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)
450390201060	321	Millwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Pinewood Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0648	666	39	16.9	100.0%	229 (34.4%)	343 (51.5%)	37 (5.6%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.5%)	$10,470	$1,814	$716	$2,530	$7,203	$737	$7,940	49.8	36.3	412	91
450195000389	322	Latta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Viking Drive	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 752-5295	636	38	16.7	78.1%	302 (47.5%)	233 (36.6%)	38 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.3%)	$11,572	$2,452	$1,264	$3,717	$7,118	$738	$7,855	49.5	40.6	384	62
450201000400	323	Newington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-3230	742	51	14.6	77.0%	368 (49.6%)	180 (24.3%)	93 (12.5%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (12.3%)	$12,264	$1,389	$892	$2,281	$8,522	$1,461	$9,983	49.5	52.7	297	26
450213001235	324	Theodore Lester Elementary	Public	3-5	3501 East Palmetto Street	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8459	375	29	12.9	100.0%	116 (30.9%)	193 (51.5%)	26 (6.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	$19,202	$1,638	$1,727	$3,365	$14,405	$1,433	$15,837	49.4	17.3	548	224
450072000040	325	Warrenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	569 Howlandville Road	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4270	395	31	12.7	100.0%	224 (56.7%)	61 (15.4%)	65 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.1%)	$12,548	$1,785	$637	$2,423	$9,244	$881	$10,125	49.4	45.7	341	16
450270000722	326	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	704	56	12.5	53.3%	373 (53.0%)	121 (17.2%)	128 (18.2%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.2%)	$12,514	$994	$513	$1,507	$9,888	$1,118	$11,006	49	47.2	334	8
450390101639	327	High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,250	92	13.5	63.8%	788 (63.0%)	242 (19.4%)	137 (11.0%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (5.0%)	$10,995	$721	$854	$1,575	$6,791	$2,629	$9,420	49	47.3	333	6
450348001475	328	Inman Intermediate	Public	4-6	10 West Miller Street	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-1510	318	25	12.7	69.2%	222 (69.8%)	38 (11.9%)	22 (6.9%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$10,661	$202	$652	$854	$8,651	$1,156	$9,807	48.8	41.8	368	40
450270001753	329	Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4147 Augusta Highway	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1610	809	64	12.6	47.5%	576 (71.2%)	73 (9.0%)	104 (12.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.6%)								48.7	48.1	326	3
450391200606	330	Hampton Elementary	Public	4-6	505 Hoover Street	Hampton	29924	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3251	268	23	11.5	100.0%	96 (35.8%)	154 (57.5%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$14,534	$2,154	$1,192	$3,346	$9,598	$1,591	$11,189	48.6	41.6	372	42

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.