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)
450125000424	481	Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	570	42	13.5	100.0%	327 (57.4%)	193 (33.9%)	37 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,583	$2,218	$670	$2,888	$9,407	$1,289	$10,696	25.3	26.4	477	4
450228000475	482	McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	532 McDonald Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-3485	429	33	13	100.0%	126 (29.4%)	247 (57.6%)	37 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$14,215	$1,842	$1,010	$2,852	$10,291	$1,072	$11,363	24.9	20.8	526	44
450339001676	483	Jackson Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7150 Trenholm Road Extension	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 790-3800	545	49	11.1	100.0%	12 (2.2%)	418 (76.7%)	71 (13.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.4%)	$15,980	$1,616	$1,112	$2,728	$11,452	$1,800	$13,252	24.9	28.2	457	26
450117000003	484	Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Garwood Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-4090	555	38	14.6	100.0%	144 (25.9%)	170 (30.6%)	163 (29.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.4%)	$12,606	$1,336	$869	$2,206	$8,888	$1,512	$10,401	24.8	20.7	527	43
450391001290	485	St. James-Gaillard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Gardensgate Road	Eutawville	29048	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7927	235	17	13.8	100.0%	31 (13.2%)	184 (78.3%)	10 (4.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$14,639	$1,788	$897	$2,685	$10,711	$1,243	$11,954	24.5	12	583	98
450273000730	486	Congaree Elementary	Public	2-5	1221 Ramblin' Road	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7430	368	28	13.1	100.0%	156 (42.4%)	94 (25.5%)	91 (24.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	$16,004	$1,355	$2,571	$3,925	$9,954	$2,124	$12,078	24.4	27.2	469	17
450210000416	487	Kelly Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	255 Kelly Miller Road	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-2961	205	19	10.7	100.0%	21 (10.2%)	175 (85.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$19,334	$1,711	$1,758	$3,469	$13,916	$1,948	$15,865	24.1	33.2	434	53
450000201600	488	Clay Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	387 South Railroad Avenue	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 851-7386	164	12	13.6	100.0%	61 (37.2%)	75 (45.7%)	12 (7.3%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	$21,998	$1,590	$4,300	$5,890	$13,845	$2,262	$16,108	24.1	18.1	541	53
450144000208	489	Lambs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29458	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5900	423	33	12.8	100.0%	99 (23.4%)	167 (39.5%)	124 (29.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	$21,512	$3,512	$1,669	$5,181	$13,415	$2,915	$16,330	24	40.8	381	108
450387001143	490	York Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2254 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1950	438	34	12.7	100.0%	144 (32.9%)	215 (49.1%)	46 (10.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$15,077	$1,386	$1,199	$2,585	$10,926	$1,566	$12,492	24	26	479	11

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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

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

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.