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)
450390901700	91	Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	245	14	18.1	50.6%	210 (85.7%)	21 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)								84.4	90.3	57	34
450201001568	92	Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9701 Patriot Boulevard	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2979	823	52	15.7	54.7%	371 (45.1%)	223 (27.1%)	101 (12.3%)	32 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (11.7%)	$10,461	$814	$760	$1,574	$7,614	$1,274	$8,887	84.3	67.4	204	112
450069000065	93	Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	435	29	15	72.9%	378 (86.9%)	33 (7.6%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,466	$1,002	$607	$1,609	$7,625	$1,232	$8,857	84.3	86	84	9
450336000911	94	Brennen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4438 Devereaux Road	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7204	806	54	15	100.0%	482 (59.8%)	169 (21.0%)	86 (10.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	$14,590	$771	$1,001	$1,772	$11,139	$1,679	$12,818	84.3	90.8	49	45
450144001329	95	James B. Edwards Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	885 Von Kolnitz Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2805	763	50	15.4	25.4%	631 (82.7%)	51 (6.7%)	32 (4.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.0%)	$13,538	$1,062	$830	$1,892	$9,431	$2,215	$11,646	84.2	90.6	52	43
450360001018	96	Reidville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	520 Main Street	Reidville	29375	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2388	667	46	14.5	45.9%	437 (65.5%)	72 (10.8%)	94 (14.1%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.4%)	$11,654	$446	$748	$1,194	$9,213	$1,247	$10,460	84.1	80.6	113	17
450231000531	97	Summit Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	424 Summit Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8800	504	38	13.3	53.2%	308 (61.1%)	90 (17.9%)	79 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	$12,770	$1,048	$854	$1,902	$10,126	$743	$10,868	83.9	76	143	46
450231001336	98	Plain Elementary	Public	K-5	506 Neely Ferry Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7700	932	57	16.4	54.2%	581 (62.3%)	161 (17.3%)	106 (11.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.7%)	$10,367	$1,222	$774	$1,996	$7,822	$549	$8,371	83.2	85.9	85	13
450249001418	99	Forestbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Panthers Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-8100	881	56	15.7	67.0%	612 (69.5%)	52 (5.9%)	141 (16.0%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.5%)	$12,152	$1,136	$463	$1,599	$9,446	$1,107	$10,553	82.9	84.5	89	10
450201001488	100	William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	914	57	15.9	62.5%	522 (57.1%)	155 (17.0%)	147 (16.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.2%)	$10,866	$1,066	$754	$1,820	$7,781	$1,266	$9,046	82.6	80.5	117	17

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.