Berkeley County School District is excited to share that 126 students achieved maximum scores on SC Ready tests last spring.
There are an additional 10 students who scored maximum in two tests: seven in English/Language Arts and math; one in English/Language Arts and Science; and two in math and science.
Earning a perfect score on a state assessment is not an easy feat. Dr. Jen Croley, Chief Academic Officer for Berkeley County School District, said this is an incredible accomplishment and a true reflection of students’ hard work, perseverance and commitment to learning.
“We are exceptionally proud of these students for reaching this level of excellence, and we celebrate the teachers, families, and school leaders who have supported them along the way,” Croley said. “Their achievement is a wonderful example of what is possible when students are challenged, supported, and empowered to reach their highest potential.”
The district is excited to share the list of students below – please note that the grade levels listed correspond to students’ 2025–2026 grade levels. Student names highlighted in bold indicate students who achieved maximum scores on two tests.
Berkeley Middle
Alexander Bauer – eighth grade, math
Alexa Simpson – eighth grade, math
Bowen’s Corner Elementary
Jordan Stewart – third grade, math
Grayson Jefferies – fourth grade, math
Alessandro Maiorino – fourth grade, math
Jennifer Ortiz – third grade, English/Language Arts
Samuel Parker – third grade, English/Language Arts
Charlotte McLeod – fourth grade, English/Language Arts
Cane Bay Elementary
Paxton Cox – third grade, math
Alberto Severin – fourth grade, math
Porter Gray – fifth grade, math
Landon Warren – third grade, ELA
Aleana Bonsra – fourth grade, ELA
Allison Elliott – fourth grade, ELA
Olivia Pombo – fourth grade, ELA
Serenity Williams – fourth grade, ELA
Kaden Peace – fifth grade, ELA
Kendall Pyles – fifth grade, ELA
Avery Ryan – fifth grade, ELA
Jaxon Beatty – fourth grade, ELA and science
Kassidy Erlandson – fourth grade, math and ELA
Everlee Antrim – fourth grade, math and ELA
Sarah Dixon – fifth grade, math and ELA
Cane Bay Middle
Ryan Gribbin – eighth grade, math
Brighton Seward – eighth grade, math
Tarun Sai Shanmugam – eighth grade, math
Jonathan Whitehead – sixth grade, math and science
Carolyn Lewis School
Carly Hubbard – sixth grade, math
Maxwell Fink – seventh grade, math
Claire Mohr – eighth grade, math
Vesper Lane – fifth grade, ELA
Daniel Island School
Ana Tulshan – third grade, math
William Zinke – third grade, math
Jonathan Adamson – fourth grade, math and ELA
James Burnham – fourth grade, math
Hattie Chern – fourth grade, math
Vivaan Garg – fourth grade, math
Finn Hansen – fourth grade, math
Russell Pierce – fourth grade, math
Owen Atkins – fifth grade, math
Jonah Blank – fifth grade, math
Maxwell Brown – fifth grade, math
Tate Corbin – fifth grade, math
Owen Kleinschmidt – fifth grade, math
Taylor Landreth – fifth grade, math
Andrew Pulliam – fifth grade, math
Siobhan Cowan – sixth grade, math and science
Tyler Crum – sixth grade, math
Bradley Winograd – sixth grade, math
Griffin Castiglia – seventh grade, math
Nicholas Gill – seventh grade, math
Charles Hamilton – seventh grade, math
Charlotte Hamlett – seventh grade, math
Emily Lathem – seventh grade, math
Holden Morris – seventh grade, math
Paxton Carr – eighth grade, math
John Denzel – eighth grade, math
Charles Hirschman – eighth grade, math
Summer Mykols – eighth grade, math
Claire Roth – eighth grade, math
Antonio Distefano – third grade, ELA
Avery Padgett – third grade, ELA
Riva Adhikari – fourth grade, ELA
Charlotte Green – fourth grade, ELA
Beckett Layman – fourth grade, ELA
Easton Grossman – fourth grade, science
Foxbank Elementary
Ziggy Allen – fourth grade, math
Theodore Bauer – fifth grade, math
Cordero Fredrick – fifth grade, math
Eli Owens – fifth grade, math
Grayson Duggar – third grade, ELA
Nolan Brown – fourth grade, ELA and math
Goose Creek Elementary
Christopher Guest – fourth grade, math
Hanahan Elementary
Thomas Hernandez – fourth grade, math
Benjamin Davis – fourth grade, math
Cortland Grooms, fourth grade, science
Ollis Taylor – fourth grade, math and ELA
Hanahan Middle
Mathias Blanco Alvarado – sixth grade, math
Marty Friedman – sixth grade, math
Ethan Lord – seventh grade, math
Ivon English – sixth grade, ELA
H.E. Bonner Elementary
Lainey Davis – third grade, math
Alan Bambrough – fifth grade, math
King Carter Middleton – third grade, ELA
Ethan Griffin – fourth grade, ELA
Eila Repak - third grade, ELA and math
Howe Hall AIMS
Adam Litwinowicz – third grade, math
Sylvia Winters – third grade, math
Hayden Bradish – fourth grade, math
Riker Visentin – fourth grade, math
Eric Chen – fifth grade, math
John Rutledge – fifth grade, math
Violet Olson – third grade, ELA
Audrey Ratliff – third grade, ELA
Nash Shipman – fourth grade, ELA
Macdedonia Middle
Jonathan Mitchum – sixth grade, math
William Goodrich – eighth grade, math
Marrington Middle School of the Arts
Atticus Cook – sixth grade, math
Ellery Fine – eighth grade, math
Rowen Kaufmann – eighth grade, math
Emmett Leader – sixth grade, ELA
Reese Wojtalik – sixth grade, ELA
Moncks Corner Elementary
Finleigh King – third grade, math
Nexton Elementary
Grayson Davenport – third grade, math
Mila Davis – third grade, math
Abby Lam – fifth grade, math
Kendall Haynes – third grade, ELA
Katelyn Mulligan – fifth grade, ELA
Philip Simmons Elementary
Oliver Ledbetter – third grade, math
Ford Pitrone – third grade, math
Sullivan Breuer – fourth grade, math
Rowan Harrell – fourth grade, math
Rafayel Mkrtchyan – fourth grade, math
Nicholas Shields – fourth grade, math
Atticus Aluise – fifth grade, math
Kennedy Craine – fifth grade, math
Susannah Parker – fifth grade, math
Malcolm McCracken - fifth grade, ELA
Philip Simmons Middle
Luca Persinger – seventh grade, math
Abigail Sebestyen – eighth grade, math
Jack Fisher – sixth grade, ELA
Lukacs Sebestyen – sixth grade, ELA
Sangaree Intermediate
Cooper Hardesty – third grade, math
Robert Nethery – fifth grade, math
Sangaree Middle
Quinn Stevens – eighth grade, math
Gracelyn Ford – sixth grade, ELA
Sedgefield Middle
Za’Nae Campbell – seventh grade, ELA
St. Stephen Elementary
William Johnson – fifth grade, math
Westview Elementary
Isaac Cook – third grade, math
Ava Janney – fourth grade, math:
Eve Ekvall – third grade, ELA
Ezra Malcher – fourth grade, ELA
Westview Middle
Jude Simpson – seventh grade, math
Melvin Montgomery – eighth grade, math
Whitesville Elementary
Joseph King – fourth grade, math
Elle DeWitt – third grade, math