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)
450306000835	201	Westminster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Hamilton Street	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4520	390	35	11.3	75.1%	332 (85.1%)	12 (3.1%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,524	$2,000	$1,029	$3,029	$11,481	$1,014	$12,495	67.7	56.2	274	73
450249000617	202	Green Sea Floyds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-1078	572	45	12.7	100.0%	292 (51.0%)	176 (30.8%)	54 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	$13,282	$1,948	$662	$2,610	$9,552	$1,121	$10,673	67.4	52.9	294	92
450144000220	203	Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505-A Arlington Drive	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1510	525	39	13.4	100.0%	239 (45.5%)	167 (31.8%)	43 (8.2%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (9.5%)	$16,200	$1,881	$1,030	$2,912	$10,765	$2,523	$13,289	67.2	58.4	258	55
450303000059	204	Whitmire Community School (Elementary)	Public	PK, KG-5	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 694-2320	244	19	12.5	100.0%	177 (72.5%)	36 (14.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.1%)	$18,342	$1,424	$1,058	$2,482	$13,862	$1,998	$15,860	67.2	58.4	259	55
450111000418	205	Bluffton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 H.E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8500	714	68	10.5	57.7%	295 (41.3%)	80 (11.2%)	283 (39.6%)	21 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$16,510	$740	$1,303	$2,043	$12,154	$2,313	$14,467	67.1	65.8	215	10
450255000009	206	Wateree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Wildwood Lane	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8018	705	46	15.3	59.3%	456 (64.7%)	98 (13.9%)	62 (8.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.3%)	$10,481	$1,234	$638	$1,872	$6,953	$1,656	$8,608	66.9	73.7	162	44
450231000498	207	Bryson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 Bryson Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3600	1,078	58	18.5	65.3%	479 (44.4%)	287 (26.6%)	202 (18.7%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.9%)	$10,462	$1,172	$886	$2,058	$7,834	$570	$8,404	66.5	70.2	186	21
450144000830	208	James Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1872 Grimball Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-8240	616	39	16	44.2%	400 (64.9%)	166 (26.9%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	$17,302	$2,544	$1,016	$3,560	$11,178	$2,563	$13,742	66.1	61.5	234	26
450231000541	209	Ellen Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9122 Augusta Road	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4900	1,051	56	18.6	68.9%	564 (53.7%)	247 (23.5%)	144 (13.7%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.4%)	$9,864	$1,140	$918	$2,059	$7,289	$516	$7,805	66.1	68.1	200	9
450231000503	210	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 American Legion Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2600	664	45	14.9	72.1%	317 (47.7%)	140 (21.1%)	156 (23.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	$11,297	$1,218	$900	$2,118	$8,555	$625	$9,180	65.8	68.9	194	16

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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.
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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.