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)
450117000158	551	College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Davidson Drive	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2711	819	54	15	100.0%	218 (26.6%)	184 (22.5%)	311 (38.0%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (10.9%)	$12,133	$1,083	$956	$2,038	$8,476	$1,618	$10,094	15.4	13.7	570	19
450156000170	552	Cheraw Intermediate	Public	3-5	421 Chesterfield Highway	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1030	376	28	13.5	100.0%	132 (35.1%)	208 (55.3%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$11,951	$1,692	$1,170	$2,862	$7,870	$1,219	$9,089	15.3	18.9	536	16
450144000226	553	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Morrison Drive	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7783	353	44	8	100.0%	9 (2.5%)	315 (89.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	$27,279	$3,709	$1,840	$5,549	$17,726	$4,004	$21,730	15.2	5.5	637	84
450390901616	554	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	330 Pelham Road Suite 101A	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(855) 611-2830	3,493	162	21.5	62.7%	1,848 (52.9%)	1,050 (30.1%)	292 (8.4%)	15 (0.4%)	21 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (7.6%)								15.1	17.4	546	8
450375001085	555	Foster Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Arthur Boulevard	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1737	434	34	12.6	100.0%	139 (32.0%)	219 (50.5%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.4%)	$10,850	$1,277	$1,726	$3,003	$6,306	$1,541	$7,847	15	22.5	509	46
450213000738	556	Brockington Elementary Magnet	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Kemper Street	Timmonsville	29161	Florence County	Florence 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 346-3956	310	27	11.4	100.0%	31 (10.0%)	236 (76.1%)	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)								15	10.9	598	42
450390201069	557	Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 East Clark Street	Pinewood	29125	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 452-5454	388	29	13.3	100.0%	173 (44.6%)	151 (38.9%)	20 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.1%)	$12,316	$2,034	$1,084	$3,118	$8,357	$841	$9,198	14.8	26	478	79
450231000514	558	Hollis Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Goodrich Street	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4800	572	50	11.3	100.0%	45 (7.9%)	193 (33.7%)	302 (52.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$13,004	$2,816	$989	$3,806	$8,574	$625	$9,198	14.7	29.4	452	106
450183000189	559	Northside Elementary	Public	1-5	1929 Industrial Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0015	443	29	15.2	100.0%	175 (39.5%)	219 (49.4%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$12,455	$1,748	$1,167	$2,915	$8,129	$1,411	$9,540	14.7	11.8	589	30
450261001623	560	Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 Highway 14	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 876-2131	755	62	12.1	100.0%	407 (53.9%)	124 (16.4%)	175 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$12,155	$972	$665	$1,637	$8,641	$1,876	$10,517	14.2	21.8	516	44

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.