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)
450390201058	571	Crosswell Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Crosswell Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0679	460	34	13.5	100.0%	23 (5.0%)	387 (84.1%)	42 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,984	$1,941	$867	$2,807	$8,152	$1,025	$9,177	12.6	10.9	597	26
450375001082	572	Buffalo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Main Street	Buffalo	29321	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1730	491	40	12.2	100.0%	232 (47.3%)	179 (36.5%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	$12,215	$1,786	$1,626	$3,412	$7,360	$1,443	$8,803	12.5	20.5	528	44
450252001396	573	Ridgeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 489-8845	829	45	18.4	100.0%	88 (10.6%)	403 (48.6%)	307 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)								12.3	9.3	611	38
450156000870	574	Pageland Elementary	Public	3-5	715 West McGregor Street	Pageland	29728	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 672-2400	324	23	14	100.0%	82 (25.3%)	134 (41.4%)	75 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	$13,010	$1,493	$1,363	$2,856	$8,657	$1,498	$10,154	12.1	11.8	587	13
450366001048	575	Mary H. Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	457 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-4477	455	35	12.8	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	353 (77.6%)	50 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$14,855	$2,346	$1,949	$4,296	$9,659	$900	$10,559	12.1	11.7	591	16
450336000918	576	Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1660 South Goodwin Circle	Gadsden	29052	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 353-2231	132	13	10.1	100.0%	5 (3.8%)	120 (90.9%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$25,886	$2,556	$1,827	$4,383	$18,303	$3,199	$21,503	12	14	567	9
450391400124	577	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	556 Jones Bridge Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell 48	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5800	343	26	13.1	72.9%	49 (14.3%)	264 (77.0%)	13 (3.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								12	15.6	558	19
450183000332	578	Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12088 Bells Highway	Ruffin	29475	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0012	291	21	13.8	100.0%	125 (43.0%)	126 (43.3%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	$16,533	$2,150	$1,155	$3,305	$11,182	$2,046	$13,227	12	10.9	599	21
450336000504	579	Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Huffstetler Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 214-2380	541	40	13.5	100.0%	27 (5.0%)	430 (79.5%)	34 (6.3%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$16,230	$1,443	$1,593	$3,035	$11,317	$1,878	$13,194	11.8	12.4	580	1
450228000481	580	Sampit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Woodland Avenue	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4411	255	20	12.7	100.0%	82 (32.2%)	153 (60.0%)	16 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$16,738	$1,606	$1,289	$2,895	$12,524	$1,319	$13,842	11.7	14.8	562	18

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.