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)
450090000096	421	Centerville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1529 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5100	598	41	14.5	100.0%	291 (48.7%)	175 (29.3%)	68 (11.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.0%)	$11,909	$1,391	$718	$2,109	$8,735	$1,065	$9,800	34	45.1	347	74
450381001120	422	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1543 Chester Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1942	388	35	11.1	100.0%	237 (61.1%)	79 (20.4%)	34 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	$14,444	$2,025	$982	$3,007	$10,195	$1,242	$11,437	33.9	34.6	423	1
450150001391	423	Blacksburg Elementary	Public	3-5	402 Hardin Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6518	321	23	13.8	100.0%	246 (76.6%)	43 (13.4%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,674	$1,318	$1,760	$3,078	$8,264	$1,332	$9,596	33.7	27.4	466	43
450381001422	424	Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Hickory Grove Road	Hickory Grove	29717	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 925-2116	427	30	14.2	64.2%	362 (84.8%)	21 (4.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$13,098	$1,649	$873	$2,522	$9,483	$1,093	$10,576	33.7	21.9	515	91
450390901699	425	Virtus Academy of South Carolina	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2407 Pisgah Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 799-4032	686	57	12.1	99.6%	371 (54.1%)	228 (33.2%)	26 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.7%)								33.6	47.9	328	97
450390901642	426	Midlands STEM Institute	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Crane Street	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 815-1524	247	18	13.8	98.8%	132 (53.4%)	100 (40.5%)	8 (3.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								33.4	33.7	429	3
450390101401	427	Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29117	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	296	15	19.2	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	263 (88.9%)	9 (3.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$15,497	$2,582	$1,992	$4,574	$8,201	$2,722	$10,923	33.2	47	335	92
450336000487	428	Carver-Lyon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Waverly Street	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 343-2900	360	48	7.5	100.0%	27 (7.5%)	266 (73.9%)	54 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$24,942	$4,771	$2,321	$7,092	$15,284	$2,566	$17,850	32.8	36.7	407	21
450231000536	429	Welcome Elementary	Public	K-5	36 East Welcome Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-3900	621	49	12.5	100.0%	83 (13.4%)	160 (25.8%)	352 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$13,615	$2,349	$1,350	$3,699	$9,267	$649	$9,916	32.8	31.4	440	11
450111000136	430	Broad River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	474 Broad River Road	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-8400	460	49	9.3	100.0%	87 (18.9%)	182 (39.6%)	127 (27.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.2%)	$18,098	$1,483	$1,621	$3,103	$12,839	$2,156	$14,995	32.7	45.3	345	85

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.