For the 2026 school year, there are 32 public middle schools serving 27,757 students in Greenville County, SC. The top-ranked public middle schools in Greenville County, SC are Sterling School, Riverside Middle School and Powdersville Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Greenville County, SC public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 46% statewide average). Middle schools in Greenville County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Best Public Middle Schools in Greenville County (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sterling School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
99 John Mccarroll Way
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-4480
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-4480
Gr: PK-8 | 749 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #22.
Riverside Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
615 Hammett Bridge Road
Greer, SC 29650
(864) 355-7900
Greer, SC 29650
(864) 355-7900
Gr: 6-8 | 1,086 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #33.
Powdersville Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
135 Hood Road
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 269-1821
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 269-1821
Gr: 6-8 | 801 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #44.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School At Jones Mill
(Math: 58% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1507 Scuffletown Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-0200
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-0200
Gr: K-8 | 1,621 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #55.
Wren Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1010 Wren School Road
Piedmont, SC 29673
(864) 850-5930
Piedmont, SC 29673
(864) 850-5930
Gr: 6-8 | 910 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #66.
Hillcrest Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
510 Garrison Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-6100
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-6100
Gr: 6-8 | 989 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #77.
League Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
125 Twin Lake Drive
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 355-8100
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 355-8100
Gr: 6-8 | 787 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #88.
Blue Ridge Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2423 East Tyger Bridge Road
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 355-1900
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 355-1900
Gr: 6-8 | 908 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #99.
Northwood Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
710 Ike's Road
Taylors, SC 29687
(864) 355-7000
Taylors, SC 29687
(864) 355-7000
Gr: 6-8 | 823 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #1010.
Greenville Middle Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
339 Lowndes Avenue
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-5600
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-5600
Gr: 6-8 | 736 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1111.
Mauldin Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1190 Holland Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-6770
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-6770
Gr: 6-8 | 922 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #1212.
Sevier Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1000 Piedmont Park Road
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 355-8200
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 355-8200
Gr: 6-8 | 644 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #1313.
Ralph Chandler Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4231 Fork Shoals Road
Simpsonville, SC 29680
(864) 452-0300
Simpsonville, SC 29680
(864) 452-0300
Gr: 6-8 | 763 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #1414.
Beck International Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
901 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-1400
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-1400
Gr: 6-8 | 848 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #1515.
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
700 Millennium Boulevard
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-0800
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-0800
Gr: 6-8 | 930 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: #1616.
Hughes Academy Of Science And Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
122 Deoyley Avenue
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 355-6200
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 355-6200
Gr: 6-8 | 999 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #1717.
Legacy Early College
Charter School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
900 Woodside Avenue
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Gr: PK-12 | 1,592 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1818.
Woodmont Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
325 North Flat Rock Road
Piedmont, SC 29673
(864) 355-8500
Piedmont, SC 29673
(864) 355-8500
Gr: 6-8 | 904 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #1919.
Northwest Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1606 Greer Highway
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
(864) 355-6900
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
(864) 355-6900
Gr: 6-8 | 783 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #2020.
Greer Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3032 East Gap Creek Road
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 355-5800
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 355-5800
Gr: 6-8 | 1,038 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #2121.
Bryson Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3657 South Industrial Drive
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-2100
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-2100
Gr: 6-8 | 941 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #2222.
Lead Academy
Charter School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
804 Mauldin Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 916-1459
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 916-1459
Gr: K-8 | 403 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2323.
Tanglewood Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
44 Merriwoods Drive
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 355-4500
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 355-4500
Gr: 6-8 | 652 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #2424.
Berea Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
151 Berea Middle School Road
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 355-1700
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 355-1700
Gr: 6-8 | 757 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #2525.
Lakeview Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3801 Old Buncombe Road
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 355-6400
Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 355-6400
Gr: 6-8 | 723 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2626.
