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)
450267000709	591	Dennis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Roland Street	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 483-1005	393	30	13.1	100.0%	30 (7.6%)	345 (87.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,442	$1,418	$1,006	$2,424	$11,590	$4,428	$16,018	10.6	6.1	632	41
450207000412	592	Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 Lee Street	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 275-1755	254	24	10.5	98.8%	46 (18.1%)	165 (65.0%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$16,328	$2,253	$1,384	$3,637	$11,385	$1,306	$12,691	10.5	9.5	609	17
450144000204	593	W. B. Goodwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5911	431	37	11.6	100.0%	16 (3.7%)	211 (49.0%)	189 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$19,246	$4,789	$1,565	$6,354	$10,356	$2,536	$12,892	10.5	14	568	25
450153001172	594	Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	835-B Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7275	323	26	12.4	84.5%	72 (22.3%)	212 (65.6%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$13,487	$2,368	$1,122	$3,490	$8,573	$1,424	$9,997	10.5	11.6	592	2
450228000470	595	Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Public	PK, KG-5	7292 Brown's Ferry Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-1325	132	12	11.3	100.0%	5 (3.8%)	121 (91.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$19,456	$2,582	$1,753	$4,334	$13,696	$1,425	$15,121	10.3	26	480	115
450390800053	596	Marion Intermediate	Public	3-5	2320 North Highway 41-A	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8345	417	26	16	100.0%	49 (11.8%)	345 (82.7%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$12,242	$2,075	$1,606	$3,682	$6,809	$1,750	$8,560	10.3	7.4	625	29
450144000207	597	Ladson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3321 Ladson Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2225	851	61	13.9	100.0%	143 (16.8%)	388 (45.6%)	252 (29.6%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.9%)	$14,499	$2,087	$1,191	$3,278	$9,219	$2,001	$11,221	10.2	12.1	582	15
450390201059	598	Lemira Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	952 Fulton Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0658	402	27	14.8	100.0%	22 (5.5%)	337 (83.8%)	31 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,366	$2,386	$1,164	$3,549	$8,891	$926	$9,817	10.2	9.5	610	12
450150000287	599	Limestone-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	727 Pacolet Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6620	490	38	12.9	100.0%	264 (53.9%)	158 (32.2%)	47 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	$13,995	$1,521	$1,860	$3,381	$9,478	$1,135	$10,613	10	13	574	25
450391000868	600	Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1139 Hillsboro Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7504	486	30	16.2	100.0%	21 (4.3%)	415 (85.4%)	31 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,727	$1,526	$929	$2,455	$8,481	$792	$9,273	10	11.2	594	6

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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.
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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.