Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SC READY test scores by the South Carolina Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 638)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
450390101617	191	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 Boundary St	Beaufort	29449	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,271	88	14.4	21.6%	857 (67.4%)	160 (12.6%)	143 (11.3%)	23 (1.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.3%)	$8,881	$482	$264	$745	$6,210	$1,926	$8,135	68.8	63.8	225	34
450306000834	192	Walhalla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	508 Fowler Road	West Union	29696	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4480	595	45	13.2	73.1%	457 (76.8%)	8 (1.3%)	118 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$12,080	$587	$911	$1,498	$9,809	$773	$10,582	68.7	73.7	163	29
450303000807	193	Little Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Mill Street	Little Mountain	29075	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 945-7721	396	30	13.2	100.0%	312 (78.8%)	54 (13.6%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$13,151	$1,574	$1,240	$2,814	$8,932	$1,406	$10,337	68.6	59.5	245	52
450391000879	194	Lockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8588	231	16	14.7	100.0%	154 (66.7%)	63 (27.3%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,181	$1,766	$266	$2,032	$10,820	$1,329	$12,149	68.6	78.5	127	67
450363001028	195	Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2957 Highway 56	Pauline	29374	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 583-1868	462	33	14	52.4%	392 (84.8%)	16 (3.5%)	28 (6.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$11,766	$643	$23	$665	$9,917	$1,183	$11,101	68.5	82	102	93
450069000066	196	Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Lake Secession Road	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 446-2600	317	22	14.4	78.5%	272 (85.8%)	36 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$12,364	$953	$774	$1,727	$9,316	$1,321	$10,637	68.5	73.8	161	35
450339001572	197	Catawba Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Old National Highway	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-3501	591	42	14.1	59.4%	146 (24.7%)	246 (41.6%)	149 (25.2%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	$12,024	$730	$744	$1,474	$9,152	$1,398	$10,550	68.4	68.4	198	1
450255000658	198	Lugoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	994 Ridgeway Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8000	526	37	14.2	100.0%	312 (59.3%)	142 (27.0%)	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	$11,429	$1,327	$738	$2,065	$7,840	$1,525	$9,365	68	66.6	209	11
450213000427	199	Delmae Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8448	981	58	16.9	78.0%	294 (30.0%)	454 (46.3%)	88 (9.0%)	54 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.2%)	$11,534	$1,010	$1,429	$2,439	$7,915	$1,180	$9,095	68	70.3	185	14
450201001673	200	Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	858	53	16	76.5%	400 (46.6%)	275 (32.1%)	95 (11.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	$11,380	$949	$916	$1,865	$8,224	$1,291	$9,515	67.9	72.1	172	28

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Carolina Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.