South Carolina SAT Scores by High School

You may be asking yourself: which South Carolina High Schools have the best SAT scores? Below is a ranking of South Carolina high schools by their average SAT scores. For the most recently available year, the top five schools were: Academic Magnet High School, Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, Charleston School of the Arts, SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, and Palmetto Scholars Academy.

SC High Schools with the Best SAT Scores

Rank	School Name	County	Score	Part. Rate
1	Academic Magnet High School	Charleston	1365	94%
2	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Darlington	1336	93%
3	Charleston School of the Arts	Charleston	1180	80%
4	SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	Greenville	1159	80%
5	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Charleston	1148	71%
6	Greenville Technical Charter High School	Greenville	1144	74%
7	Pendleton High School	Anderson	1121	29%
8	D. W. Daniel High School	Pickens	1121	55%
9	Chapin High School	Lexington/Richland	1113	74%
10	Wando High School	Charleston	1108	81%
11	Aynor High School	Horry	1106	23%
12	Riverside High School	Greenville	1104	77%
13	A. C. Flora High School	Richland	1103	62%
14	Greer Middle College Charter High School	Greenville	1103	90%
15	Mayo High School For Math, Science, and Technology	Darlington	1097	35%
16	Fort Mill High School	York	1097	93%
17	York Preparatory Academy	York	1090	42%
18	J. L. Mann High Academy	Greenville	1087	66%
19	Dreher High School	Richland	1086	62%
20	Landrum High School	Spartanburg	1086	39%
21	Philp Simmons High School	Berkeley	1082	46%
22	Waccamaw High School	Georgetown	1082	69%
23	Spring Valley High School	Richland	1082	61%
24	Chapman High School	Spartanburg	1081	30%
25	Socastee High School	Horry	1079	58%
26	Walhalla High School	Oconee	1079	35%
27	North Myrtle Beach High School	Horry	1077	27%
28	Spring Hill High School	Lexington/Richland	1077	81%
29	Hartsville High School	Darlington	1076	14%
30	Wade Hampton High School	Greenville	1075	54%
31	Dutch Fork High School	Lexington/Richland	1073	62%
32	Carolina Forest High School	Horry	1071	48%
33	Nation Ford High School	York	1070	89%
34	T. L. Hanna High School	Anderson	1068	64%
35	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Charter	1063	76%
36	Greenville Senior High Academy	Greenville	1059	59%
37	James F. Byrnes High School	Spartanburg	1057	43%
38	Catawba Ridge High School	York	1056	95%
39	Mauldin High School	Greenville	1055	69%
40	St. James High School	Horry	1055	58%
41	Woodruff High School	Spartanburg	1054	49%
42	Bluffton High School	Beaufort	1052	45%
43	Lexington High School	Lexington	1051	64%
44	Seneca High School	Oconee	1050	49%
45	James Island Charter High School	Charleston	1049	72%
46	Eastside High School	Greenville	1047	63%
47	River Bluff High School	Lexington	1046	80%
48	Hilton Head Island High School	Beaufort	1045	65%
49	Ashley Ridge High School	Dorchester	1045	48%
50	Calhoun County High School	Calhoun	1043	19%
51	Conway High School	Horry	1043	31%
52	May River High School	Beaufort	1039	60%
53	West-Oak High School	Oconee	1036	47%
54	Easley High School	Pickens	1036	40%
55	Airport High School	Lexington	1034	33%
56	Beaufort High School	Beaufort	1032	58%
57	South Aiken High School	Aiken	1030	60%
58	Indian Land High School	Lancaster	1029	55%
59	Dorman High School	Spartanburg	1028	42%
60	Legion Collegiate Academy	Charter	1028	74%
61	Lugoff-Elgin High School	Kershaw	1027	45%
62	Blythewood High School	Richland	1027	58%
63	Cane Bay High School	Berkeley	1023	38%
64	Powdersville High School	Anderson	1022	73%
65	Clover High School	York	1021	78%
66	SC Connections Academy	Charter	1021	30%
67	Wren High School	Anderson	1020	68%
68	Emerald High School	Greenwood	1020	43%
69	Myrtle Beach High School	Horry	1019	54%
70	Liberty High School	Pickens	1019	37%
71	Spartanburg High School	Spartanburg	1019	52%
72	Belton Honea Path High School	Anderson	1017	29%
73	Hanahan High School	Berkeley	1014	48%
74	Hillcrest High School	Greenville	1014	43%
75	Boiling Springs High School	Spartanburg	1014	31%
76	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston	1013	54%
77	Mid-Carolina High School	Newberry	1008	31%
