HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Hilton Head Island High School posted an Excellent rating on South Carolina’s 2026 school report cards, scoring 68 points under the high school scale that awards Excellent at 67 or above.
Statewide, the South Carolina Department of Education said Excellent-rated schools rose from 270 to 320 this cycle, with the share of schools rated Good or Excellent hitting 52.3 percent, the highest under the current system. Below Average and Unsatisfactory schools fell to 9.9 percent. State Superintendent Ellen Weaver unveiled the results at the State House.
In Beaufort County School District, nearly every rated campus cleared the average bar: 32 of 34 schools, with nine Good and nine Excellent marks. District leaders noted the local mix tracked slightly ahead of the statewide pattern on Excellent and average shares.
Other Hilton Head Island campuses included Hilton Head Island Middle School at Average (45), Hilton Head Island Elementary at Good (54) and the School for the Creative Arts at Average (45). Battery Creek High was Below Average (47), while Whale Branch Early College High was Average (59).
High school Excellent requires 67 or more points; Good is 60 to 66; Average is 51 to 59. South Carolina’s on-time graduation rate also reached 87.5 percent, the highest in a decade release.
