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)
450264001397	291	Eastside Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Old Colony Road	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 833-0827	482	34	14.1	100.0%	246 (51.0%)	170 (35.3%)	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$11,817	$1,249	$1,644	$2,893	$7,769	$1,155	$8,924	54.1	53.8	287	4
450201001231	292	Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	850	57	15	72.5%	411 (48.4%)	233 (27.4%)	103 (12.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	92 (10.8%)	$11,729	$1,310	$781	$2,090	$8,485	$1,154	$9,639	54	54	286	6
450153000291	293	Great Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Dearborn Street	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 482-2214	341	25	13.9	100.0%	153 (44.9%)	142 (41.6%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.0%)	$13,855	$2,441	$1,254	$3,694	$8,272	$1,889	$10,161	54	52	300	7
450270001484	294	Carolina Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5100	750	61	12.3	60.1%	375 (50.0%)	229 (30.5%)	67 (8.9%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.7%)	$11,929	$810	$657	$1,466	$9,461	$1,001	$10,463	53.8	51.8	302	8
450366001664	295	Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Public	PK, KG-5	201 East Broad Street Suite 11	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-1800	369	41	9.1	100.0%	14 (3.8%)	310 (84.0%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$13,736	$412	$2,779	$3,192	$2,003	$8,542	$10,545	52.9	54.3	284	11
450360001016	296	Duncan Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-4	100 South Danzler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-2373	739	59	12.5	100.0%	302 (40.9%)	204 (27.6%)	159 (21.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.9%)	$13,178	$1,374	$819	$2,194	$9,836	$1,148	$10,984	52.7	44	354	58
450255000661	297	Pine Tree Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	938 Bishopville Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8970	499	38	13.2	71.9%	285 (57.1%)	139 (27.9%)	38 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	$11,932	$1,693	$672	$2,365	$7,899	$1,668	$9,568	52.6	57.2	269	28
450390901613	298	Lowcountry Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5139 Gibson Road	Meggett	29449	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 889-5527	537	39	13.7	34.5%	421 (78.4%)	68 (12.7%)	38 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$28,140	$88	$29	$116	$16,848	$11,176	$28,024	51.9	72.4	170	128
450111000943	299	Hilton Head Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	30 School Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 342-4100	723	79	9.1	57.7%	237 (32.8%)	60 (8.3%)	395 (54.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$18,441	$1,301	$1,117	$2,418	$13,531	$2,491	$16,022	51.6	53.5	289	10
450333000890	300	Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	251 North Hillcrest Street	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2100	448	33	13.6	100.0%	371 (82.8%)	10 (2.2%)	34 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$12,339	$1,730	$938	$2,667	$8,709	$962	$9,672	51.5	49.9	315	15

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.