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)
450360001504	271	Lyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1221 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2330	842	60	14	66.6%	536 (63.7%)	91 (10.8%)	138 (16.4%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.1%)	$11,630	$655	$800	$1,455	$9,135	$1,040	$10,175	57.1	65.6	216	55
450270001627	272	Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	638 Longs Pond Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5500	771	61	12.6	47.1%	429 (55.6%)	158 (20.5%)	112 (14.5%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.2%)	$12,242	$705	$627	$1,333	$9,848	$1,060	$10,909	56.9	55.3	277	5
450351001669	273	Shoally Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3777 Paris Bridge Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-3200	698	48	14.4	84.4%	414 (59.3%)	133 (19.1%)	27 (3.9%)	19 (2.7%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.3%)	$11,445	$976	$1,193	$2,169	$8,389	$886	$9,276	56.9	71.6	178	95
450336000926	274	A. C. Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Etiwan Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2910	224	25	8.9	100.0%	100 (44.6%)	71 (31.7%)	29 (12.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$24,532	$1,934	$1,204	$3,139	$18,601	$2,791	$21,393	56.6	51.4	303	29
450339000973	275	E. L. Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	2740 Alpine Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-8740	1,285	85	15	58.3%	221 (17.2%)	728 (56.7%)	203 (15.8%)	72 (5.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.0%)	$12,349	$327	$1,816	$2,143	$8,859	$1,347	$10,206	56.5	58	264	11
450387001516	276	Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	532	36	14.7	100.0%	256 (48.1%)	193 (36.3%)	38 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	$14,221	$791	$1,152	$1,943	$10,928	$1,350	$12,278	56	48.8	324	48
450387001136	277	Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	481	36	13.3	67.6%	275 (57.2%)	23 (4.8%)	35 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	56 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (18.1%)	$12,273	$931	$1,154	$2,085	$8,921	$1,267	$10,188	56	56.8	272	5
450150000296	278	Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	504	34	14.6	68.8%	322 (63.9%)	104 (20.6%)	65 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$12,837	$889	$1,826	$2,714	$8,907	$1,216	$10,123	56	57.9	265	13
450387001138	279	Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	482	38	12.8	100.0%	110 (22.8%)	288 (59.8%)	39 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.7%)	$12,321	$1,144	$1,259	$2,403	$8,723	$1,195	$9,918	55.9	44.9	348	69
450363001025	280	Fairforest Elementary	Public	K-5	1005 Mount Zion Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 439-5000	739	55	13.4	75.9%	372 (50.3%)	111 (15.0%)	165 (22.3%)	30 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	$11,139	$509	$27	$536	$9,378	$1,225	$10,603	55.8	53.2	292	12

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.