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)
450273000736	511	Herbert A. Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7420	967	69	14	100.0%	337 (34.9%)	318 (32.9%)	226 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.3%)	$15,426	$1,184	$2,487	$3,671	$10,162	$1,593	$11,755	21.1	33.8	428	83
450282000757	512	Seven Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2800 Ashland Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-8500	520	58	8.9	100.0%	57 (11.0%)	334 (64.2%)	39 (7.5%)	40 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	40 (7.7%)	$15,766	$1,222	$854	$2,076	$12,114	$1,576	$13,690	21.1	23.8	498	14
450366001041	513	E. P. Todd School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	150 Old Canaan Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4475	576	52	11	100.0%	136 (23.6%)	278 (48.3%)	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	70 (12.2%)	$17,763	$1,358	$1,562	$2,920	$13,359	$1,485	$14,843	21	18.3	540	27
450144000233	514	Stono Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Huntley Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1507	399	30	13.3	100.0%	58 (14.5%)	291 (72.9%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$22,015	$3,749	$1,976	$5,725	$13,267	$3,023	$16,290	20.9	31.9	439	75
450336000933	515	J. P. Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Weston Avenue	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3430	323	30	10.7	100.0%	8 (2.5%)	277 (85.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$19,840	$2,633	$1,738	$4,371	$12,952	$2,518	$15,470	20.9	13.8	569	54
450270001514	516	Forts Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Fish Hatchery Road	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2500	468	39	12.1	100.0%	311 (66.5%)	31 (6.6%)	86 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.1%)	$14,630	$1,485	$789	$2,274	$11,185	$1,171	$12,356	20.7	29.5	450	66
450391000116	517	Edisto Elementary	Public	3-5	136 Woodolive Lane	Orangeburg	29515	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-7646	444	30	14.8	100.0%	176 (39.6%)	211 (47.5%)	27 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$10,502	$937	$677	$1,614	$7,875	$1,014	$8,889	20.5	20.4	530	13
450117000157	518	Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	348	21	16.4	100.0%	80 (23.0%)	230 (66.1%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$16,927	$1,876	$1,281	$3,157	$12,146	$1,623	$13,769	20.4	23.8	500	18
450300000800	519	McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6977 Highway 28 South	Mc Cormick	29835	McCormick County	McCormick 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 443-2292	241	21	11.4	100.0%	48 (19.9%)	175 (72.6%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$19,120	$2,267	$1,717	$3,984	$12,162	$2,974	$15,137	20.4	12.7	578	59
450144000219	520	North Charleston Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4921 Durant Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7107	302	37	8.1	100.0%	35 (11.6%)	205 (67.9%)	50 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$26,946	$5,137	$2,049	$7,186	$15,370	$4,391	$19,760	20.2	15.2	561	41

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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:

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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.