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Top South Carolina Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 43% of public middle school students in South Carolina are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in South Carolina is Bates Middle School, Academy Of Hope Charter, and A. R. Rucker Middle School, among others each with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%

Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in South Carolina (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
A. R. Rucker Middle School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
422 Old Dixie Road
Lancaster, SC 29720
(803) 416-8555
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Academy Of Hope Charter
Charter School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
3521 Juniper Bay Road
Conway, SC 29527
(843) 397-5712
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Alice Drive Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
40 Miller Road
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0821
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Bates Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
715 Estate Street
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0711
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Blacksburg Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
101 London Street
Blacksburg, SC 29702
(864) 206-6829
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Blenheim Middle School Of Discovery
(Math: 8% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
143 Highland Street
Blenheim, SC 29516
(843) 528-3262
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Brewer Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1000 Emerald Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
(864) 941-5500
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Carvers Bay Middle Steam Academy
(Math: 12% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
13000 Choppee Road
Hemingway, SC 29554
(843) 545-0918
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Cedar Springs Academy
Special Education School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7771
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Charleston Development Academy
Charter School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
233 Line Street
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2689
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Chester Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1014 Mccandless Road
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-8192
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Chestnut Oaks Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1200 Oswego Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 775-7272
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Clinton Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
800 North Adair Street
Clinton, SC 29325
(864) 833-0807
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
College Park Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
713 College Park Road
Ladson, SC 29456
(843) 553-8300
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Colleton County Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive
Walterboro, SC 29488
(843) 782-0040
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Crayton Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
5000 Clemson Avenue
Columbia, SC 29206
(803) 738-7224
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Cross High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1293 Old Highway 6
Cross, SC 29436
(843) 899-8900
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Darlington Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
150 Pinedale Drive
Darlington, SC 29532
(843) 398-5088
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Deer Park Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2263 Otranto Road
Charleston, SC 29406
(843) 990-5200
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Dillon Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1803 Joan Drive
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1212
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Fairfield Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-8
728 Us Highway 321 Bypass Sout
Winnsboro, SC 29180
(803) 635-4270
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Furman Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3400 Bethel Church Road
Sumter, SC 29154
(803) 481-8519
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Georgetown Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2400 Authuan Maybank Drive
Georgetown, SC 29440
(843) 527-4495
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Gray Court-owings Elementary Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
9210 Highway 14
Gray Court, SC 29645
(864) 876-2131
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hand Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2600 Wheat Street
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 343-2947
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hannah-pamplico Elementary/middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
2131 South Pamplico Highway
Pamplico, SC 29583
(843) 493-2061
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hartsville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1427 Fourteenth Street
Hartsville, SC 29550
(843) 857-3121
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Haut Gap Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1861 Bohicket Road
Hollywood, SC 29449
(843) 559-6418
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hemingway Mb Lee Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
400 South Main Street
Hemingway, SC 29554
(843) 558-2721
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Heyward Gibbes Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
500 Summerlea Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 343-2942
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hickory Tavern Elementary Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
163 Neely Ferry Road
Gray Court, SC 29645
(864) 575-2126
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hillcrest Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
4355 Peach Orchard Road
Dalzell, SC 29040
(803) 499-3341
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hopkins Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1601 Clarkson Road
Hopkins, SC 29061
(803) 695-3331
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
6401 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 767-8383
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
John E. Ewing Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
171 East Junior High Road
Gaffney, SC 29340
(864) 206-2449
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the South Carolina average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The South Carolina average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 43%% for 2026.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in South Carolina?
The best top-ranked public middle schools in South Carolina include A. R. Rucker Middle School, Academy Of Hope Charter and Alice Drive Middle School.

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