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)
450228001607	401	Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	239	17	14	46.4%	187 (78.2%)	34 (14.2%)	15 (6.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,901	$1,406	$242	$1,647	$9,843	$3,410	$13,253	37.4	46.5	337	64
450207000410	402	W. E. Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Crest Road	Edgefield	29824	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 637-4020	375	29	12.9	100.0%	160 (42.7%)	170 (45.3%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$14,335	$1,553	$1,241	$2,794	$10,310	$1,232	$11,542	36.8	24.2	496	94
450117000162	403	Henry E. Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Macedonia Foxes Circle	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8950	828	50	16.5	100.0%	565 (68.2%)	156 (18.8%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.4%)	$11,798	$660	$1,085	$1,745	$8,505	$1,549	$10,053	36.3	35.4	417	14
450231000500	404	Sue Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Woodmont School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4200	538	40	13.5	100.0%	214 (39.8%)	197 (36.6%)	81 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$13,411	$2,522	$1,221	$3,743	$8,990	$678	$9,668	36.2	21.7	518	114
450390201061	405	Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 South Main Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 773-5723	376	32	11.7	100.0%	79 (21.0%)	272 (72.3%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,539	$2,296	$857	$3,153	$9,520	$866	$10,386	35.9	40.7	383	22
450186000362	406	St. John's Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Park Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-5130	535	42	12.7	100.0%	169 (31.6%)	295 (55.1%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.9%)	$16,143	$2,838	$1,414	$4,252	$10,401	$1,491	$11,892	35.9	25.6	484	78
450336000935	407	Webber School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Webber School Road	Eastover	29044	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 353-8771	190	19	10	100.0%	29 (15.3%)	129 (67.9%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	$23,786	$2,004	$2,468	$4,472	$15,696	$3,617	$19,314	35.8	21.5	520	113
450072000020	408	Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4552 Augusta Road	Clearwater	29822	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7240	370	30	12.5	100.0%	93 (25.1%)	118 (31.9%)	124 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	$13,647	$1,768	$795	$2,563	$9,867	$1,217	$11,084	35.4	36.3	410	2
450072001729	409	Graniteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Willis Circle	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1058	377	28	13.6	100.0%	162 (43.0%)	116 (30.8%)	67 (17.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.4%)								35.3	35.1	422	13
450201001483	410	Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8640 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2460	680	47	14.4	82.4%	174 (25.6%)	249 (36.6%)	180 (26.5%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	56 (8.2%)	$11,773	$1,143	$868	$2,010	$8,693	$1,070	$9,763	35.3	41.4	374	36

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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

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

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.