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Top 10 Best South Carolina Public Schools (2022-23)

South Carolina is the #29 largest school system in the United States, serving 766,302 students across the 1,280 public schools for the 2022-23 school year (there are 407 private schools, serving 68,056 students). 92% of all K-12 students in South Carolina are educated in public schools compared to national average of 90%.

The percentage of students achieving math proficiency in South Carolina is 47%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 49%.

The top ranked public schools in South Carolina are Greer Middle College Charter High School, Oceanside Collegiate Academy and Greenville Technical Charter High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school’s combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

There are 84 Blue Ribbon Schools, 123 magnet schools, 94 charter schools and 8 special education schools.

Minority enrollment is 51% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.

Student by Ethnicity

(SC) School Average

Top Ranked Public Schools in South Carolina (2022-23)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)

Student Proficiency

Grades

Location

Rank: #11.

Greer Middle College Charter High School

Charter School

Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)

Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)

Grades: 9-12

138 West Mcelhaney Road
Taylors, SC 29687
(864) 469-7571

Rank: #22.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy

Charter School

Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)

Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)

Grades: 9-12

580 Faison Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
(843) 936-7128

Rank: #33.

Greenville Technical Charter High School

Charter School

Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: ≥90% (Top 1%)

Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)

Grades: 9-12

506 Pleasantburg Drive #119
Greenville, SC 29606
(864) 250-8944

Rank: #4 – 54. – 5.

Buist Academy

Magnet School

Math: 91% | Reading: 91%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 91% (Top 1%)

Reading: 91% (Top 1%)

Grades: 1-8

103 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 724-7750

Rank: #4 – 54. – 5.

Fort Mill High School

Math: 91% | Reading: 91%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 91% (Top 1%)

Reading: 91% (Top 1%)

Grades: 9-12

215 North Highway 21 Bypass
Fort Mill, SC 29715
(803) 548-1900

Rank: #66.

East Link Academy

Charter School

Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: ≥90% (Top 1%)

Reading: ≥90% (Top 1%)

Grades: PK-6

78 Global Drive Drive
Greenville, SC 29608
(864) 775-1733

Rank: #77.

Wando High School

Math: 87% | Reading: 91%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 87% (Top 1%)

Reading: 91% (Top 1%)

Grades: 9-12

1000 Warrior Way
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
(843) 881-8200

Rank: #8 – 98. – 9.

Chapman High School

Math: 85-89% | Reading: 88%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)

Reading: 88% (Top 5%)

Grades: 9-12

1420 Compton Bridge Road
Inman, SC 29349
(864) 472-2836

Rank: #8 – 98. – 9.

Nation Ford High School

Math: 87% | Reading: 88%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 87% (Top 1%)

Reading: 88% (Top 5%)

Grades: 9-12

1400 Ao Jones Boulevard
Fort Mill, SC 29715
(803) 835-0000

Rank: #1010.

Hcs Early College High School

Magnet School

Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:

Top 1%

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Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)

Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)

Grades: 9-12

2050 Highway 501 East Hgtc
Conway, SC 29528
(843) 349-3131

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Best South Carolina Public Schools by County (2022-23)

Popular cities: Columbia (91 schools), Greenville (56 schools), Charleston (38 schools), Rock Hill (31 schools), Spartanburg (29 schools).

County

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

Abbeville County

10

3,081

39%

Aiken County

43

23,293

51%

Allendale County

6

1,151

95%

Anderson County

48

26,132

37%

Bamberg County

6

1,833

74%

Barnwell County

10

3,405

64%

Beaufort County

33

21,546

61%

Berkeley County

47

37,791

53%

Calhoun County

2

1,020

80%

Charleston County

83

49,737

48%

Cherokee County

19

8,307

38%

Chester County

12

4,860

55%

Chesterfield County

16

6,772

52%

Clarendon County

13

4,634

65%

Colleton County

10

5,207

60%

Darlington County

21

9,698

63%

Dillon County

12

5,447

65%

Dorchester County

35

28,517

53%

Edgefield County

12

4,027

48%

Fairfield County

9

2,601

86%

Florence County

41

21,899

65%

Georgetown County

16

7,528

51%

Greenville County

107

88,405

47%

Greenwood County

22

11,072

55%

Hampton County

10

2,593

71%

Horry County

59

45,144

40%

Jasper County

8

3,614

88%

Kershaw County

21

11,985

50%

Lancaster County

25

15,058

42%

Laurens County

17

8,471

48%

Lee County

6

1,498

92%

Lexington County

72

57,922

39%

Marion County

10

4,150

84%

Marlboro County

7

3,667

71%

Mccormick County

4

690

79%

Newberry County

13

5,074

53%

Oconee County

17

10,168

26%

Orangeburg County

31

12,306

84%

Pickens County

28

17,286

23%

Richland County

111

62,295

73%

Saluda County

6

2,657

65%

Spartanburg County

83

50,524

45%

Sumter County

28

15,889

72%

Union County

7

3,814

47%

Williamsburg County

14

4,145

87%

York County

70

49,389

41%

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In South Carolina, schools and school districts have received School Report Cards since 2001.

Why Report Cards Exist

Improving school performance begins with understanding the conditions, successes, and challenges of each school. The South Carolina School Report Cards provide information to build that understanding. The information enables entire communities – educators, parents, students, business leaders and others – to ensure all students achieve at high levels.

