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)
450231000524	21	Pelham Road Elementary	Public	K-5	100 All Star Way	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7600	760	49	15.5	35.9%	529 (69.6%)	80 (10.5%)	72 (9.5%)	45 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$10,825	$1,015	$864	$1,879	$8,349	$598	$8,946	95.4	93.6	32	11
450213000433	22	Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	488	40	12.2	100.0%	202 (41.4%)	187 (38.3%)	41 (8.4%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	$14,780	$1,068	$1,023	$2,091	$11,218	$1,470	$12,688	95.3	95.6	14	8
450270000476	23	Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	867	60	14.5	27.9%	662 (76.4%)	63 (7.3%)	37 (4.3%)	58 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	$12,475	$745	$438	$1,183	$10,297	$995	$11,292	95.1	95	23
450390001734	24	River Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1016 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-7555	715	55	13	11.7%	488 (68.3%)	57 (8.0%)	76 (10.6%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.4%)								94.6	90.5	54	30
450390001535	25	Pleasant Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	2346 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0090	778	63	12.3	14.9%	406 (52.2%)	60 (7.7%)	80 (10.3%)	173 (22.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.7%)	$11,706	$644	$682	$1,325	$9,361	$1,020	$10,381	94.4	95	22	3
450231001365	26	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 Batesville Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2200	837	51	16.4	41.8%	557 (66.5%)	130 (15.5%)	64 (7.6%)	43 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$10,256	$901	$789	$1,690	$7,938	$628	$8,566	94.2	95.7	13	13
450390001735	27	Kings Town Elementary	Public	K-5	1774 Mason Bend Drive	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3400	841	66	12.8	16.8%	552 (65.6%)	64 (7.6%)	73 (8.7%)	93 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.0%)								94	93.4	34	7
450078001325	28	Wren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Roper Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5950	649	37	17.6	48.7%	534 (82.3%)	28 (4.3%)	47 (7.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$9,770	$1,354	$406	$1,759	$7,049	$963	$8,011	93.5	95.1	20	8
450231001593	29	Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 Five Forks Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0600	882	55	16	29.4%	614 (69.6%)	79 (9.0%)	94 (10.7%)	41 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.7%)	$10,143	$961	$890	$1,851	$7,701	$591	$8,292	93.4	94.6	25	4
450270001525	30	New Providence Elementary	Public	K-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	797	56	14.1	18.6%	576 (72.3%)	73 (9.2%)	49 (6.1%)	70 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$11,716	$675	$507	$1,181	$9,576	$959	$10,535	93.1	94.2	28	2

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.