Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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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)
450234001338	301	Eleanor S. Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 East Durst Avenue	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5660	448	40	11.2	100.0%	92 (20.5%)	297 (66.3%)	28 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	$13,043	$2,116	$1,359	$3,475	$8,293	$1,275	$9,568	51.3	23.5	502	201
450339001443	302	Summit Parkway Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Summit Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3580	1,154	75	15.4	61.7%	191 (16.6%)	701 (60.7%)	150 (13.0%)	26 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (7.2%)	$12,041	$281	$609	$891	$9,841	$1,310	$11,151	51.1	54.8	279	23
450339001075	303	Sandlapper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Longtown Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4045	656	47	13.8	71.3%	45 (6.9%)	483 (73.6%)	63 (9.6%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	$13,830	$737	$890	$1,627	$10,783	$1,420	$12,203	51	51	308	5
450306000829	304	Ravenel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Ravenel School Road	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4450	502	42	11.9	82.7%	308 (61.4%)	116 (23.1%)	41 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.0%)	$12,612	$913	$859	$1,772	$9,981	$859	$10,840	51	64.6	221	83
450213000434	305	Savannah Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2348 Savannah Grove Road	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8463	432	29	14.8	100.0%	87 (20.1%)	296 (68.5%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$13,888	$1,043	$1,689	$2,732	$9,864	$1,293	$11,156	51	38.5	399	94
450387001141	306	Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies	Public	PK, KG-5	1036 Ogden Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1260	491	36	13.6	100.0%	91 (18.5%)	338 (68.8%)	35 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$12,172	$890	$1,379	$2,268	$8,713	$1,190	$9,903	51	43.6	359	53
450264000703	307	Clinton Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Chestnut Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 833-0812	383	34	11.3	100.0%	147 (38.4%)	177 (46.2%)	22 (5.7%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$12,733	$1,149	$1,631	$2,779	$8,634	$1,319	$9,954	50.8	59.3	250	57
450264000705	308	Joanna Woodson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 South Ellis Street	Joanna	29351	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 697-6480	288	21	13.7	100.0%	177 (61.5%)	60 (20.8%)	21 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.1%)	$16,408	$2,309	$2,352	$4,660	$10,051	$1,697	$11,747	50.7	40.1	387	79
450339001555	309	Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Langford Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4091	609	37	16.3	63.5%	167 (27.4%)	338 (55.5%)	45 (7.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.2%)	$13,012	$551	$821	$1,372	$10,138	$1,502	$11,640	50.6	54.4	282	27
450339000042	310	Rice Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4751 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2900	737	55	13.4	76.1%	46 (6.2%)	559 (75.8%)	55 (7.5%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.0%)	$12,681	$829	$1,083	$1,912	$9,471	$1,298	$10,768	50.6	37.9	403	93

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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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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.