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)
450270001269	261	Red Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Community Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4600	568	47	12.1	41.0%	336 (59.2%)	113 (19.9%)	66 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	$14,804	$1,418	$703	$2,121	$11,528	$1,156	$12,684	58.3	45.8	339	78
450249001644	262	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1287 Highway 57 South	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-8800	691	47	14.7	81.0%	324 (46.9%)	221 (32.0%)	64 (9.3%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.3%)	$12,476	$1,672	$467	$2,139	$9,301	$1,036	$10,337	58.2	52.8	296	34
450186000354	263	North Hartsville Elementary	Public	1-5	110 School Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3115	527	39	13.5	100.0%	318 (60.3%)	125 (23.7%)	22 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.4%)	$14,548	$2,220	$2,098	$4,318	$9,036	$1,195	$10,230	58.2	58.2	261	2
450351000996	264	James H. Hendrix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1084 Springfield Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 216-4000	694	47	14.8	88.6%	344 (49.6%)	138 (19.9%)	43 (6.2%)	28 (4.0%)	32 (4.6%)	10 (1.4%)	99 (14.3%)	$12,456	$1,023	$1,545	$2,568	$9,029	$859	$9,888	57.9	63.1	229	35
450201000395	265	Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	699	46	15.2	58.1%	420 (60.1%)	141 (20.2%)	54 (7.7%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.4%)	$11,809	$972	$769	$1,741	$8,706	$1,362	$10,068	57.8	70.6	182	83
450231000529	266	Slater Marietta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Baker Circle	Marietta	29661	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2000	324	27	11.8	100.0%	268 (82.7%)	13 (4.0%)	31 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,294	$1,765	$1,061	$2,826	$10,589	$879	$11,468	57.6	72.2	171	95
450249000630	267	Pee Dee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6555 Highway 134	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-2579	871	65	13.4	100.0%	462 (53.0%)	202 (23.2%)	161 (18.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.4%)	$12,861	$1,684	$690	$2,374	$9,448	$1,039	$10,487	57.5	47.5	330	63
450387001132	268	Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montesorri Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Ebenezer Avenue	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1435	475	40	11.8	43.6%	147 (30.9%)	233 (49.1%)	56 (11.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	$12,829	$865	$1,213	$2,078	$9,535	$1,215	$10,750	57.4	62.4	231	37
450348000984	269	O. P. Earle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Redland Road	Landrum	29356	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 457-3416	456	35	13	68.9%	387 (84.9%)	22 (4.8%)	24 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$12,351	$1,158	$1,211	$2,370	$8,821	$1,160	$9,981	57.3	46.7	336	67
450336000924	270	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 Elmwood Avenue	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2915	233	22	10.5	100.0%	60 (25.8%)	154 (66.1%)	9 (3.9%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$21,802	$1,626	$1,756	$3,382	$15,534	$2,886	$18,420	57.3	48.8	323	53

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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.

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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.