Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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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)
450390201066	631	Cherryvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Furman Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 494-8200	478	34	14	100.0%	86 (18.0%)	355 (74.3%)	24 (5.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,577	$1,424	$826	$2,250	$8,266	$1,061	$9,327	4.9	7.7	622	9
450390101692	632	Lakes and Bridges Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	1600 E Main Street	Easley	29641	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 442-5580	202	23	8.9	32.2%	171 (84.7%)	11 (5.4%)	13 (6.4%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								4.9	10.3	605	27
450150000278	633	B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	617	43	14.4	100.0%	116 (18.8%)	409 (66.3%)	42 (6.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	$16,181	$1,463	$1,812	$3,276	$11,540	$1,365	$12,905	4.8	5.2	638	5
450336000499	634	Burton Pack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Garden Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-5550	344	29	11.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	306 (89.0%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$18,335	$1,669	$1,728	$3,397	$12,708	$2,230	$14,938	4.4	6.4	630	4
450144000224	635	Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Remount Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7109	491	34	14.4	100.0%	29 (5.9%)	173 (35.2%)	272 (55.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$18,304	$1,830	$1,463	$3,293	$12,523	$2,488	$15,011	4.1	14.8	563	72
450150000282	636	Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	397	34	11.8	100.0%	110 (27.7%)	171 (43.1%)	103 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$15,392	$1,193	$2,057	$3,249	$10,912	$1,231	$12,143	3.9	6.6	629	7
450391000635	637	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4441	188	13	14	100.0%	31 (16.5%)	137 (72.9%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$15,988	$1,169	$503	$1,672	$12,682	$1,634	$14,316	3.7	14.5	565	72
450390101743	638	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6015 N Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 900-0664	198	23	8.6	34.3%	104 (52.5%)	70 (35.4%)	10 (5.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)								2.2	6.7	627	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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.