Best Schools for White Students in South Carolina (2026)
These are the South Carolina public schools where white 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 white 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 | Augusta Circle Elementary Greenville | 92% | 92% | 241 | A+ |
| 2 | Brockman Elementary Columbia | 98% | 82% | 91 | A+ |
| 3 | Rosewood Elementary Columbia | 92% | 87% | 141 | A+ |
| 4 | Tigerville Elementary Taylors | 87% | 92% | 125 | A+ |
| 5 | Pelham Road Elementary Greenville | 87% | 92% | 279 | A+ |
| 6 | A.J. Whittenberg Elementary Greenville | 87% | 87% | 68 | B |
| 7 | Blythe Academy Greenville | 87% | 87% | 150 | B+ |
| 8 | Mitchell Road Elementary Greenville | 87% | 87% | 123 | A+ |
| 9 | Harbison West Elementary Columbia | 87% | 87% | 96 | C+ |
| 10 | Brennen Elementary Columbia | 87% | 87% | 260 | A |
| 11 | Satchel Ford Elementary Columbia | 87% | 87% | 235 | A+ |
| 12 | Round Top Elementary Blythewood | 82% | 92% | 170 | A+ |
| 13 | Tega Cay Elementary Tega Cay | 82% | 89% | 382 | A |
| 14 | Buena Vista Elementary Greer | 82% | 88% | 313 | A+ |
| 15 | Jennie Moore Elementary Mt. Pleasant | 82% | 88% | 475 | A+ |
| 16 | Oakview Elementary Simpsonville | 85% | 85% | 378 | A+ |
| 17 | Mt. Pleasant Academy Mount Pleasant | 82% | 87% | 267 | A+ |
| 18 | Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary Charleston | 82% | 87% | 228 | A+ |
| 19 | Belle Hall Elementary Mt. Pleasant | 82% | 87% | 253 | A+ |
| 20 | Royall Elementary Florence | 82% | 87% | 154 | A+ |
| 21 | Waccamaw Elementary Pawleys Island | 77% | 92% | 109 | A+ |
| 22 | Stone Academy Greenville | 82% | 87% | 245 | A+ |
| 23 | Summit Drive Elementary Greenville | 82% | 87% | 144 | A+ |
| 24 | Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion Rock Hill | 87% | 82% | 190 | B |
| 25 | St. Andrew's School of Math and Science Charleston | 82% | 87% | 187 | A |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterling School Greenville | 98% | 100% | 360 | A+ |
| 2 | Buist Academy Charleston | 92% | 92% | 262 | A+ |
| 3 | James Byrnes Freshman Academy Duncan | 87% | 92% | 252 | A+ |
| 4 | Rollings Middle School of the Arts Summerville | 91% | 86% | 484 | A |
| 5 | Moultrie Middle Mount Pleasant | 86% | 83% | 624 | A+ |
| 6 | Daniel Island School Charleston | 83% | 80% | 714 | A |
| 7 | Pleasant Knoll Middle Fort Mill | 78% | 83% | 685 | B+ |
| 8 | Langston Charter Middle Greenville | 78% | 82% | 349 | A+ |
| 9 | James Simons Montessori Charleston | 90% | 70% | 27 | C+ |
| 10 | Blythewood Middle Blythewood | 82% | 77% | 296 | B |
| 11 | W. G. Sanders Middle Columbia | 85% | 75% | 57 | B |
| 12 | Crayton Middle Columbia | 83% | 76% | 540 | B+ |
| 13 | Montessori Community School Charleston | 82% | 77% | 131 | A+ |
| 14 | Southwood Academy for the Arts Anderson | 82% | 77% | 238 | A+ |
| 15 | Laing Middle Mount Pleasant | 82% | 76% | 1029 | B |
| 16 | Orange Grove Charter School Charleston | 79% | 78% | 562 | A+ |
| 17 | Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant | 78% | 78% | 1005 | B |
| 18 | Riverview Charter School Beaufort | 77% | 77% | 239 | A+ |
| 19 | East Cooper Montessori Charter Mt. Pleasant | 82% | 72% | 210 | A+ |
| 20 | Haut Gap Middle Johns Island | 82% | 72% | 203 | A |
| 21 | Banks Trail Middle Fort Mill | 76% | 78% | 623 | B+ |
| 22 | Dent Middle Columbia | 82% | 72% | 191 | D |
| 23 | Greenville Middle Academy Greenville | 82% | 71% | 433 | A |
| 24 | Gold Hill Middle Tega Cay | 76% | 75% | 581 | A |
| 25 | E. L. Wright Middle Columbia | 77% | 72% | 245 | B |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Magnet High North Charleston | 98% | — | 131 | A+ |
| 2 | Greer Middle College Charter High Taylors | 95% | 95% | 55 | A+ |
| 3 | Oceanside Collegiate Academy Mount Pleasant | 98% | 92% | 126 | A+ |
| 4 | Bluffton High Bluffton | 92% | 98% | 104 | A+ |
| 5 | Wando High Mount Pleasant | 94% | 92% | 820 | A+ |
| 6 | Greenville Technical Charter High School Greenville | 95% | 90% | 37 | A+ |
| 7 | Spring Valley High Columbia | 98% | 87% | 134 | A |
| 8 | Hilton Head Island High Hilton Head Island | 92% | 92% | 112 | A+ |
| 9 | Wade Hampton High Greenville | 92% | 92% | 150 | A+ |
| 10 | Chapman High Inman | 92% | 92% | 157 | A+ |
| 11 | Nation Ford High Fort Mill | 92% | 92% | 235 | A+ |
| 12 | Fort Mill High Fort Mill | 92% | 92% | 229 | A+ |
| 13 | Blythewood High Blythewood | 98% | 82% | 184 | A+ |
| 14 | HCS Early College High Conway | 95% | 85% | 50 | A+ |
| 15 | Greenville Senior High Academy Greenville | 92% | 87% | 90 | B+ |
| 16 | James Island Charter High Charleston | 92% | 87% | 273 | A+ |
| 17 | Charleston School of the Arts North Charleston | 92% | 86% | 453 | A+ |
| 18 | Abbeville High Abbeville | 95% | 82% | 60 | A |
| 19 | Carolina Forest High Myrtle Beach | 88% | 87% | 359 | B+ |
| 20 | Chapin High Chapin | 87% | 87% | 227 | A+ |
| 21 | Lexington High Lexington | 92% | 82% | 241 | A+ |
| 22 | Philip Simmons High Charleston | 95% | 75% | 40 | B+ |
| 23 | North Augusta High North Augusta | 87% | 82% | 108 | A+ |
| 24 | Wren High Piedmont | 87% | 82% | 116 | A+ |
| 25 | May River High Bluffton | 87% | 82% | 155 | 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