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)
450384000522	71	Crowders Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 Charlotte Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8500	1,155	79	14.6	22.6%	723 (62.6%)	124 (10.7%)	153 (13.2%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (11.3%)	$10,713	$412	$358	$770	$8,610	$1,333	$9,943	87.8	93.4	33	38
450384001125	72	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8300	356	30	11.8	29.2%	275 (77.2%)	15 (4.2%)	20 (5.6%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	$15,860	$968	$524	$1,492	$12,638	$1,730	$14,367	87.5	87	82	10
450078000070	73	West Pelzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 West Stewart Street	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-6424	382	33	11.6	80.1%	298 (78.0%)	16 (4.2%)	45 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$12,430	$1,600	$568	$2,168	$9,106	$1,156	$10,262	87.4	71.2	180	107
450201000008	74	Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,209	68	17.7	32.0%	810 (67.0%)	159 (13.2%)	114 (9.4%)	19 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (8.8%)	$10,275	$808	$691	$1,499	$7,633	$1,143	$8,776	87.4	95	21	53
450387001145	75	Mount Gallant Elementary	Public	K-5	4664 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1360	502	34	14.9	42.0%	299 (59.6%)	109 (21.7%)	58 (11.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$12,225	$671	$1,071	$1,743	$9,311	$1,171	$10,482	87.3	80.8	109	34
450270001569	76	Meadow Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0400	790	64	12.4	25.7%	479 (60.6%)	61 (7.7%)	74 (9.4%)	128 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	$12,294	$653	$436	$1,089	$10,095	$1,110	$11,205	87.1	90.4	56	20
450258000671	77	Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	758	46	16.5	66.2%	637 (84.0%)	44 (5.8%)	38 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	$10,275	$824	$515	$1,339	$7,802	$1,133	$8,935	86.2	91.2	46	31
450249000192	78	Seaside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1605 Woodland Drive	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-3490	429	33	13	58.0%	345 (80.4%)	14 (3.3%)	35 (8.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	$12,580	$1,132	$458	$1,591	$9,779	$1,210	$10,990	86.1	78.6	126	48
450249000628	79	Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	483	35	13.8	64.0%	321 (66.5%)	55 (11.4%)	73 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$14,040	$1,471	$542	$2,013	$10,614	$1,412	$12,027	85.8	78.9	123	44
450270001547	80	Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	806	59	13.6	29.4%	653 (81.0%)	40 (5.0%)	49 (6.1%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.5%)	$11,345	$583	$400	$983	$9,409	$954	$10,362	85.8	82.8	99	19

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.