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)
450069001379	251	Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	124 Highway 28 Bypass	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-9604	302	24	12.5	100.0%	141 (46.7%)	152 (50.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,176	$1,695	$604	$2,299	$8,579	$1,298	$9,877	59.9	60.3	242	9
450390901757	252	Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	708	58	12.2	45.9%	410 (57.9%)	167 (23.6%)	70 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)								59.9	53.1	293	41
450261000558	253	Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10457 Highway 221 South	Waterloo	29384	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 677-5610	271	21	12.9	100.0%	193 (71.2%)	46 (17.0%)	19 (7.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$13,842	$1,174	$732	$1,905	$9,708	$2,229	$11,936	59.8	44.7	349	96
450391200605	254	Brunson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	34 College Street	Brunson	29911	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5584	166	12	13.6	100.0%	89 (53.6%)	61 (36.7%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$14,042	$2,082	$1,326	$3,407	$8,915	$1,720	$10,634	59.5	61.5	235	19
450336000920	255	Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6120 Cabin Creek Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5541	250	23	10.8	100.0%	13 (5.2%)	207 (82.8%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$21,362	$1,973	$1,910	$3,883	$14,888	$2,590	$17,478	59.5	44.6	352	97
450390901716	256	Thornwell Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	203 West Calhoun Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 808-0801	299	24	12.2	100.0%	199 (66.6%)	62 (20.7%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								59.4	41.3	376	120
450282001277	257	Nursery Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6706 Nursery Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4300	450	51	8.8	100.0%	180 (40.0%)	170 (37.8%)	35 (7.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.1%)	$17,794	$2,244	$838	$3,082	$13,098	$1,613	$14,711	59.3	51.3	306	49
450360001503	258	Abner Creek Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	2050 Abner Creek Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 949-2334	752	56	13.5	54.7%	470 (62.5%)	126 (16.8%)	84 (11.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.1%)	$12,445	$507	$732	$1,238	$10,112	$1,095	$11,207	59.1	57.5	268	10
450249000626	259	Homewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Clemson Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-2512	707	48	14.7	100.0%	276 (39.0%)	233 (33.0%)	143 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.2%)	$12,443	$1,661	$588	$2,249	$8,962	$1,232	$10,194	58.9	51.3	305	46
450090000690	260	McLees Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4900 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3600	592	41	14.4	100.0%	359 (60.6%)	117 (19.8%)	46 (7.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.0%)	$12,005	$789	$612	$1,401	$9,435	$1,169	$10,603	58.7	60.3	243	17

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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.