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)
450258001712	121	Van Wyck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4945 Charlotte Highway	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 313-6650	790	50	15.9	27.7%	504 (63.8%)	93 (11.8%)	105 (13.3%)	25 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.3%)								80.1	88.5	73	48
450339000814	122	Round Top Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	449 Rimer Pond Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-8676	673	46	14.6	42.5%	246 (36.6%)	283 (42.1%)	71 (10.5%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.2%)	$11,509	$512	$737	$1,249	$9,022	$1,238	$10,260	79.9	88.5	72	50
450078000067	123	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Melvin Lane	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 847-3500	602	43	14.1	74.1%	482 (80.1%)	24 (4.0%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$10,722	$1,526	$591	$2,118	$7,556	$1,049	$8,605	79.8	89.1	66	57
450111000819	124	Okatie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Cherry Point Road	Bluffton	29909	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-7700	609	42	14.5	26.4%	349 (57.3%)	66 (10.8%)	142 (23.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	$15,297	$600	$1,062	$1,662	$11,728	$1,907	$13,635	79.7	87.8	78	46
450150000273	125	Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	334	27	12.3	75.4%	296 (88.6%)	14 (4.2%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	$15,219	$1,130	$1,853	$2,982	$11,084	$1,153	$12,237	79.7	55.5	276	151
450390101588	126	Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1101 Old Cemetery Road	Mc Clellanville	29458	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 887-3323	191	17	11.4	8.9%	162 (84.8%)	22 (11.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,225	$886	$450	$1,336	$7,894	$2,995	$10,889	79.6	75.7	147	21
450072000016	127	Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Rhomboid Place	Belvedere	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6330	625	45	14	38.6%	323 (51.7%)	175 (28.0%)	80 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.0%)	$10,854	$1,508	$577	$2,085	$7,914	$855	$8,769	79.3	71	181	54
450234000590	128	Pinecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5580	416	40	10.5	100.0%	71 (17.1%)	224 (53.8%)	104 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	$15,393	$2,737	$1,407	$4,144	$10,079	$1,171	$11,250	79.1	25.6	483	355
450213000426	129	Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	515 North Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8156	570	41	13.9	71.1%	252 (44.2%)	233 (40.9%)	26 (4.6%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	$12,158	$754	$1,061	$1,815	$9,118	$1,226	$10,343	78.9	59.5	247	118
450231000501	130	Sara Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Parkins Mill Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3200	861	59	14.5	54.9%	481 (55.9%)	230 (26.7%)	102 (11.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.5%)	$11,682	$993	$892	$1,885	$9,132	$665	$9,797	78.9	81	108	22

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.