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)
450117001707	331	Foxbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	169 Foxbank Plantation Drive	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 761-1120	1,028	60	17.2	39.7%	562 (54.7%)	258 (25.1%)	97 (9.4%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.7%)								48.6	48	327	4
450363001033	332	Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 John B. White Sr. Bouleva	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-0506	393	33	11.9	100.0%	78 (19.8%)	199 (50.6%)	63 (16.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	$12,548	$1,057	$47	$1,104	$10,180	$1,263	$11,444	48.4	31.3	441	109
450339001507	333	Bridge Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	121 Bombing Range Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 462-3900	558	44	12.7	79.7%	72 (12.9%)	350 (62.7%)	87 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.1%)	$14,234	$1,191	$1,111	$2,302	$10,487	$1,445	$11,932	48.2	58.6	254	79
450339001348	334	North Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Clemson Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-3183	703	51	13.7	78.5%	65 (9.2%)	510 (72.5%)	57 (8.1%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	$13,204	$607	$847	$1,455	$10,472	$1,278	$11,749	48.1	54.6	280	54
450153001020	335	Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	109 Hinton Street	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 385-6334	328	25	13.1	100.0%	261 (79.6%)	57 (17.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$13,911	$2,293	$1,026	$3,319	$8,643	$1,949	$10,592	48.1	51.3	307	28
450090000107	336	Calhoun Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 East Calhoun Street	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5090	473	37	12.8	100.0%	176 (37.2%)	194 (41.0%)	44 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.1%)	$13,385	$1,097	$840	$1,937	$9,700	$1,748	$11,448	48	44.6	353	17
450339001442	337	Pontiac Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Spears Creek Church Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2700	724	54	13.4	67.5%	145 (20.0%)	396 (54.7%)	107 (14.8%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.3%)	$13,461	$547	$699	$1,247	$10,856	$1,358	$12,214	47.8	45.8	340	3
450255001763	338	North Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	861 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-8416	527	34	15.5	86.9%	376 (71.3%)	71 (13.5%)	32 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)								47.8	47.8	329	9
450339000971	339	L. B. Nelson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	225 North Brickyard Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-8730	567	44	13	76.0%	65 (11.5%)	387 (68.3%)	53 (9.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	$13,205	$908	$827	$1,735	$10,138	$1,331	$11,470	47.7	44.6	350	11
450390901755	340	Cherokee Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3206 Cherokee Avenue	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 489-7198	480	50	9.6	87.7%	360 (75.0%)	77 (16.0%)	29 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)								47.4	61.2	236	104

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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.