+ |
| 3 | Buist Academy Charleston | 70% | 70% | 29 | A+ |
| 4 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville | 72% | 57% | 100 | A |
| 5 | Southwood Academy for the Arts Anderson | 62% | 57% | 71 | A+ |
| 6 | Ocean Bay Middle Myrtle Beach | 55% | 55% | 38 | A |
| 7 | La France Elementary Pendleton | 55% | 55% | 32 | A+ |
| 8 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay | 55% | 55% | 59 | A |
| 9 | Springfield Middle Fort Mill | 52% | 52% | 94 | A+ |
| 10 | Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville | 57% | 47% | 80 | A+ |
| 11 | Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science Winnsboro | 47% | 57% | 115 | A+ |
| 12 | Daniel Island School Charleston | 50% | 50% | 27 | A |
| 13 | Kelly Miller Elementary Winnsboro | 42% | 57% | 80 | C |
| 14 | Marrington Middle School of the Arts Goose Creek | 57% | 42% | 98 | A+ |
| 15 | Powdersville Middle Greenville | 42% | 52% | 82 | A |
| 16 | Oakridge Middle Clover | 52% | 42% | 88 | B |
| 17 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill | 47% | 47% | 72 | B+ |
| 18 | Geiger Elementary Ridgeway | 42% | 52% | 119 | B+ |
| 19 | Orange Grove Charter School Charleston | 52% | 37% | 106 | A+ |
| 20 | McCrorey-Liston School of Technology Blair | 37% | 52% | 64 | B+ |
| 21 | Indian Land Middle Indian Land | 47% | 42% | 146 | A+ |
| 22 | Blythewood Middle Blythewood | 48% | 40% | 400 | B |
| 23 | Muller Road Middle Blythewood | 47% | 39% | 519 | A |
| 24 | GREEN Charter School Midlands Irmo | 37% | 47% | 70 | C+ |
| 25 | Wright Middle Abbeville | 42% | 42% | 180 | C+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nation Ford High Fort Mill | 82% | 77% | 67 | A+ |
| 2 | Whale Branch Early College High Seabrook | 77% | 82% | 71 | A+ |
| 3 | Fort Mill High Fort Mill | 85% | 75% | 36 | A+ |
| 4 | Blythewood High Blythewood | 87% | 67% | 216 | A+ |
| 5 | HCS Early College High Conway | 85% | 70% | 35 | A+ |
| 6 | North Augusta High North Augusta | 77% | 77% | 86 | A+ |
| 7 | Spring Valley High Columbia | 72% | 77% | 268 | A |
| 8 | Ridge View High Columbia | 79% | 68% | 337 | A |
| 9 | Wade Hampton High Greenville | 77% | 67% | 71 | A+ |
| 10 | Lugoff-Elgin High Lugoff | 77% | 65% | 70 | A |
| 11 | Laurens District 55 High Laurens | 67% | 75% | 80 | B+ |
| 12 | Abbeville High Abbeville | 72% | 67% | 73 | A |
| 13 | Pendleton High Anderson | 70% | 70% | 22 | B+ |
| 14 | Bluffton High Bluffton | 70% | 70% | 30 | A+ |
| 15 | James Island Charter High Charleston | 67% | 72% | 109 | A+ |
| 16 | Lamar High Lamar | 70% | 70% | 25 | A+ |
| 17 | Johnsonville High Johnsonville | 70% | 70% | 23 | A |
| 18 | Aynor High Aynor | 70% | — | 24 | A+ |
| 19 | North Central High Kershaw | 70% | — | 21 | A |
| 20 | Hilton Head Island High Hilton Head Island | 70% | — | 24 | A+ |
| 21 | Rock Hill High Rock Hill | 67% | 72% | 136 | B+ |
| 22 | Woodruff High Woodruff | 70% | 70% | 21 | A |
| 23 | Fox Creek High North Augusta | 70% | — | 22 | A+ |
| 24 | Dreher High Columbia | 67% | 72% | 148 | A |
| 25 | D. W. Daniel High Central | — | 70% | 19 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology