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)
450348000987	161	New Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9251 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 592-1970	427	37	11.6	66.7%	369 (86.4%)	14 (3.3%)	23 (5.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$12,982	$824	$1,208	$2,031	$9,318	$1,632	$10,950	73.8	81.7	104	57
450231000513	162	Fountain Inn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Fairview Street	Fountain Inn	29644	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5100	933	53	17.4	100.0%	442 (47.4%)	296 (31.7%)	121 (13.0%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.9%)	$10,222	$1,046	$953	$1,999	$7,655	$568	$8,222	73.7	77.8	130	32
450282001441	163	H. E. Corley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Chadford Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4001	572	59	9.6	62.9%	195 (34.1%)	219 (38.3%)	63 (11.0%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.7%)	$16,991	$1,357	$987	$2,344	$13,367	$1,280	$14,647	73.6	69.6	190	27
450231000496	164	Blythe Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Blythe Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-4400	861	59	14.6	60.9%	307 (35.7%)	233 (27.1%)	261 (30.3%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.2%)	$11,722	$1,261	$967	$2,228	$8,804	$690	$9,493	73.5	77.9	129	35
450339001653	165	Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	Public	3-5	1261 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-3360	550	42	13.2	32.9%	146 (26.5%)	288 (52.4%)	67 (12.2%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	$13,382	$802	$818	$1,620	$10,253	$1,509	$11,761	73.4	76	145	20
450351000992	166	Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Double Bridge Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-1231	854	58	14.7	76.2%	542 (63.5%)	171 (20.0%)	19 (2.2%)	43 (5.0%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.0%)	$11,230	$968	$1,376	$2,344	$8,149	$736	$8,886	73.2	68.8	195	29
450282001054	167	Oak Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 River Bottom Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4100	489	48	10.2	48.9%	277 (56.6%)	125 (25.6%)	38 (7.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.0%)	$15,478	$649	$575	$1,223	$12,819	$1,437	$14,255	73.2	63.7	226	59
450282000755	168	Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4200	521	47	11.2	48.0%	306 (58.7%)	127 (24.4%)	43 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.3%)	$14,487	$855	$458	$1,313	$11,286	$1,888	$13,173	72.5	69.3	192	24
450213001601	169	Lucy T. Davis Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 665-5977	576	42	13.7	64.6%	202 (35.1%)	274 (47.6%)	30 (5.2%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	$12,242	$972	$1,132	$2,105	$8,868	$1,269	$10,137	72.5	74.8	156	13
450366001040	170	Jesse Boyd Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1505 Fernwood Glendale Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4430	550	45	12.3	50.5%	355 (64.5%)	110 (20.0%)	36 (6.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.5%)	$14,026	$775	$1,232	$2,007	$10,725	$1,294	$12,019	72.3	74.9	155	15

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

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.