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)
450390101541	501	Spartanburg Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	385 South Spring Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 621-3882	500	42	12	100.0%	108 (21.6%)	300 (60.0%)	48 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36 (7.2%)	$11,994	$1,040	$492	$1,532	$7,823	$2,639	$10,462	22.7	42.3	366	135
450381001577	502	Harold C. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 East Jefferson Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 818-6040	400	33	12.3	100.0%	191 (47.8%)	102 (25.5%)	63 (15.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	$15,925	$2,993	$999	$3,992	$11,062	$872	$11,934	22.5	20.4	531	29
450336000649	503	Forest Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Blue Ridge Terrace	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-3780	433	37	11.8	100.0%	16 (3.7%)	309 (71.4%)	84 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$18,587	$2,176	$1,847	$4,024	$12,200	$2,364	$14,563	22.3	12.6	579	76
450391601426	504	Denmark-Olar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1437 Church St	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3112	248	20	12.4	100.0%	5 (2.0%)	233 (94.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								22.1	8.5	618	114
450213000428	505	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8451	541	38	14.2	100.0%	120 (22.2%)	356 (65.8%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	$12,802	$1,212	$1,466	$2,678	$8,956	$1,168	$10,124	21.9	27.9	461	44
450153001171	506	Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	835-A Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7279	344	28	12.2	93.3%	114 (33.1%)	180 (52.3%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$15,941	$3,323	$2,829	$6,152	$8,387	$1,403	$9,789	21.3	21	524	18
450192000378	507	Lake View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 Scott Street	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3003	375	19	19.7	100.0%	164 (43.7%)	138 (36.8%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.2%)	$12,871	$2,323	$1,741	$4,064	$7,168	$1,639	$8,807	21.3	27.8	463	44
450378001519	508	Hemingway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Baxley Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-4444	275	19	14.4	100.0%	33 (12.0%)	225 (81.8%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$13,949	$2,128	$3,268	$5,396	$6,441	$2,112	$8,553	21.3	5.9	633	125
450270000721	509	Pelion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Pine Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2000	632	52	12.2	100.0%	419 (66.3%)	45 (7.1%)	118 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$16,133	$1,868	$683	$2,550	$12,317	$1,266	$13,583	21.2	14.4	566	57
450336000929	510	South Kilbourne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 South Kilbourne Road	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 738-7215	289	22	13.3	100.0%	24 (8.3%)	206 (71.3%)	34 (11.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$17,233	$1,400	$1,863	$3,263	$11,687	$2,283	$13,970	21.2	17.3	547	37

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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.