Washington Center
Special Education School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2 Betty Spencer Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-0250
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 355-0250
Gr: PK-12 | 119 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: n/an/a
221 Gin House Road
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 949-2392
Greer, SC 29651
(864) 949-2392
Gr: 6-8 | 644 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: n/an/a
East Link Academy
Charter School
78 Global Drive Drive Suite 20
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 775-1733
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 775-1733
Gr: K-8 | 258 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: n/an/a
Green Charter School Greenville
Charter School
1440 Pelham Street
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 288-4134
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 288-4134
Gr: K-8 | 998 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: n/an/a
Heron Virtual Academy Of South Carolina
Charter School
330 Pelham Road Suite101-a (te
Greenville, SC 29615
(803) 849-2464
Greenville, SC 29615
(803) 849-2464
Gr: 8-12 | 1,439 students Student-teacher ratio: 24:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: n/an/a
Langston Charter Middle School
Charter School
1950 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 286-9700
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 286-9700
Gr: 6-8 | 457 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: n/an/a
Libertas Academy-boiling Springs
Charter School
130 Fudora Circle (temporary)
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(803) 849-2464
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(803) 849-2464
Gr: K-7 | 703 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Greenville County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
555 South Old Piedmont Hwy
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 299-8320
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 299-8320
Gr: PK-5 | 228 students Minority enrollment: 70%
1830 West Georgia Road Bldg.
Simpsonville, SC 29680
(864) 757-1800
Simpsonville, SC 29680
(864) 757-1800
Gr: 9-12
Brashier Middle College Charter (Closed 2018)
Charter School
1830 West Georgia Road
Simpsonville, SC 29680
(864) 757-1800
Simpsonville, SC 29680
(864) 757-1800
Gr: 9-12 | 440 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
500 Gridley Street
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 241-3414
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 241-3414
Gr: PK-5 | 435 students Minority enrollment: 63%
400 Fork Shoals Road
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 299-8303
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 299-8303
Gr: PK-5 | 398 students Minority enrollment: 72%
East Link Academy (Closed 2023)
Charter School
78 Global Drive Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 775-1733
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 775-1733
Gr: K-8 | 241 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Green Charter School (Closed 2023)
Charter School
1440 Pelham Street
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 288-4134
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 288-4134
Gr: PK-12 | 982 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
625 Piedmont Hwy
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 295-5194
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 295-5194
Gr: PK-5 | 454 students Minority enrollment: 81%
Greenville Technical Charter High School (Closed 2018)
Charter School
506 South Pleasantburg
Greenville, SC 29606
(864) 250-8845
Greenville, SC 29606
(864) 250-8845
Gr: 9-12 | 406 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Legacy Charter (Closed 2018)
Charter School
900 Woodside Avenue
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Gr: K-12 | 1,323 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Meyer Center For Special Children (Closed 2018)
Special Education School
1132 Rutherford Road
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 250-0005
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 250-0005
Gr: PK-K | 58 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
The Nevin Center (Charter) (Closed 2007)
Charter School
600 Laurens Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 751-8325
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 751-8325
Gr: 3-8 | 24 students Minority enrollment: 46%
Next High School (Closed 2024)
Charter School
2000 Wade Hampton Boulevard
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 735-7260
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 735-7260
Gr: 6-12 | 278 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Palmetto Charter School (Closed 2006)
Charter School
2259 River Road
Greer, SC 29650
(864) 849-0093
Greer, SC 29650
(864) 849-0093
Gr: 6-9 | 35 students Minority enrollment: 26%
900 Woodside Ave
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 241-3285
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 241-3285
Gr: 6-8 | 499 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
29 Ridgeway Drive
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 277-7575
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 277-7575
Gr: PK-5 | 244 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
914 White Horse Road
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 422-0812
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 422-0812
Gr: PK-8 | 90 students Minority enrollment: 98%
302 Perry Road
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 241-3411
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 241-3411
Gr: 3-5 | 193 students Minority enrollment: 59%
301 E Dorchester Blvd
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 299-8313
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 299-8313
Gr: PK-5 | 205 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Wohali Charter Academy (Closed 2011)
Charter School
One Havenwood Ln
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
(843) 834-8013
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
(843) 834-8013
Gr: K-12
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top-ranked public middle schools in Greenville County, SC?
The top-ranked public middle schools in Greenville County, SC include Sterling School, Riverside Middle School and Powdersville Middle School. Greenville County has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in South Carolina.
How many public middle schools are located in Greenville County?
30 public middle schools are located in Greenville County.
What is the racial composition of students in Greenville County?
Greenville County public middle schools minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle schools average of 52% (majority Black).
Which public middle schools in Greenville County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public middle schools in Greenville County include: Lakeview Middle School vs. Berea Middle School, Northwest Middle School vs. Blue Ridge Middle School, Bryson Middle School vs. Hillcrest Middle School
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