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)
450072000045	211	Chukker Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Chukker Creek Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2474	644	42	15.3	56.8%	307 (47.7%)	217 (33.7%)	46 (7.1%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	$10,551	$1,242	$501	$1,743	$7,918	$890	$8,808	65.8	69.9	189	22
450069000002	212	John C. Calhoun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 North Calhoun Shores Parkw	Calhoun Falls	29628	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 418-8016	136	14	9.8	100.0%	46 (33.8%)	76 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$19,180	$2,127	$1,028	$3,155	$14,289	$1,736	$16,025	65.6	62.6	230	18
450234000592	213	Woodfields Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1032 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 941-5540	693	43	16.1	100.0%	188 (27.1%)	324 (46.8%)	144 (20.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.6%)	$12,652	$2,435	$1,255	$3,689	$7,862	$1,101	$8,963	65.5	41.6	370	157
450072000025	214	Gloverville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Gloria Rush Circle	Gloverville	29828	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7280	334	28	12	100.0%	183 (54.8%)	84 (25.1%)	27 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.1%)	$13,717	$1,471	$864	$2,334	$10,525	$857	$11,382	65.4	64.9	219	5
450072000030	215	Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2580	684	46	14.8	62.9%	286 (41.8%)	240 (35.1%)	76 (11.1%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (10.1%)	$10,865	$1,235	$563	$1,798	$8,289	$778	$9,066	65.2	64.5	224	9
450387001491	216	India Hook Elementary	Public	K-5	2068 Yukon Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1600	544	37	14.7	67.6%	266 (48.9%)	141 (25.9%)	69 (12.7%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	$12,138	$710	$1,084	$1,793	$9,187	$1,157	$10,344	64.6	62.4	232	16
450231000489	217	Brook Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 East Lee Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4700	417	34	12.4	79.4%	151 (36.2%)	84 (20.1%)	120 (28.8%)	34 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.2%)	$13,859	$1,449	$1,048	$2,497	$10,637	$725	$11,362	64.5	56.9	271	54
450087000091	218	Pendleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 East Queen Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2500	532	40	13.4	100.0%	299 (56.2%)	121 (22.7%)	39 (7.3%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.7%)	$14,667	$1,150	$1,119	$2,268	$10,669	$1,730	$12,399	64.1	59	252	34
450306000825	219	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 North Townville Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4445	656	52	12.6	68.3%	374 (57.0%)	121 (18.4%)	95 (14.5%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.7%)	$12,240	$449	$863	$1,312	$10,075	$853	$10,928	64	67.1	206	13
450381001456	220	Hunter Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Hunter Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-1926	403	33	12.2	60.5%	239 (59.3%)	68 (16.9%)	48 (11.9%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	$15,767	$2,778	$951	$3,730	$10,884	$1,154	$12,037	63.9	76.9	138	82

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.