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)
450390101737	341	Butler Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	288	25	11.3	100.0%	106 (36.8%)	143 (49.7%)	19 (6.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)								47.3	50.5	310	31
450111000135	342	Beaufort Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 Prince Street	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 322-2600	357	47	7.5	100.0%	121 (33.9%)	180 (50.4%)	30 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$27,505	$2,709	$1,508	$4,216	$19,997	$3,292	$23,288	47.2	58.7	253	89
450219000456	343	Scranton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1649 US 52 Highway	Scranton	29591	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-2531	364	28	13	100.0%	147 (40.4%)	178 (48.9%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$13,486	$1,852	$2,145	$3,997	$8,275	$1,214	$9,489	47	50	314	29
450255000760	344	Doby's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Ft. Jackson Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-4055	596	37	16.1	75.3%	355 (59.6%)	119 (20.0%)	61 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.2%)	$10,883	$1,220	$717	$1,937	$7,044	$1,903	$8,946	46.9	54	285	59
450258000681	345	McDonald Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2763 Lynwood Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-7416	336	24	14.2	100.0%	146 (43.5%)	126 (37.5%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$13,425	$1,409	$581	$1,991	$10,055	$1,380	$11,435	46.3	41	380	35
450282000756	346	Leaphart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	120 Piney Grove Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4700	492	43	11.4	100.0%	132 (26.8%)	258 (52.4%)	38 (7.7%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	43 (8.7%)	$14,928	$1,754	$828	$2,582	$10,610	$1,736	$12,346	46.3	37.5	405	59
450255000656	347	Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	760	45	16.8	100.0%	401 (52.8%)	174 (22.9%)	102 (13.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.7%)	$10,255	$1,027	$703	$1,730	$7,047	$1,478	$8,525	46.2	49	322	25
450213000432	348	North Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8159	464	49	9.4	100.0%	8 (1.7%)	417 (89.9%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$14,897	$1,142	$2,056	$3,197	$10,294	$1,406	$11,700	45.7	33.4	432	84
450375001088	349	Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Monarch School Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1733	497	33	15	100.0%	324 (65.2%)	132 (26.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$10,851	$1,758	$1,381	$3,139	$6,120	$1,592	$7,712	45.6	41	378	29
450156000309	350	Plainview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16002 Highway 102	Patrick	29584	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 498-6633	178	11	16.1	100.0%	165 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$12,685	$1,004	$1,470	$2,474	$8,649	$1,563	$10,211	45.4	39.4	395	45

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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:

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

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

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.