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)
450258000675	621	Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1477 Locustwood Avenue	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-8484	419	32	13.2	100.0%	126 (30.1%)	175 (41.8%)	85 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$13,118	$1,161	$626	$1,787	$9,795	$1,536	$11,331	7.3	15.9	555	66
450258000673	622	Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Clinton School Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-5395	405	30	13.5	100.0%	71 (17.5%)	261 (64.4%)	52 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$12,567	$1,323	$994	$2,316	$9,009	$1,242	$10,251	6.9	11.9	585	37
450231000488	623	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Bramlett Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1000	473	38	12.5	100.0%	49 (10.4%)	156 (33.0%)	242 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.4%)	$15,129	$3,446	$1,099	$4,546	$9,837	$746	$10,584	6.6	7.8	621	2
450336000922	624	Hyatt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3421	333	32	10.5	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	306 (91.9%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$19,410	$2,064	$1,669	$3,733	$13,273	$2,403	$15,676	6.3	3.9	642	18
450210001407	625	Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	175 Medley Road	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-5594	450	40	11.2	100.0%	43 (9.6%)	382 (84.9%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$19,056	$1,929	$1,675	$3,603	$13,026	$2,426	$15,453	6.1	11.7	590	35
450144000212	626	E.B. Ellington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Old Jacksonboro Road	Ravenel	29470	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-9411	363	30	12.1	100.0%	37 (10.2%)	225 (62.0%)	83 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$25,124	$5,058	$2,177	$7,235	$13,794	$4,095	$17,888	6	11.2	595	31
450252001395	627	Hardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 310-1888	647	41	15.7	100.0%	40 (6.2%)	199 (30.8%)	396 (61.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)								5.9	5.6	635	8
450273001678	628	Cayce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-5500	986	72	13.6	100.0%	205 (20.8%)	455 (46.1%)	228 (23.1%)	40 (4.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.4%)	$14,001	$1,478	$2,410	$3,888	$8,454	$1,658	$10,113	5.8	9.8	607	21
450390101781	629	Polaris Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1508 Grays Highway	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 645-0605	515	36	14.3	99.4%	95 (18.4%)	270 (52.4%)	148 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								5.6			(n/a)
450391001694	630	Mellichamp Elementary	Public	3-5	350 Murray Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-8044	160	16	10	100.0%	6 (3.8%)	143 (89.4%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$15,875	$2,006	$995	$3,001	$11,511	$1,363	$12,874	5.4	2.6	643	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.

Educational resources:

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

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.