78	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Charter	1007	23%
79	Pickens High School	Pickens	1002	34%
80	Summerville High School	Dorchester	999	54%
81	Crescent High School	Anderson	998	26%
82	Camden High School	Kershaw	998	48%
83	Stratford High School	Berkeley	997	32%
84	Aiken High School	Aiken	996	61%
85	Palmetto High School	Anderson	995	50%
86	Wilson High School	Florence	992	47%
87	Greenwood High School	Greenwood	989	51%
88	Gray Collegiate Academy	Charter	989	70%
89	White Knoll High School	Lexington	988	47%
90	Northwestern High School	York	988	41%
91	Rock Hill High School	York	988	53%
92	Buford High School	Lancaster	986	39%
93	Brookland-Cayce High School	Lexington	985	40%
94	Strom Thurmond High School	Edgefield	984	30%
95	Dillon High School	Dillon	983	9%
96	Goose Creek High School	Berkeley	982	23%
97	Blue Ridge High School	Greenville	980	52%
98	South Pointe High School	York	979	43%
99	York Comprehensive High School	York	978	35%
100	Colleton County High School	Colleton	977	22%
101	West Ashley High School	Charleston	976	53%
102	Travelers Rest High School	Greenville	976	59%
103	Andrew Jackson High School	Lancaster	976	39%
104	Lewisville High School	Chester	974	33%
105	Loris High School	Horry	974	36%
106	Ridge View High School	Richland	974	53%
107	Fox Creek Charter High School	Edgefield	974	54%
108	Barnwell High School	Barnwell	973	38%
109	Gaffney High School	Cherokee	973	37%
110	Georgetown High School	Georgetown	973	30%
111	Berkeley High School	Berkeley	972	41%
112	Chesterfield High School	Chesterfield	972	45%
113	Lancaster High School	Lancaster	972	13%
114	Fort Dorchester High School	Dorchester	970	55%
115	West Florence High School	Florence	970	50%
116	Branchville High School	Orangeburg	968	47%
117	Richland Northeast High School	Richland	968	46%
118	Woodmont High School	Greenville	967	46%
119	Greer High School	Greenville	963	46%
120	Sumter High School	Sumter	963	34%
121	Johnsonville High School	Florence	962	18%
122	Gilbert High School	Lexington	962	76%
123	South Florence High School	Florence	960	50%
124	Berea High School	Greenville	960	22%
125	North Augusta High School	Aiken	959	86%
126	Pelion High School	Lexington	958	37%
127	Chester Senior High School	Chester	954	25%
128	Midland Valley High School	Aiken	953	34%
129	Broome High School	Spartanburg	950	49%
130	Ninety Six High School	Greenwood	947	58%
131	Green Sea Floyds High School	Horry	946	52%
132	Darlington High School	Darlington	944	3%
133	Silver Bluff High School	Aiken	942	43%
134	Westside High School	Anderson	941	35%
135	Battery Creek High School	Beaufort	941	32%
136	Lake City High School	Florence	941	9%
137	McBee High School	Chesterfield	939	68%
138	Laurens Dist 55 High School	Laurens	937	32%
139	Irmo High School	Lexington/Richland	933	58%
140	Westwood High School	Richland	931	47%
141	W.J. Keenan High School	Richland	926	21%
142	Woodland High School	Dorchester	925	22%
143	Clinton High School	Laurens	922	52%
144	Union County High School	Union	920	36%
145	High Point Academy	Spartanburg	920	57%
146	Chesnee High School	Spartanburg	919	18%
147	Blacksburg High School	Cherokee	918	43%
148	Timberland High School	Berkeley	914	29%
149	R. B. Stall High School	Charleston	913	38%
150	McCormick High School	McCormick	908	14%
151	Marlboro County High School	Marlboro	900	26%
152	Southside High School	Greenville	898	42%
153	Batesburg-Leesville High School	Lexington	898	50%
154	Fairfield Central High School	Fairfield	894	51%
155	Cheraw High School	Chesterfield	893	41%
156	Andrews High School	Georgetown	878	60%
157	Swansea High School	Lexington	878	61%
158	Lakewood High School	Sumter	877	14%
159	Edisto High School	Orangeburg	872	16%
160	Crestwood High School	Sumter	870	32%
161	Newberry High School	Newberry	861	27%
162	Wagener-Salley High School	Aiken	858	31%
163	Lower Richland High School	Richland	851	29%
164	Carolina Academy (High)	Greenville	848	43%
165	Orangeburg Wilkinson High School	Orangeburg	836	14%
166	Lake Marion High School and Technology Center	Orangeburg	836	20%
167	Baptist Hill High School	Charleston	833	44%
168	Columbia High School	Richland	829	18%
169	Eau Claire High School	Richland	804	22%
170	St. Johns High School	Charleston	792	58%
171	C. A. Johnson High School	Richland	790	39%
172	Burke High School	Charleston	789	42%

