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Top 100 high schools in South Carolina (2025)

Schools classified as high schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    91
    Whale Branch Early College HighSeabrook · Public High87% Math proficiency · 390 students
  2. 2
    88
    Mayo High For Math Science & TechnologyDarlington · Public High90% Math proficiency · 309 students
  3. 3
    87
    Nation Ford HighFort Mill · Public High87% Math proficiency · 1,921 students
  4. 4
    87
    Spring Hill HighChapin · Public High72% Math proficiency · 1,118 students
  5. 5
    86
    Greenville Technical Charter High SchoolGreenville · Charter High95% Math proficiency · 530 students
  6. 6
    85
    Fort Mill HighFort Mill · Public High91% Math proficiency · 2,115 students
  7. 7
    85
    HCS Early College HighConway · Public High82% Math proficiency · 360 students
  8. 8
    85
    Hilton Head Island HighHilton Head Island · Public High82% Math proficiency · 1,265 students
  9. 9
    84
    Greer Middle College Charter HighTaylors · Charter High97.5% Math proficiency · 535 students
  10. 10
    83
    James Island Charter HighCharleston · Charter High83% Math proficiency · 1,612 students
  11. 11
    83
    Charleston School of the ArtsNorth Charleston · Public High83% Math proficiency · 1,102 students
  12. 12
    83
    Chapman HighInman · Public High87% Math proficiency · 1,057 students
  13. 13
    82
    Laurens District 55 HighLaurens · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,434 students
  14. 14
    82
    Bluffton HighBluffton · Public High84% Math proficiency · 1,375 students
  15. 15
    82
    Lexington HighLexington · Public High81% Math proficiency · 2,536 students
  16. 16
    81
    Chapin HighChapin · Public High82% Math proficiency · 1,617 students
  17. 17
    81
    Wando HighMount Pleasant · Public High87% Math proficiency · 2,588 students
  18. 18
    81
    Johnsonville HighJohnsonville · Public High82% Math proficiency · 325 students
  19. 19
    81
    Allendale-Fairfax HighFairfax · Public High64.5% Math proficiency · 252 students
  20. 20
    81
    Abbeville HighAbbeville · Public High77% Math proficiency · 463 students
  21. 21
    81
    Blythewood HighBlythewood · Public High72% Math proficiency · 2,164 students
  22. 22
    81
    C. A. Johnson HighColumbia · Public High57% Math proficiency · 344 students
  23. 23
    80
    Lewisville HighRichburg · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 431 students
  24. 24
    80
    North Middle/HighNorth · Public High– · 227 students
  25. 25
    80
    Lamar HighLamar · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 268 students
  26. 26
    79
    Anderson Five Charter SchoolAnderson · Charter High75% Math proficiency · 61 students
  27. 27
    79
    Landrum HighCampobello · Public High62% Math proficiency · 526 students
  28. 28
    79
    Fox Creek HighNorth Augusta · Charter High72% Math proficiency · 672 students
  29. 29
    79
    May River HighBluffton · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,731 students
  30. 30
    79
    Indian Land HighLancaster · Public High76% Math proficiency · 1,905 students
  31. 31
    78
    Dutch Fork HighIrmo · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,703 students
  32. 32
    78
    Ninety Six High SchoolNinety Six · Public High67% Math proficiency · 423 students
  33. 33
    78
    St. James HighMurrells Inlet · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,826 students
  34. 34
    78
    GREEN Upstate High School GreenvilleSimpsonville · Charter High– · 390 students
  35. 35
    78
    Academic Magnet HighNorth Charleston · Public High97.5% Reading proficiency · 740 students
  36. 36
    78
    D. W. Daniel HighCentral · Public High72% Math proficiency · 1,222 students
  37. 37
    77
    North Central HighKershaw · Public High72% Math proficiency · 563 students
  38. 38
    77
    Palmetto Scholars AcademyNorth Charleston · Charter High70% Math proficiency · 507 students
  39. 39
    77
    Woodruff HighWoodruff · Public High77% Math proficiency · 844 students
  40. 40
    77
    Aynor HighAynor · Public High72% Math proficiency · 901 students
  41. 41
    77
    Walhalla HighWalhalla · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,118 students
  42. 42
    76
    Batesburg-Leesville High SchoolBatesburg-Leesville · Public High67% Math proficiency · 545 students
  43. 43
    76
    Dreher HighColumbia · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,144 students
  44. 44
    76
    North Augusta HighNorth Augusta · Public High79% Math proficiency · 1,645 students
  45. 45
    76
    Wade Hampton HighGreenville · Public High80% Math proficiency · 1,790 students
  46. 46
    76
    Spring Valley HighColumbia · Public High81% Math proficiency · 2,230 students
  47. 47
    76
    Wren HighPiedmont · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,252 students
  48. 48
    76
    Andrew Jackson HighKershaw · Public High77% Math proficiency · 557 students
  49. 49
    76
    Battery Creek HighBeaufort · Public High67% Math proficiency · 809 students
  50. 50
    76
    Blue Ridge HighGreer · Public High72% Math proficiency · 1,062 students
  51. 51
    76
    Carolina Forest HighMyrtle Beach · Public High85% Math proficiency · 3,176 students
  52. 52
