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 Brockman Elementary School, Chapin Middle School, Midway Elementary School, and Ballentine Elementary School. We also have data to help you compare such top traditional public middle schools to the area's best charter schools including East Point Academy, Gray Collegiate Academy, Midlands Middle College, and SC Virtual Charter 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	6-8
2	Crayton Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
3	Pleasant Hill Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
4	Meadow Glen Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
5	Blythewood Middle School	Blythewood, SC	Regular	6-8
6	Lexington Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
7	Irmo Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
8	East Point Academy	West Columbia, SC	Charter	PK-8
9	Hand Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
10	R H Fulmer Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
11	Dent Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
12	Lugoff Elgin Middle School	Lugoff, SC	Regular	6-8
13	Dutch Fork Middle School	Irmo, SC	Regular	6-8
14	North Central Middle School	Kershaw, SC	Regular	6-8
15	Northside Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
16	Kelly Mill Middle School	Blythewood, SC	Regular	2-8
17	SC Virtual Charter School	Columbia, SC	Charter	K-12
18	White Knoll Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
19	SC Connections Academy	Columbia, SC	Charter	K-12
20	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, SC	Regular	6-8
21	Leslie M. Stover Middle School	Elgin, SC	Regular	6-8
22	E L Wright Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	K-8
23	Camden Middle School	Camden, SC	Regular	6-8
24	Muller Road Middle School	Blythewood, SC	Regular	K-8
25	Pine Ridge Middle School	West Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
26	Carolina Springs Middle School	Lexington, SC	Regular	6-8
27	Midlands STEM Institute	Winnsboro, SC	Charter	K-8
28	St Matthews K-8 School	St. Matthews, SC	Regular	PK-8
29	Saluda Middle School	Saluda, SC	Regular	6-8
30	Sandy Run School	Swansea, SC	Regular	PK-8
31	Summit Parkway Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	K-8
32	Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Batesburg-Leesville, SC	Regular	6-8
33	W G Sanders Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
34	Longleaf Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
35	Pelion Middle School	Pelion, SC	Regular	6-8
36	Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	Cayce, SC	Regular	6-8
37	St Andrews Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
38	W A Perry Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
39	Fairfield Middle School	Winnsboro, SC	Regular	7-8
40	Hopkins Middle School	Hopkins, SC	Regular	6-8
41	SC Science Academy	Columbia, SC	Charter	6-11
42	Sandhills Middle School	Gaston, SC	Regular	7-8
43	Southeast Middle School	Hopkins, SC	Regular	6-8
44	Alcorn Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8
45	Gibbes Middle School	Columbia, SC	Regular	6-8

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