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)
450351000146	151	Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Foster's Grove Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-2215	572	38	14.9	66.4%	463 (80.9%)	45 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.6%)	$11,482	$861	$915	$1,776	$8,801	$904	$9,705	75.1	82.8	100	51
450249000901	152	Waterway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sandridge Road	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-2204	810	50	16.2	73.7%	427 (52.7%)	149 (18.4%)	124 (15.3%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (11.7%)	$11,969	$1,572	$447	$2,018	$8,891	$1,060	$9,951	74.8	73.3	165	13
450231000521	153	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6350 Highway 253	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6800	801	48	16.7	54.2%	673 (84.0%)	19 (2.4%)	71 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	$11,547	$1,192	$871	$2,063	$8,917	$567	$9,484	74.7	79	120	33
450303001282	154	Pomaria-Garmany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7288 US Highway 176	Pomaria	29126	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2651	329	29	11.3	100.0%	173 (52.6%)	71 (21.6%)	68 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$15,665	$1,620	$1,447	$3,067	$11,188	$1,409	$12,597	74.5	77.4	134	20
450111001530	155	Riverview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	81 Savannah Highway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 379-0133	703	52	13.4	31.6%	402 (57.2%)	173 (24.6%)	73 (10.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.0%)	$14,720	$427	$924	$1,352	$10,527	$2,841	$13,368	74.5	75.2	154	1
450081000080	156	Honea Path Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	806 East Greer Street	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 369-7612	570	38	14.9	100.0%	404 (70.9%)	78 (13.7%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.4%)	$10,750	$1,712	$753	$2,465	$7,333	$952	$8,285	74.3	76.7	139	17
450249000614	157	Aynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-7070	810	57	14.2	74.6%	605 (74.7%)	60 (7.4%)	98 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	$11,376	$1,014	$465	$1,479	$8,870	$1,027	$9,897	74.2	72.7	169	12
450384001124	158	Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 Maynard Grayson Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8800	418	34	12.2	59.6%	362 (86.6%)	8 (1.9%)	18 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$14,130	$1,003	$575	$1,577	$10,851	$1,701	$12,553	74	74.5	158
450384001539	159	Larne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3598 Filbert Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8600	577	48	12	57.2%	393 (68.1%)	70 (12.1%)	51 (8.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.4%)	$14,369	$1,243	$517	$1,761	$10,861	$1,747	$12,608	74	73	168	9
450111001538	160	Red Cedar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Box Elder Street	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 707-0600	601	56	10.7	41.6%	250 (41.6%)	57 (9.5%)	250 (41.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$17,745	$1,639	$1,197	$2,836	$12,917	$1,992	$14,909	73.9	77.5	133	27

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.