Rank	School Name	Score
1	Academic Magnet High School	1365
2	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	1336
3	Charleston School of the Arts	1180
4	SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	1159
5	Palmetto Scholars Academy	1148
6	Greenville Technical Charter High School	1144
7	Pendleton High School	1121
8	D. W. Daniel High School	1121
9	Chapin High School	1113
10	Wando High School	1108
11	Aynor High School	1106
12	Riverside High School	1104
13	A. C. Flora High School	1103
14	Greer Middle College Charter High School	1103
15	Mayo High School For Math, Science, and Technology	1097
16	Fort Mill High School	1097
17	York Preparatory Academy	1090
18	J. L. Mann High Academy	1087
19	Dreher High School	1086
20	Landrum High School	1086
21	Philp Simmons High School	1082
22	Waccamaw High School	1082
23	Spring Valley High School	1082
24	Chapman High School	1081
25	Socastee High School	1079
26	Walhalla High School	1079
27	North Myrtle Beach High School	1077
28	Spring Hill High School	1077
29	Hartsville High School	1076
30	Wade Hampton High School	1075
31	Dutch Fork High School	1073
32	Carolina Forest High School	1071
33	Nation Ford High School	1070
34	T. L. Hanna High School	1068
35	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	1063
36	Greenville Senior High Academy	1059
37	James F. Byrnes High School	1057
38	Catawba Ridge High School	1056
39	Mauldin High School	1055
40	St. James High School	1055
41	Woodruff High School	1054
42	Bluffton High School	1052
43	Lexington High School	1051
44	Seneca High School	1050
45	James Island Charter High School	1049
46	Eastside High School	1047
47	River Bluff High School	1046
48	Hilton Head Island High School	1045
49	Ashley Ridge High School	1045
50	Calhoun County High School	1043
51	Conway High School	1043
52	May River High School	1039
53	West-Oak High School	1036
54	Easley High School	1036
55	Airport High School	1034
56	Beaufort High School	1032
57	South Aiken High School	1030
58	Indian Land High School	1029
59	Dorman High School	1028
60	Legion Collegiate Academy	1028
61	Lugoff-Elgin High School	1027
62	Blythewood High School	1027
63	Cane Bay High School	1023
64	Powdersville High School	1022
65	Clover High School	1021
66	SC Connections Academy	1021
67	Wren High School	1020
68	Emerald High School	1020
69	Myrtle Beach High School	1019
70	Liberty High School	1019
71	Spartanburg High School	1019
72	Belton Honea Path High School	1017
73	Hanahan High School	1014
74	Hillcrest High School	1014
75	Boiling Springs High School	1014
76	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	1013
77	Mid-Carolina High School	1008
78	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	1007
79	Pickens High School	1002
80	Summerville High School	999
81	Crescent High School	998
82	Camden High School	998
83	Stratford High School	997
84	Aiken High School	996
85	Palmetto High School	995
86	Wilson High School	992
87	Greenwood High School	989
88	Gray Collegiate Academy	989
89	White Knoll High School	988
90	Northwestern High School	988
91	Rock Hill High School	988
92	Buford High School	986
93	Brookland-Cayce High School	985
94	Strom Thurmond High School	984
95	Dillon High School	983
96	Goose Creek High School	982
97	Blue Ridge High School	980
98	South Pointe High School	979
99	York Comprehensive High School	978
100	Colleton County High School	977
101	West Ashley High School	976
