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)
450210000419	361	Geiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 T.M. Cook Road	Ridgeway	29130	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 337-8288	259	22	11.7	100.0%	44 (17.0%)	199 (76.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$19,971	$2,200	$1,926	$4,127	$13,507	$2,337	$15,844	43.3	53.4	290	71
450111000141	362	Mossy Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Mossy Oaks Road	Beaufort	29902	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-2900	352	32	11	100.0%	113 (32.1%)	138 (39.2%)	52 (14.8%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.6%)	$21,353	$1,495	$2,008	$3,503	$15,475	$2,375	$17,850	43.3	40.8	382	20
450333000894	363	West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	622	42	14.7	100.0%	376 (60.5%)	65 (10.5%)	99 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.0%)	$10,096	$1,323	$704	$2,028	$7,143	$925	$8,068	43.3	47.3	332	31
450072001007	364	Mossy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 West Five Notch Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6090	642	47	13.7	100.0%	279 (43.5%)	204 (31.8%)	89 (13.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.0%)	$11,465	$1,737	$515	$2,251	$8,343	$871	$9,214	42.9	51.4	304	60
450225000466	365	Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 East Marion Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 386-2955	507	36	14	100.0%	312 (61.5%)	148 (29.2%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$12,513	$2,200	$1,360	$3,560	$7,766	$1,188	$8,953	42.9	44.6	351	14
450111000942	366	Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bus Drive	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 342-4380	556	52	10.6	62.4%	189 (34.0%)	100 (18.0%)	235 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$17,754	$1,203	$1,186	$2,388	$13,335	$2,031	$15,366	42.7	34.3	426	60
450391200611	367	Estill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	636 Fourth Street	Estill	29918	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 625-5030	262	22	11.9	100.0%	5 (1.9%)	250 (95.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,164	$2,320	$1,382	$3,702	$8,471	$1,990	$10,462	42.5	22.1	513	146
450150000297	368	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Green River Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6727	419	29	14.7	67.8%	337 (80.4%)	41 (9.8%)	29 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$14,664	$1,016	$1,843	$2,860	$10,457	$1,347	$11,804	42.2	40.2	385	17
450270001429	369	White Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4500	673	52	12.9	41.2%	370 (55.0%)	147 (21.8%)	94 (14.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.6%)	$14,455	$1,280	$742	$2,022	$11,321	$1,111	$12,433	42.2	32.7	436	67
450270000014	370	Saxe Gotha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bill Williamson Court	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4800	686	58	11.9	100.0%	406 (59.2%)	110 (16.0%)	99 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.9%)	$14,212	$1,020	$618	$1,638	$11,479	$1,096	$12,575	42	49.9	316	54

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.