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)
450258000678	41	Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,035	65	16	25.7%	648 (62.6%)	111 (10.7%)	136 (13.1%)	53 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.0%)	$9,865	$800	$573	$1,372	$7,434	$1,058	$8,493	91.2	91.6	42	1
450087000090	42	La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	426	30	14.2	67.6%	343 (80.5%)	33 (7.7%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$12,771	$917	$919	$1,837	$9,295	$1,639	$10,935	91.2	94	29	13
450231000049	43	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1592 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6000	561	39	14.3	82.9%	458 (81.6%)	51 (9.1%)	32 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,924	$1,288	$1,045	$2,333	$9,650	$941	$10,591	91.1	87.1	81	38
450231000740	44	Bell's Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3800	918	55	16.7	33.7%	666 (72.5%)	76 (8.3%)	102 (11.1%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.9%)	$11,024	$919	$749	$1,669	$8,749	$606	$9,355	90.9	91.9	40	4
450144001363	45	Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1871 Wallace School Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1555	612	46	13.4	33.5%	421 (68.8%)	102 (16.7%)	32 (5.2%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	$15,874	$1,332	$903	$2,235	$11,092	$2,547	$13,639	90.8	93.7	31	14
450090001576	46	North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5040	492	34	14.3	42.7%	349 (70.9%)	68 (13.8%)	26 (5.3%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$13,967	$2,497	$721	$3,218	$9,349	$1,400	$10,749	90.7	91.1	47	1
450231000540	47	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Gibb Shoals Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0400	1,251	74	16.9	49.4%	666 (53.2%)	106 (8.5%)	278 (22.2%)	146 (11.7%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (3.7%)	$9,696	$835	$573	$1,408	$7,730	$557	$8,288	90.7	91.6	43	4
450090000687	48	Midway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Harriett Circle	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3800	699	47	14.9	45.5%	501 (71.7%)	91 (13.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$10,520	$1,104	$506	$1,610	$7,756	$1,154	$8,910	90.2	92.8	37	11
450387001714	49	Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion	Public	K-5	1835 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-2255	783	46	16.9	10.6%	417 (53.3%)	155 (19.8%)	160 (20.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)								90.2	87.4	80	31
450249001470	50	Ocean Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	950 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8400	1,054	67	15.7	47.5%	770 (73.1%)	71 (6.7%)	104 (9.9%)	33 (3.1%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.4%)	$10,616	$792	$356	$1,148	$8,505	$964	$9,469	90.1	92.1	38	12

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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.