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)
450117001682	221	Bowen's Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1173 Williams Lane	Hanahan	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-5567	779	49	16	27.3%	484 (62.1%)	65 (8.3%)	142 (18.2%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.1%)								63.6	67.5	203	18
450351000938	222	Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Mud Creek Road	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 814-3870	784	45	17.5	63.0%	640 (81.6%)	67 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.8%)	$9,590	$636	$976	$1,611	$7,161	$817	$7,979	63.6	64.5	223	1
450306000832	223	Tamassee-Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 North Highway 11	Tamassee	29686	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4540	214	20	10.7	73.8%	189 (88.3%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$16,643	$2,449	$1,169	$3,618	$11,994	$1,030	$13,024	63.5	69.4	191	32
450231000532	224	Taylors Elementary	Public	K-5	809 Reid School Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7450	764	49	15.6	69.8%	433 (56.7%)	123 (16.1%)	140 (18.3%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.5%)	$10,720	$914	$765	$1,679	$8,496	$545	$9,041	63.5	69	193	31
450249000747	225	Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	594	43	13.8	100.0%	258 (43.4%)	89 (15.0%)	199 (33.5%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$12,567	$2,006	$604	$2,609	$8,861	$1,097	$9,958	63.4	65.8	213	12
450078001324	226	Palmetto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Roberts Boulevard	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 847-5442	565	43	13.1	84.2%	364 (64.4%)	48 (8.5%)	115 (20.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	$10,960	$1,450	$469	$1,919	$8,106	$936	$9,042	63.4	70.1	188	38
450333000887	227	Hagood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Sparks Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1900	550	35	15.8	82.4%	478 (86.9%)	12 (2.2%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	$9,581	$656	$568	$1,225	$7,547	$810	$8,357	63.3	66.5	210	17
450186000352	228	Carolina Elementary	Public	1-5	719 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 857-3230	228	21	11	100.0%	144 (63.2%)	55 (24.1%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$18,790	$3,808	$1,529	$5,337	$11,839	$1,615	$13,453	63.2	67.3	205	23
450201000398	229	James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	576	43	13.2	76.4%	273 (47.4%)	142 (24.7%)	94 (16.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	$12,610	$1,087	$864	$1,952	$9,332	$1,327	$10,658	63.1	77.1	135	94
450144000231	230	Angel Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6134 Chisolm Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-6412	772	51	15.2	100.0%	461 (59.7%)	140 (18.1%)	142 (18.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$14,690	$1,307	$1,215	$2,522	$9,955	$2,213	$12,168	62.8	61.1	238	8

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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:

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

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

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.