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)
450144000856	61	East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	432	32	13.6	20.4%	377 (87.3%)	18 (4.2%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$12,458	$665	$587	$1,252	$9,971	$1,235	$11,206	89.3	90.6	53	8
450282000247	62	Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	809	58	13.9	18.5%	654 (80.8%)	33 (4.1%)	43 (5.3%)	34 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.2%)	$12,365	$543	$496	$1,039	$10,013	$1,313	$11,326	89	93.3	35	27
450390000666	63	Springfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1691 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 584-8150	841	66	12.7	35.7%	394 (46.8%)	125 (14.9%)	134 (15.9%)	126 (15.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.7%)	$11,584	$375	$579	$955	$9,586	$1,043	$10,629	89	87.7	79	16
450078000686	64	Powdersville Elementary	Public	3-5	139 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4431	751	48	15.6	49.4%	540 (71.9%)	71 (9.5%)	72 (9.6%)	23 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.7%)	$8,314	$860	$415	$1,275	$6,169	$870	$7,039	88.7	89.6	62	2
450249001561	65	Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	314	22	14.2	5.7%	250 (79.6%)	10 (3.2%)	30 (9.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$7,359	$372	$714	$1,086	$6,063	$210	$6,274	88.3	84.1	92	27
450351000995	66	Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Cooley Springs School Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 592-1211	391	26	15.1	76.7%	320 (81.8%)	20 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	$13,897	$869	$1,346	$2,216	$10,469	$1,212	$11,681	88	80.6	116	50
450231000497	67	Brushy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1344 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5400	818	50	16.2	54.9%	456 (55.7%)	111 (13.6%)	135 (16.5%)	71 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	$10,147	$1,013	$698	$1,711	$7,849	$586	$8,436	88	89	69	2
450231001334	68	Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Hawkins Road	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5200	663	42	15.8	62.0%	493 (74.4%)	82 (12.4%)	51 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.2%)	$11,211	$1,386	$1,029	$2,415	$8,147	$650	$8,797	88	89	68
450231001517	69	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,698	104	16.4	35.0%	1,254 (73.9%)	195 (11.5%)	136 (8.0%)	43 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.8%)	$9,743	$918	$553	$1,470	$7,613	$659	$8,272	87.9	89.9	61	8
450390000663	70	Orchard Park Elementary	Public	K-5	474 Third Baxter Street	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8170	555	48	11.5	9.4%	474 (85.4%)	19 (3.4%)	33 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	$11,652	$1,338	$525	$1,863	$8,666	$1,124	$9,790	87.8	93.8	30	40

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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.