    76
    Chesterfield HighChesterfield · Public High62% Math proficiency · 485 students
  53. 53
    75
    Ridge View HighColumbia · Public High69% Math proficiency · 1,631 students
  54. 54
    75
    Coastal High SchoolMyrtle Beach · Charter High– · 198 students
  55. 55
    75
    Clover HighClover · Public High70% Math proficiency · 2,713 students
  56. 56
    75
    Lugoff-Elgin HighLugoff · Public High74% Math proficiency · 1,759 students
  57. 57
    75
    River Bluff HighLexington · Public High65% Math proficiency · 2,117 students
  58. 58
    74
    Pendleton HighAnderson · Public High67% Math proficiency · 924 students
  59. 59
    74
    Fort Dorchester HighNorth Charleston · Public High68% Math proficiency · 2,344 students
  60. 60
    74
    Denmark-Olar HighDenmark · Public High– · 181 students
  61. 61
    74
    Bamberg-Ehrhardt HighBamberg · Public High– · 383 students
  62. 62
    74
    Rock Hill HighRock Hill · Public High76% Math proficiency · 1,980 students
  63. 63
    74
    Socastee HighMyrtle Beach · Public High71% Math proficiency · 1,720 students
  64. 64
    74
    Dixie HighDue West · Public High72% Math proficiency · 565 students
  65. 65
    73
    Riverside HighGreer · Public High69% Math proficiency · 1,846 students
  66. 66
    73
    North Myrtle Beach HighLittle River · Public High71% Math proficiency · 1,673 students
  67. 67
    73
    Stratford HighGoose Creek · Public High69% Math proficiency · 2,605 students
  68. 68
    73
    Summerville HighSummerville · Public High69% Math proficiency · 3,361 students
  69. 69
    72
    White Knoll HighLexington · Public High68% Math proficiency · 2,025 students
  70. 70
    72
    Philip Simmons HighCharleston · Public High62% Math proficiency · 797 students
  71. 71
    72
    Ashley Ridge HighSummerville · Public High64% Math proficiency · 2,599 students
  72. 72
    72
    Ware Shoals HighWare Shoals · Public High64.5% Math proficiency · 265 students
  73. 73
    72
    West Ashley HighCharleston · Public High65% Math proficiency · 2,069 students
  74. 74
    71
    Palmetto HighWilliamston · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,086 students
  75. 75
    71
    W.J. Keenan HighColumbia · Public High67% Math proficiency · 675 students
  76. 76
    71
    Beaufort HighBeaufort · Public High57% Math proficiency · 1,104 students
  77. 77
    71
    South Aiken HighAiken · Public High64% Math proficiency · 1,349 students
  78. 78
    71
    Spartanburg HighSpartanburg · Public High60% Math proficiency · 2,164 students
  79. 79
    71
    Buford HighLancaster · Public High62% Math proficiency · 532 students
  80. 80
    71
    Powdersville HighGreenville · Public High62% Math proficiency · 1,024 students
  81. 81
    70
    Gray Collegiate AcademyWest Columbia · Charter High67% Math proficiency · 935 students
  82. 82
    70
    Richland Northeast HighColumbia · Public High58% Math proficiency · 1,340 students
  83. 83
    70
    Myrtle Beach HighMyrtle Beach · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,510 students
  84. 84
    70
    Cane Bay HighSummerville · Public High58% Math proficiency · 2,412 students
  85. 85
    70
    Blackville-Hilda HighBlackville · Public High– · 140 students
  86. 86
    70
    Easley HighEasley · Public High61% Math proficiency · 1,862 students
  87. 87
    70
    Woodland HighDorchester · Public High47% Math proficiency · 680 students
  88. 88
    70
    West Florence HighFlorence · Public High60% Math proficiency · 1,827 students
  89. 89
    69
    Greenville Senior High AcademyGreenville · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,730 students
  90. 90
    69
    Mid-Carolina HighProsperity · Public High52% Math proficiency · 681 students
  91. 91
    69
    Central HighPageland · Public High67% Math proficiency · 657 students
  92. 92
    69
    Chesnee HighChesnee · Public High67% Math proficiency · 673 students
  93. 93
    69
    Hillcrest HighSimpsonville · Public High62% Math proficiency · 1,894 students
  94. 94
    69
    Gilbert HighGilbert · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,138 students
  95. 95
    69
    Westwood HighBlythewood · Public High61% Math proficiency · 1,743 students
  96. 96
    68
    Camden HighCamden · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,136 students
  97. 97
    68
    Northwestern HighRock Hill · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,822 students
  98. 98
    68
    Mauldin HighMauldin · Public High59% Math proficiency · 2,133 students
  99. 99
    68
    Darlington HighDarlington · Public High56% Math proficiency · 965 students
  100. 100
    68
    Edisto HighCordova · Public High– · 614 students

Whale Branch Early College High in Seabrook leads the 2025 list of high schools in South Carolina with a Success Index (US) of 90.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 91 are public, 9 are charter.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best high school in South Carolina?

Whale Branch Early College High in Seabrook ranks first among high schools in South Carolina with a Success Index (US) of 90.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 390).

How are high schools in South Carolina ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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