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)
450306001528	411	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	995 South Oak Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4550	569	50	11.3	100.0%	287 (50.4%)	120 (21.1%)	83 (14.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (12.3%)	$15,010	$2,422	$987	$3,409	$10,551	$1,051	$11,602	35.2	27.2	468	57
450231001179	412	Robert E. Cashion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fork Shoals Road	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-8000	934	63	14.9	100.0%	247 (26.4%)	463 (49.6%)	149 (16.0%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.4%)	$10,718	$1,686	$1,251	$2,937	$7,220	$561	$7,780	35	40	390	22
450390101646	413	Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	388	28	13.7	18.6%	268 (69.1%)	61 (15.7%)	44 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,404	$1,312	$335	$1,646	$6,651	$2,107	$8,758	34.8	31.1	442	29
450117001403	414	Sangaree Intermediate	Public	3-5	201 School House Lane	Summerville	29486	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3850	531	28	18.7	80.2%	226 (42.6%)	138 (26.0%)	78 (14.7%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (14.5%)	$11,162	$1,937	$578	$2,515	$7,265	$1,382	$8,647	34.7	28.7	454	40
450231000539	415	Westcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Eastbourne Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-0300	304	27	11.2	100.0%	73 (24.0%)	57 (18.8%)	163 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$16,991	$2,824	$1,101	$3,925	$12,284	$783	$13,067	34.7	57.6	267	148
450390101685	416	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,583	119	13.3	100.0%	47 (3.0%)	775 (49.0%)	655 (41.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (6.5%)	$12,470	$1,092	$1,359	$2,451	$8,524	$1,495	$10,019	34.4	39.5	393	23
450261001622	417	Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Neely Ferry Road	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 575-2126	621	50	12.4	100.0%	535 (86.2%)	40 (6.4%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$12,521	$1,095	$676	$1,771	$8,999	$1,751	$10,750	34.4	50.1	313	104
450391000866	418	Brookdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	394 Brookdale Drive	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-5982	245	17	14	100.0%	6 (2.4%)	215 (87.8%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$16,605	$2,008	$923	$2,931	$12,457	$1,217	$13,674	34.3	36.1	413	5
450186000350	419	Brockington Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	413 Brockington Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-2500	311	25	12.4	100.0%	72 (23.2%)	187 (60.1%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.9%)	$15,843	$2,560	$2,488	$5,047	$9,360	$1,436	$10,796	34.3	39.5	392	27
450117000423	420	Hanahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Railroad Avenue	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-3290	998	59	16.8	65.3%	438 (43.9%)	196 (19.6%)	225 (22.5%)	27 (2.7%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (10.2%)	$11,431	$780	$854	$1,633	$8,255	$1,543	$9,798	34.2	47.4	331	89

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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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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.