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)
450333000892	241	Pickens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	567 Hampton Avenue	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2300	498	40	12.5	100.0%	426 (85.5%)	14 (2.8%)	30 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$11,679	$1,126	$647	$1,773	$9,110	$795	$9,905	60.6	53.3	291	50
450306000194	242	Fair-Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Oakway Road	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4505	586	51	11.4	77.5%	497 (84.8%)	17 (2.9%)	36 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$12,247	$215	$895	$1,109	$10,244	$894	$11,138	60.5	58	262	20
450231000509	243	East North Street Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1720 East North Street	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 355-2900	709	52	13.5	100.0%	173 (24.4%)	329 (46.4%)	156 (22.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	$12,709	$2,371	$1,036	$3,407	$8,639	$663	$9,302	60.5	59.4	248	5
450153000292	244	Lewisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4006 Lewisville High School Ro	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5164	510	36	14.1	100.0%	326 (63.9%)	113 (22.2%)	25 (4.9%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$11,843	$1,141	$1,142	$2,283	$8,171	$1,389	$9,560	60.4	73.7	164	80
450273000734	245	Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Wattling Road	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4175	389	29	13.4	65.3%	209 (53.7%)	69 (17.7%)	66 (17.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	$14,679	$1,088	$2,429	$3,517	$9,304	$1,858	$11,162	60.2	67	207	38
450333000883	246	Crosswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 School Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1600	531	40	13.2	100.0%	330 (62.1%)	31 (5.8%)	127 (23.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	$11,073	$1,203	$779	$1,982	$8,177	$914	$9,091	60.1	60.5	241	5
450090000106	247	Whitehall Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5255	534	36	15	100.0%	184 (34.5%)	217 (40.6%)	58 (10.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.1%)	$12,027	$1,231	$782	$2,014	$8,484	$1,529	$10,014	60	59.5	246	1
450333000884	248	Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	563	38	15	100.0%	486 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	$9,959	$756	$682	$1,439	$7,542	$979	$8,520	60	63.2	228	20
450333000885	249	East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	574	46	12.6	77.9%	373 (65.0%)	74 (12.9%)	72 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	$10,500	$776	$765	$1,541	$8,067	$892	$8,959	60	66.4	211	38
450354001005	250	Cowpens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 Foster Street	Cowpens	29330	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6300	461	34	13.4	100.0%	316 (68.5%)	54 (11.7%)	54 (11.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$13,473	$1,228	$327	$1,554	$9,709	$2,210	$11,919	60	52.8	295	45

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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:

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

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

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.