102	Travelers Rest High School	976
103	Andrew Jackson High School	976
104	Lewisville High School	974
105	Loris High School	974
106	Ridge View High School	974
107	Fox Creek Charter High School	974
108	Barnwell High School	973
109	Gaffney High School	973
110	Georgetown High School	973
111	Berkeley High School	972
112	Chesterfield High School	972
113	Lancaster High School	972
114	Fort Dorchester High School	970
115	West Florence High School	970
116	Branchville High School	968
117	Richland Northeast High School	968
118	Woodmont High School	967
119	Greer High School	963
120	Sumter High School	963
121	Johnsonville High School	962
122	Gilbert High School	962
123	South Florence High School	960
124	Berea High School	960
125	North Augusta High School	959
126	Pelion High School	958
127	Chester Senior High School	954
128	Midland Valley High School	953
129	Broome High School	950
130	Ninety Six High School	947
131	Green Sea Floyds High School	946
132	Darlington High School	944
133	Silver Bluff High School	942
134	Westside High School	941
135	Battery Creek High School	941
136	Lake City High School	941
137	McBee High School	939
138	Laurens Dist 55 High School	937
139	Irmo High School	933
140	Westwood High School	931
141	W.J. Keenan High School	926
142	Woodland High School	925
143	Clinton High School	922
144	Union County High School	920
145	High Point Academy	920
146	Chesnee High School	919
147	Blacksburg High School	918
148	Timberland High School	914
149	R. B. Stall High School	913
150	McCormick High School	908
151	Marlboro County High School	900
152	Southside High School	898
153	Batesburg-Leesville High School	898
154	Fairfield Central High School	894
155	Cheraw High School	893
156	Andrews High School	878
157	Swansea High School	878
158	Lakewood High School	877
159	Edisto High School	872
160	Crestwood High School	870
161	Newberry High School	861
162	Wagener-Salley High School	858
163	Lower Richland High School	851
164	Carolina Academy (High)	848
165	Orangeburg Wilkinson High School	836
166	Lake Marion High School and Technology Center	836
167	Baptist Hill High School	833
168	Columbia High School	829
169	Eau Claire High School	804
170	St. Johns High School	792
171	C. A. Johnson High School	790
172	Burke High School	789

Please note that some high schools have a much higher participation rate than others. The participation rate can have a major effect on the scores of a given school. If only a small percentage of students at a given school take the SAT, the score the school achieves may not represent an accurate reflection of the college-readiness of the students at that school.

A small number of South Carolina high schools are excluded from the list above. CarolinaSchoolHub only includes data on schools which meet thresholds we've established for data reliability.

The scores in the chart above represent a combination of the reading, writing and math SAT scores for each school. If you'd like to see more information on which high schools have the best or highest SAT scores in South Carolina, you can click through to each school above and see more information about how their average scores break down by subject.

In addition to South Carolina high school data, on this site you can also see North Carolina high schools with the best SAT scores.


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