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)
450336001297	531	Caughman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Caughman Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5534	707	49	14.4	100.0%	81 (11.5%)	504 (71.3%)	58 (8.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	46 (6.5%)	$14,613	$1,249	$1,136	$2,385	$10,214	$2,014	$12,228	19	17.7	543	12
450231001035	532	Thomas E. Kerns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6650 Frontage Road at White Ho	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1300	504	38	13.3	100.0%	46 (9.1%)	258 (51.2%)	181 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,065	$2,437	$981	$3,418	$8,651	$995	$9,647	18.8	21.5	519	13
450117000154	533	Berkeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highway 6	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8860	619	37	16.5	100.0%	319 (51.5%)	214 (34.6%)	47 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$13,751	$1,238	$1,060	$2,298	$9,770	$1,683	$11,453	18.7	23.2	505	28
450072000034	534	Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 Hazzard Circle	Ridge Spring	29129	Saluda County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2000	353	29	12.3	100.0%	127 (36.0%)	117 (33.1%)	77 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$13,700	$1,929	$916	$2,845	$10,062	$794	$10,856	18.6	24.5	493	41
450378001773	535	C. E. Murray Elementary	Public	4-5	222 C.E. Murray Boulevard	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 426-2121	114	10	11.4	97.4%	13 (11.4%)	99 (86.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)								18.6	21.3	522	13
450297001433	536	Wallace Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3643 Highway 9 West	Wallace	29596	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 537-7493	432	31	13.9	100.0%	219 (50.7%)	154 (35.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.4%)	$12,289	$1,949	$1,396	$3,345	$7,447	$1,497	$8,944	18.5	27.1	470	66
450183000337	537	Forest Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	633 Hiers Corner Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4512	469	33	14.2	100.0%	165 (35.2%)	241 (51.4%)	28 (6.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$13,845	$2,057	$1,143	$3,199	$8,992	$1,653	$10,645	18.5	12.8	576	39
450186001749	538	J. L. Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 First Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6220	551	43	12.8	100.0%	101 (18.3%)	382 (69.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)								18.4	18.6	538
450336000907	539	Arden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Ashley Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3400	234	20	11.7	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	167 (71.4%)	54 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$21,462	$2,394	$2,113	$4,507	$14,299	$2,656	$16,955	18.4	18.9	537	2
450228000474	540	Maryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Poplar Street	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8423	445	36	12.3	100.0%	164 (36.9%)	208 (46.7%)	71 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,128	$1,738	$953	$2,690	$10,332	$1,105	$11,437	18.2	18.6	539	1

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.