The average public middle school in South Carolina has approximately 636 students (2025).
The public middle schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public middle school in South Carolina (by enrollment) is Sc Connections Academy with 5,955 students.
# Students Range: 1,061
5,955
Avg. # Students: 1,484
Largest South Carolina Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Sc Connections Academy
Charter School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 5,955
Grades: K-12
201 Executive Center Drive Sui
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 212-4712
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 212-4712
Rank: #22.
Cyber Academy Of South Carolina
Charter School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 3,493
Grades: K-12
330 Pelham Road Suite 101a
Greenville, SC 29615
(855) 611-2830
Greenville, SC 29615
(855) 611-2830
Rank: #33.
South Carolina Virtual Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,350
Grades: K-12
2023 Platt Springs Road
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 253-6222
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 253-6222
Rank: #44.
Students: 1,728
Grades: K-12
109 Innovation Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
(803) 756-2724
Lexington, SC 29072
(803) 756-2724
Rank: #55.
York Preparatory Academy
Charter School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,681
Grades: K-12
1047 Golden Gate Court
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 324-4400
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 324-4400
Rank: #66.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School At Jones Mill
(Math: 56% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,639
Grades: K-8
1507 Scuffletown Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-0200
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-0200
Rank: #77.
Legacy Early College
Charter School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,583
Grades: PK-12
900 Woodside Avenue
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Rank: #88.
Cane Bay Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,475
Grades: 5-8
1175 Cane Bay Boulevard
Summerville, SC 29486
(843) 899-1857
Summerville, SC 29486
(843) 899-1857
Rank: #99.
Bridges Preparatory School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,355
Grades: K-12
1100 Boundary St
Hollywood, SC 29449
(843) 982-7737
Hollywood, SC 29449
(843) 982-7737
Rank: #1010.
Berkeley Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,345
Grades: 6-8
320 North Live Oak Drive
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
(843) 899-8840
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
(843) 899-8840
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
North Myrtle Beach Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,321
Grades: 6-8
11240 Highway 90
Little River, SC 29566
(843) 399-6136
Little River, SC 29566
(843) 399-6136
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Richard H. Gettys Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,321
Grades: 6-8
510 South Pendleton Street
Easley, SC 29640
(864) 397-3900
Easley, SC 29640
(864) 397-3900
Rank: #1313.
Horse Creek Academy
Charter School
Students: 1,308
Grades: PK-12
1200 Toolebeck Road
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 646-3506
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 646-3506
Rank: #1414.
Muller Road Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,289
Grades: K-8
1031 Muller Road
Blythewood, SC 29016
(803) 691-6851
Blythewood, SC 29016
(803) 691-6851
Rank: #1515.
E. L. Wright Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,285
Grades: K-8
2740 Alpine Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 736-8740
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 736-8740
Rank: #1616.
Ten Oaks Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,270
Grades: 6-8
150 Revolutionary War Way
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 488-8896
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 488-8896
Rank: #1717.
High Point Academy
Charter School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,250
Grades: PK-12
6655 Pottery Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 316-9788
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 316-9788
Rank: #1818.
C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,241
Grades: 6-8
3090 Sanders Road
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 763-1529
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 763-1529
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Robert Anderson Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,176
Grades: 6-8
2302 Dobbins Bridge Road
Anderson, SC 29625
(864) 716-3890
Anderson, SC 29625
(864) 716-3890
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Summit Parkway Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,176
Grades: K-8
200 Summit Parkway
Columbia, SC 29229
(803) 699-3580
Columbia, SC 29229
(803) 699-3580
Rank: #2121.
Orange Grove Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,169
Grades: PK-8
1225 Orange Branch Road
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 763-1520
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 763-1520
Rank: #2222.
Meeting Street Elementary School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,153
Grades: PK-8
2685 Leeds Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 735-7102
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 735-7102
Rank: #2323.
Daniel Island School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,146
Grades: K-8
2365 Daniel Island Drive
Charleston, SC 29492
(843) 471-2301
Charleston, SC 29492
(843) 471-2301
Rank: #2424.
Oakridge Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,141
Grades: 6-8
5670 Oakridge Road
Clover, SC 29710
(803) 631-8000
Clover, SC 29710
(803) 631-8000
Rank: #2525.
River Ridge Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,138
Grades: PK-8
3050 River Ridge Drive
Bluffton, SC 29910
(843) 836-4600
Bluffton, SC 29910
(843) 836-4600
Rank: #2626.
Moultrie Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,135
Grades: 6-8
645 Coleman Boulevard
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 849-2819
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 849-2819
Rank: #2727.
Myrtle Beach Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,132
Grades: 6-8
3101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 448-3932
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 448-3932
Rank: #2828.
Thomas C. Cario Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,130
Grades: 6-8
3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
(843) 856-4595
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
(843) 856-4595
Rank: #2929.
Boiling Springs Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,119
Grades: 6-8
4801 Highway 9
Inman, SC 29349
(864) 578-5954
Inman, SC 29349
(864) 578-5954
Rank: #3030.
Southside Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,093
Grades: 6-8
209 W. Jones Paul Road
Florence, SC 29505
(843) 664-8467
Florence, SC 29505
(843) 664-8467
Rank: #3131.
Colleton County Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,070
Grades: 6-8
1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive
Walterboro, SC 29488
(843) 782-0040
Walterboro, SC 29488
(843) 782-0040
Rank: #3232.
Charleston School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,069
Grades: 6-12
5109-b West Enterprise Street
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 529-4990
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 529-4990
Rank: #3333.
Greer Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,065
Grades: 6-8
3032 East Gap Creek Road
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 355-5800
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 355-5800
Rank: #3434.
John W. Moore Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,063
Grades: 6-8
191 Westfield Drive
Florence, SC 29501
(843) 664-8171
Florence, SC 29501
(843) 664-8171
Rank: #3535.
Indian Land Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,061
Grades: 7-8
8361 Charlotte Highway
Fort Mill, SC 29707
(803) 578-2500
Fort Mill, SC 29707
(803) 578-2500
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the South Carolina average public middle schools student size?
The South Carolina average public middle schools student size is 636 for 2025.
What are the public middle schools with the largest student size in South Carolina?
The best top ranked public middle schools in South Carolina include Sc Connections Academy, Cyber Academy Of South Carolina and South Carolina Virtual Charter School.
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