Best Schools for Hispanic Students in South Carolina (2026)
These are the South Carolina public schools where hispanic 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 hispanic 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 | Charles Pinckney Elementary Mt. Pleasant | 90% | 90% | 20 | A+ |
| 2 | Pelham Road Elementary Greenville | 75% | 75% | 31 | A+ |
| 3 | Beech Hill Elementary Summerville | 70% | 70% | 23 | A+ |
| 4 | St. James Elementary Myrtle Beach | 70% | 70% | 23 | A+ |
| 5 | Monarch Elementary Simpsonville | 65% | 75% | 31 | A |
| 6 | Fountain Inn Elementary Fountain Inn | 70% | 70% | 20 | C+ |
| 7 | Oakview Elementary Simpsonville | 65% | 75% | 36 | A+ |
| 8 | Fort Dorchester Elementary Summerville | 65% | 75% | 51 | B+ |
| 9 | Brockington Elementary Darlington | 70% | 70% | 22 | B+ |
| 10 | Marrington Elementary Goose Creek | 70% | 70% | 21 | A+ |
| 11 | Van Wyck Elementary Lancaster | 70% | 70% | 28 | A+ |
| 12 | Pleasant Hill Elementary Lexington | 70% | 70% | 30 | C+ |
| 13 | Tega Cay Elementary Tega Cay | 65% | 75% | 35 | A |
| 14 | Orchard Park Elementary Fort Mill | 70% | 70% | 21 | B+ |
| 15 | Gold Hill Elementary Tega Cay | 65% | 75% | 43 | A+ |
| 16 | Crowders Creek Elementary Clover | 65% | 75% | 50 | A |
| 17 | Sandlapper Elementary Columbia | 70% | 70% | 23 | A |
| 18 | Bethel-Hanberry Elementary Blythewood | 70% | 70% | 22 | A |
| 19 | Round Top Elementary Blythewood | 70% | 70% | 24 | A+ |
| 20 | Killian Elementary Columbia | 70% | 70% | 26 | B |
| 21 | Powdersville Elementary Greenville | 65% | 65% | 47 | A+ |
| 22 | Brushy Creek Elementary Taylors | 65% | 65% | 44 | A |
| 23 | Bell's Crossing Elementary Simpsonville | 67% | 62% | 65 | B+ |
| 24 | Woodland Heights Elementary Spartanburg | 55% | 75% | 32 | B |
| 25 | Doby's Bridge Elementary Fort Mill | 65% | 65% | 38 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterling School Greenville | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 2 | James Byrnes Freshman Academy Duncan | 75% | 90% | 48 | A+ |
| 3 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill | 75% | 75% | 50 | B+ |
| 4 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant | 75% | 75% | 46 | B |
| 5 | Orange Grove Charter School Charleston | 75% | 65% | 35 | A+ |
| 6 | Southwood Academy for the Arts Anderson | 70% | 70% | 24 | A+ |
| 7 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville | 70% | 70% | 29 | A |
| 8 | Langston Charter Middle Greenville | 70% | 70% | 21 | A+ |
| 9 | Marrington Middle School of the Arts Goose Creek | 65% | 70% | 31 | A+ |
| 10 | Laing Middle Mount Pleasant | 75% | 55% | 32 | B |
| 11 | Riverview Charter School Beaufort | 65% | 65% | 39 | A+ |
| 12 | Sandy Run School Swansea | 50% | 70% | 26 | C+ |
| 13 | Moultrie Middle Mount Pleasant | 70% | 50% | 26 | A+ |
| 14 | Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville | 55% | 65% | 46 | A+ |
| 15 | Socastee Middle Myrtle Beach | 55% | 65% | 50 | A |
| 16 | Blythewood Middle Blythewood | 65% | 55% | 56 | B |
| 17 | Fort Mill Middle Fort Mill | 55% | 65% | 50 | A+ |
| 18 | Campobello-Gramling School Campobello | 55% | 65% | 36 | B |
| 19 | Indian Land Middle Indian Land | 57% | 57% | 103 | A+ |
| 20 | Powdersville Middle Greenville | 55% | 55% | 56 | A |
| 21 | Lugoff-Elgin Middle Lugoff | 55% | 55% | 38 | A |
| 22 | Swansea High Freshman Academy Swansea | 55% | — | 32 | B |
| 23 | Dutch Fork Middle Irmo | 65% | 45% | 49 | A+ |
| 24 | Chapin Middle Chapin | 55% | 55% | 42 | A+ |
| 25 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay | 57% | 52% | 65 | A |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridge View High Columbia | 90% | 90% | 28 | A |
| 2 | Lexington High Lexington | — | 90% | 19 | A+ |
| 3 | Fort Mill High Fort Mill | 90% | 90% | 28 | A+ |
| 4 | Indian Land High Lancaster | 90% | 75% | 28 | A |
| 5 | Ashley Ridge High Summerville | 95% | 70% | 31 | A |
| 6 | Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston | 90% | 70% | 21 | A+ |
| 7 | T. L. Hanna High Anderson | 90% | 70% | 21 | B |
| 8 | Wando High Mount Pleasant | 90% | 70% | 28 | A+ |
| 9 | Westwood High Blythewood | 90% | 70% | 20 | B |
| 10 | Nation Ford High Fort Mill | 85% | 75% | 43 | A+ |
| 11 | Hilton Head Island High Hilton Head Island | 77% | 82% | 107 | A+ |
| 12 | Bluffton High Bluffton | 77% | 77% | 160 | A+ |
| 13 | Charleston School of the Arts North Charleston | 85% | 70% | 33 | A+ |
| 14 | Spring Valley High Columbia | 67% | 85% | 80 | A |
| 15 | Carolina Forest High Myrtle Beach | 67% | 82% | 95 | B+ |
| 16 | Riverside High Greer | 85% | 65% | 49 | A |
| 17 | Fort Dorchester High North Charleston | 85% | 65% | 60 | A |
| 18 | Battery Creek High Beaufort | 75% | 75% | 39 | B |
| 19 | May River High Bluffton | 72% | 72% | 91 | A+ |
| 20 | Stratford High Goose Creek | 72% | 72% | 83 | B |
| 21 | Summerville High Summerville | 82% | 62% | 63 | A |
| 22 | Easley High Easley | 75% | 70% | 34 | B+ |
| 23 | Rock Hill High Rock Hill | 67% | 77% | 70 | B+ |
| 24 | Hillcrest High Simpsonville | 77% | 65% | 61 | B |
| 25 | Myrtle Beach High Myrtle Beach | 67% | 75% | 71 | B+ |
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