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)
450391000875	351	Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1411 Bedford Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 247-2184	240	18	13.4	100.0%	89 (37.1%)	129 (53.8%)	10 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$15,700	$1,937	$1,081	$3,018	$11,326	$1,356	$12,682	45.4	23.8	499	148
450306000252	352	Orchard Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Toccoa Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4515	422	38	11.1	100.0%	374 (88.6%)	23 (5.5%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,763	$1,727	$1,018	$2,745	$10,032	$986	$11,018	45.1	39.3	396	44
450144000240	353	Charleston Progressive	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	382 Meeting Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 720-2967	213	24	8.7	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	207 (97.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$25,161	$2,601	$1,702	$4,303	$15,933	$4,925	$20,858	44.8	32.3	437	84
450391900684	354	Horse Creek Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Toolebeck Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 646-3506	1,277	95	13.3	0.2%	989 (77.4%)	192 (15.0%)	30 (2.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.5%)								44.7	52.1	299	55
450186001750	355	Bay Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Bay Road	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6300	540	37	14.5	100.0%	191 (35.4%)	279 (51.7%)	26 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)								44.6	38.2	402	47
450228000473	356	Kensington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Kensington Boulevard	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8511	555	41	13.5	100.0%	276 (49.7%)	206 (37.1%)	50 (9.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$13,695	$1,755	$809	$2,564	$10,106	$1,025	$11,132	44.4	37.7	404	48
450360001021	357	Wellford Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	864 Syphrit Road	Wellford	29385	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 949-2385	474	45	10.5	88.6%	254 (53.6%)	92 (19.4%)	70 (14.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	$15,642	$1,432	$988	$2,420	$11,965	$1,257	$13,222	44.3	34.5	424	67
450336000910	358	Bradley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3032 Pinebelt Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 738-7200	437	34	12.8	100.0%	27 (6.2%)	336 (76.9%)	41 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.4%)	$18,410	$2,195	$1,519	$3,714	$12,436	$2,260	$14,696	44.1	30.4	445	87
450213000436	359	Henry Timrod Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 East Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8454	282	24	11.7	100.0%	57 (20.2%)	189 (67.0%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$14,678	$1,431	$1,485	$2,916	$10,572	$1,190	$11,761	43.6	41.2	377	18
450156000308	360	McBee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	284 E. Maple Ave	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 335-8347	365	25	14.6	100.0%	235 (64.4%)	71 (19.5%)	44 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$14,460	$1,399	$1,566	$2,966	$10,263	$1,231	$11,494	43.4	41.4	373	13

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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.

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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.