Best Middle Schools in the Columbia, SC Area

Are you looking for information on top public middle schools in the Columbia area? Below you'll find rankings on some of the best Columbia-area middle schools including Rosewood Elementary School, Brockman Elementary School, New Providence Elementary School, and Lake Murray Elementary School. We also have data to help you compare such top traditional public middle schools to the area's best charter schools including SC Connections Academy, Richland One Charter Middle College, Midlands Middle College, and SC Whitmore School.

The list below is not meant be used as a definitive guide to which Columbia-area middle school would be best for any individual child. For schools that are close to one another in rankings, differences in available data are in most cases very small.

Top Middle Schools in the Columbia Area

Rank	School Name	City	School Type	Grades Served
1	Chapin Middle School	Chapin, SC	Regular	7-8
2	Dutch Fork Middle School	Irmo, SC	Regular	7-8
3	Meadow Glen Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
4	Blythewood Middle School	Blythewood, SC	Regular	6-8
5	Pleasant Hill Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
6	Crayton Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
7	Lexington Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
8	Hand Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
9	Lugoff Elgin Middle School	Lugoff, SC	Regular	6-8
10	Irmo Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
11	R H Fulmer Middle School	Cayce, SC	Regular	6-8
12	Muller Road Middle School	Blythewood, SC	Regular	K-8
13	Dent Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
14	North Central Middle School	Kershaw, SC	Regular	6-8
15	Leslie M. Stover Middle School	Elgin, SC	Regular	6-8
16	SC Connections Academy	Columbia, SC	Charter	K-12
17	Kelly Mill Middle School	Blythewood, SC	Regular	2-8
18	Carolina Springs Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
19	Sandy Run School	Swansea, SC	Regular	PK-8
20	Camden Middle School	Camden, SC	Regular	6-8
21	Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Batesburg-Leesville, SC	Regular	6-8
22	E L Wright Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	K-8
23	Saluda Middle School	Saluda, SC	Regular	6-8
24	Pine Ridge Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
25	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, SC	Regular	6-8
26	Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	Cayce, SC	Regular	6-8
27	White Knoll Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
28	Longleaf Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
29	Northside Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
30	St Matthews K-8 School	St. Matthews, SC	Regular	PK-8
31	W G Sanders Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
32	Summit Parkway Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	K-8
33	W A Perry Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
34	Pelion Middle School	Pelion, SC	Regular	6-8
35	Fairfield Middle School	Winnsboro, SC	Regular	7-8
36	St Andrews Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
37	Alcorn Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
38	Southeast Middle School	Hopkins, SC	Regular	6-8
39	Hopkins Middle School	Hopkins, SC	Regular	6-8
40	Sandhills Middle School	Gaston, SC	Regular	7-8

Rankings for the best middle schools in the Columbia area were created independently by Carolina School Hub. The test data for this site was derived from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and South Carolina Department of Education.

You can click on a specific school name above for more information on test scores, student data and more.

Choosing a Middle School

In North and South Carolina, middle school typically comprises grades six through eight. Many parents who move to the Columbia area are attracted to middle schools in towns such as Columbia SC, Lexington SC, West Columbia SC, and Blythewood SC.

Middle Schools on this page were drawn from the following counties:

• Richland County, SC
• Lexington County, SC
• Kershaw County, SC
• Fairfield County, SC
• Saluda County, SC
• Calhoun County, SC