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)
450390101774	31	GREEN Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 Pelham Street	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 288-4134	1,029	73	14	24.8%	463 (45.0%)	112 (10.9%)	230 (22.4%)	159 (15.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.0%)								93	90.4	55	24
450384001672	32	Oakridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8400	851	57	14.9	27.7%	557 (65.5%)	93 (10.9%)	89 (10.5%)	31 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.4%)	$11,448	$590	$402	$992	$9,037	$1,419	$10,456	92.8	94.6	26	6
450333000891	33	Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	766	52	14.7	37.5%	516 (67.4%)	84 (11.0%)	40 (5.2%)	70 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.3%)	$10,273	$895	$518	$1,413	$7,990	$869	$8,860	92.7	91.7	41	8
450144000214	34	Jennie Moore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2725 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2815	999	63	15.9	21.4%	778 (77.9%)	97 (9.7%)	49 (4.9%)	29 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.4%)	$13,284	$1,104	$973	$2,076	$9,108	$2,100	$11,208	92.5	88.7	71	37
450336000813	35	Brockman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2245 Montclair Drive	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 790-6743	266	23	11.5	100.0%	191 (71.8%)	29 (10.9%)	16 (6.0%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$20,112	$1,218	$1,131	$2,349	$15,454	$2,308	$17,762	92.5	91.5	44	9
450111000270	36	Coosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Middle Road	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-6100	449	39	11.5	47.2%	279 (62.1%)	75 (16.7%)	51 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.9%)	$16,009	$697	$1,196	$1,893	$11,909	$2,207	$14,116	92.3	90.7	51	15
450087001492	37	Mt. Lebanon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2850 Lebanon Road	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2400	491	36	13.6	55.6%	402 (81.9%)	34 (6.9%)	27 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.1%)	$12,461	$439	$1,237	$1,676	$9,145	$1,640	$10,785	92.1	90.2	58	21
450366001046	38	Pine St. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 South Pine Street	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4470	623	52	12	31.9%	450 (72.2%)	91 (14.6%)	36 (5.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	$13,832	$880	$1,093	$1,973	$10,666	$1,193	$11,859	91.9	90	60	22
450234000591	39	Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	339	27	12.6	100.0%	240 (70.8%)	65 (19.2%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.0%)	$14,613	$2,834	$1,420	$4,254	$9,289	$1,070	$10,359	91.8	80.6	115	76
450270000052	40	Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Midway Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0300	864	66	13	19.6%	664 (76.9%)	44 (5.1%)	48 (5.6%)	71 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.8%)	$11,784	$605	$454	$1,059	$9,806	$918	$10,724	91.3	90.7	50	10

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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.

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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.