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South Carolina schools are measured in several areas, called performance indicators. Federal and state law require that states measure certain indicators; others were approved by the State Superintendent of Education and the SC Education Oversight Committee for use in the school accountability system.

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The words used to rate schools have been extensively debated in SC, as in other states. South Carolina uses terms and definitions which are established in state law. This ratings system provides parents, teachers and stakeholders a simple way to evaluate overall whether a particular school or system is exceeding, meeting or not meeting the criteria required in the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.

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Schools receive Ratings for individual indicators as well as an Overall School Rating. Much like student grades, student indicators are rated based on five levels of performance. The highest performance level is a Rating of “Excellent” while the lowest level of performance is “Unsatisfactory.”

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School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.

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School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.

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School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.

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Rating of schools-2022

For the first time in many years, the School of Physics and Technology topped the rating of Obninsk schools based on the results of the Unified State Examination. At the same time, the gymnasium

remains the best school in the Kaluga region in terms of graduates’ competitiveness in the RAEX rating gymnasium. Now the “forever second” FTS is celebrating a victory – its graduates have become the first according to the results of the Unified State Examination. The advantage is small, but nonetheless. nine0003

People’s newspaper ranking criteria

We calculate the rating score simply. This is the sum of the intra-school average scores in the Russian language and specialized mathematics, divided in two. We take only these two results, because everyone passes the Russian language, this is a mandatory exam. Approximately 70% of graduates pass profile mathematics, which is also indicative. There is no need to take into account the results of other exams to compile a rating. Firstly, how the graduates passed the Unified State Examination in Russian language and mathematics gives a fairly objective picture. Secondly, there are not at all demonstration exams, because few choose them. For example, out of 714 graduates this year, only 7 people passed geography, and 38 – literature. Show off knowledge Pushkin and Sholokhov only 5% of the students ventured.

Who’s up, who’s down

In the top ten Obninsk schools for several years, in addition to the Gymnasium and the FTS, there are constantly Derzhava, Free School (OSSh), school No. 16, Dubravushka, school No. 4. These are recognized leaders, whose graduates pass the exam better than others. The secret of success is simple – the best teachers of the city work here. The new school No. 17 has a good chance to constantly be in the top ten. Last year it had its first graduation and 11th place, this year it is already 8th. Let’s see what will happen next. nine0003

Even this year in the “major league” – Obninsk College and School No. 11. They are included in the group of “strong middle peasants”, who either rise in the ranking by several positions, then fall – they don’t have to do it year after year. Just like their neighbors in the rating. “ChaSha” this year from a rare for her 6th place went to the usual 14th. Left the “top ten” and school number 13, usually located a little lower.

No major changes are seen in the group of outsiders. Everything is, alas, stable. School No. 1 last year was in last place and now it is at the very bottom of the table. Her director Galina Polyakova explained this by the fact that two graduates did not cope at all with the exam in specialized mathematics, greatly lowering the general school average score. “In general, the class was not bad,” added Galina Vladimirovna. “Out of 23 people, 12 entered universities for state-funded places.” School No. 1 at the end of the rating is accompanied by schools No. 5,7,10. For five years in a row, they have not been able to rise higher. This year, School No. 9 left the lagging group, moving from 18th place to 13th. Perhaps this is the beginning of her renaissance. nine0003

USE winners in subjects

Above average

Citywide average USE scores in Russian language and mathematics significantly exceed the average for the whole country and region. Of course, that’s how it should be. However, we have schools in which the USE passed below the national level. In the Russian language – schools No. 11, 6, 3, 1, 7, 10 and Sportinternat. In mathematics – schools No. 7,10,1.

This year, as never before, there are a lot of graduates who have received gold medals – 43! To get it, it’s not enough to have only “five”, you still need to decently pass the exam, for example, in mathematics you need to score at least 70 points. And the guys did it. nine0003

In addition, this year Obninsk schoolchildren have traditionally performed well at subject Olympiads. So, two students of the FTS became winners of the All-Russian final: Egor Luzhetsky – in physics, Vadim Derbenev – in chemistry, a gymnasium student Tatyana Goloviznina – winner of the “All-Russian” in German.

Everything is calm

“The goals and objectives of the Unified State Examination are absolutely justified,” comments Elena Senina, director of the FTS . “Most importantly, the exam ensures the availability of admission to universities.” About the same and the director of the gymnasium Alexander Sukharev: “It happens that the result of the exam does not coincide with the annual grades in different schools. Somewhere school grades are overestimated, somewhere they are underestimated, subjectivity is high. And the exam gives an objective assessment of knowledge.

RAEX. What is this rating?

RAEX Rating Agency (RAEKS-Analitika) is a member of the international consortium RAEX, a member of IREG (the leading international organization on education quality and rating), one of the founders of the Association of Rating Compilers. nine0003

Since 2015, RAEX annually compiles and publishes school rankings with the participation of 50 leading universities in the country. The study, which covers 18,000 schools, shows how graduates enter the best universities in the country. Currently, this is the only project that allows you to highlight the leaders in each of the 85 regions of Russia.

The best schools in the Kaluga region by the number of graduates enrolled in the leading Russian universities, RAEX rating

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