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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.