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)
450391400128	311	Kelly Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1071 Elko Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell 48	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3737	310	26	11.9	66.5%	74 (23.9%)	204 (65.8%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)								50.5	57	270	41
450346000980	312	Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1261 Hollywood Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-8333	421	30	14	100.0%	254 (60.3%)	52 (12.4%)	110 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,070	$1,425	$782	$2,207	$7,881	$982	$8,863	50.4	70.4	184	128
450000200444	313	William Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	574	49	11.7	100.0%	244 (42.5%)	235 (40.9%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	$19,206	$1,311	$3,948	$5,259	$12,134	$1,813	$13,947	50.3	49.4	321	8
450186001751	314	Lamar-Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5232 Lamar Highway 401	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6370	466	35	13.3	100.0%	180 (38.6%)	232 (49.8%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)								50.1	55.3	278	36
450249000616	315	Daisy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Red Bluff Road	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 756-5136	645	43	15	100.0%	283 (43.9%)	216 (33.5%)	82 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.0%)	$13,946	$1,926	$613	$2,539	$10,212	$1,195	$11,407	50.1	45.2	346	31
450231000515	316	Lake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Berkshire Avenue	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4000	809	52	15.4	100.0%	289 (35.7%)	178 (22.0%)	250 (30.9%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.7%)	$12,225	$1,441	$1,007	$2,449	$9,154	$623	$9,777	50.1	48.1	325	9
450366001042	317	The Cleveland Academy of Leadership	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	151 Franklin Street	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4444	463	38	12	100.0%	35 (7.6%)	320 (69.1%)	71 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$19,943	$3,090	$2,491	$5,581	$12,481	$1,881	$14,363	49.9	52.2	298	19
450234000585	318	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	475	40	11.9	100.0%	194 (40.8%)	209 (44.0%)	42 (8.8%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.9%)	$14,396	$2,878	$1,368	$4,246	$9,087	$1,064	$10,150	49.9	43.9	356	38
450360000253	319	River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5960 Reidville Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-7620	778	59	13.1	64.4%	485 (62.3%)	135 (17.4%)	89 (11.4%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	$12,336	$545	$686	$1,231	$10,050	$1,055	$11,106	49.8	60	244	75
450231000449	320	Chandler Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-2400	914	63	14.5	100.0%	396 (43.3%)	202 (22.1%)	252 (27.6%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	$11,254	$1,821	$1,121	$2,942	$7,736	$577	$8,313	49.8	45.5	342	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:

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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.