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)
450117001658	181	Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	1,025	60	17	37.5%	553 (54.0%)	221 (21.6%)	126 (12.3%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (10.3%)	$10,649	$500	$715	$1,216	$8,000	$1,434	$9,433	70.3	58.6	255	74
450339000966	182	Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Boney Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6880	759	51	14.8	55.7%	163 (21.5%)	455 (59.9%)	73 (9.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.1%)	$10,803	$378	$651	$1,029	$8,586	$1,188	$9,774	70.3	73.2	166	16
450084001506	183	Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	410	26	15.7	100.0%	296 (72.2%)	38 (9.3%)	36 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.8%)	$12,073	$1,755	$858	$2,613	$8,294	$1,167	$9,460	70	76.1	142	41
450363000349	184	Anderson Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1845 Old Anderson Mill Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-6539	651	47	13.9	63.7%	311 (47.8%)	194 (29.8%)	77 (11.8%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.5%)	$11,587	$365	$27	$391	$10,095	$1,100	$11,195	69.9	65.2	218	34
450249000621	185	South Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Fourth Avenue	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0272	608	44	13.8	100.0%	306 (50.3%)	193 (31.7%)	54 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.6%)	$14,185	$1,822	$605	$2,428	$10,508	$1,249	$11,757	69.5	64.5	222	37
450390001153	186	Fort Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-7546	774	62	12.4	32.9%	458 (59.2%)	120 (15.5%)	81 (10.5%)	59 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	$11,886	$354	$554	$908	$9,901	$1,077	$10,979	69.2	80.8	110	76
450234000051	187	Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 Florida Avenue	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5535	572	46	12.3	100.0%	251 (43.9%)	208 (36.4%)	92 (16.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	$12,252	$2,044	$1,313	$3,357	$7,905	$990	$8,895	69.1	58.3	260	73
450249000618	188	Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Snowhill Drive	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0696	559	41	13.6	68.2%	315 (56.4%)	165 (29.5%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$13,277	$1,152	$526	$1,678	$10,382	$1,216	$11,598	68.9	68.1	201	13
450282001765	189	Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Amicks Ferry Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 756-1100	501	40	12.5	28.9%	410 (81.8%)	23 (4.6%)	40 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)								68.9	58	263	74
450231000518	190	Mitchell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4124 East North Street Extensi	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6700	584	39	15	77.4%	264 (45.2%)	135 (23.1%)	126 (21.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.4%)	$11,679	$1,029	$815	$1,844	$9,116	$719	$9,835	68.8	73.8	160	30

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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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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.