Top South Carolina Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 64% of public middle school students in South Carolina are eligible for free lunch (2024-25).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in South Carolina is A. L. Corbett Middle School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%

Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in South Carolina (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
A. L. Corbett Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
10 A.l. Corbett Circle
Wagener, SC 29164
(803) 564-1050
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
A. R. Rucker Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
422 Old Dixie Road
Lancaster, SC 29720
(803) 416-8555
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Academy For Teaching And Learning
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
109 Hinton Street
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 385-6334
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Academy Of Hope Charter
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
3521 Juniper Bay Road
Conway, SC 29527
(843) 397-5712
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Alcorn Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
5125 Fairfield Road
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 735-3439
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Alice Drive Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
40 Miller Road
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0821
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Allendale-fairfax Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3581 Allendale-fairfax Highway
Fairfax, SC 29827
(803) 584-3489
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Baptist Hill High School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
5117 Baptist Hill Road
Hollywood, SC 29449
(843) 889-2276
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Bates Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
715 Estate Street
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0711
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Batesburg-leesville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
425 Shealy Road
Batesburg, SC 29006
(803) 532-3831
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Beaufort Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard
Beaufort, SC 29902
(843) 322-5700
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Berea Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
151 Berea Middle School Road
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 355-1700
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Bethune-bowman Middle/high
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
4857 Charleston Highway
Rowesville, SC 29133
(803) 516-6011
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
69 Nicholson Road
Trenton, SC 29847
(803) 663-7266
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Blenheim Middle School Of Discovery
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
143 Highland Street
Blenheim, SC 29516
(843) 528-3262
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Branchville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
1349 Dorange Road
Branchville, SC 29432
(803) 274-8875
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Brewer Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1000 Emerald Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
(864) 941-5500
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Calhoun Falls Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
205 Edgefield Street
Calhoun Falls, SC 29628
(864) 418-8014
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Camden Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
902 Mcrae Road
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 425-8975
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Carver Edisto Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2018 Carver School Road
Cope, SC 29038
(803) 534-3554
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Carver Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
467 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864) 594-4435
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Carvers Bay Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
13000 Choppee Road
Hemingway, SC 29554
(843) 545-0918
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Castle Heights Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2382 Firetower Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730
(803) 981-1400
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Charleston Development Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
233 Line Street
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2689
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Chester Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1014 Mccandless Road
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-8192
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Chesterfield-ruby Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
14445 Highway 9
Chesterfield, SC 29709
(843) 623-9401
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Chestnut Oaks Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1200 Oswego Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 775-7272
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Clinton Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
800 North Adair Street
Clinton, SC 29325
(864) 833-0807
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
College Park Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
713 College Park Road
Ladson, SC 29456
(843) 553-8300
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Colleton County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive
Walterboro, SC 29488
(843) 782-0040
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Crayton Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
5000 Clemson Avenue
Columbia, SC 29206
(803) 738-7224
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Creek Bridge Stem Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
6641 South Highway 41
Marion, SC 29571
(843) 362-3500
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Cross High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1293 Old Highway 6
Cross, SC 29436
(843) 899-8900
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
501 Bulldog Boulevard
Cayce, SC 29033
(803) 739-4070
Rank: #1 - 1441. - 144.
Darlington Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
150 Pinedale Drive
Darlington, SC 29532
(843) 398-5088
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the South Carolina average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The South Carolina average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 64%% for 2024-25.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in South Carolina?
The best top ranked public middle schools in South Carolina include A. L. Corbett Middle School, A. R. Rucker Middle School and Academy For Teaching And Learning.

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