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)
450390901513	391	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,350	131	17.9	53.9%	1,332 (56.7%)	687 (29.2%)	204 (8.7%)	18 (0.8%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	92 (3.9%)								38.2	38.3	400	9
450216001409	392	Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 493-5588	737	51	14.5	100.0%	411 (55.8%)	252 (34.2%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$12,163	$1,053	$555	$1,608	$8,086	$2,470	$10,555	38.2	45.4	343	49
450072000032	393	North Augusta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Spring Grove Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6280	652	47	13.8	58.0%	245 (37.6%)	221 (33.9%)	110 (16.9%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (9.8%)	$10,672	$1,284	$493	$1,777	$8,088	$807	$8,895	38.1	49.6	320	73
450072000018	394	Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4320	690	44	15.6	58.3%	272 (39.4%)	230 (33.3%)	139 (20.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$10,429	$1,117	$607	$1,724	$7,901	$804	$8,705	38.1	32	438	44
450255001258	395	Camden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Laurens Street	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8960	645	41	15.8	57.1%	329 (51.0%)	197 (30.5%)	82 (12.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$11,359	$1,773	$680	$2,453	$7,328	$1,578	$8,907	37.8	52	301	94
450366001710	396	Drayton Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Skylyn Drive	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 586-7979	785	57	13.8	100.0%	207 (26.4%)	335 (42.7%)	174 (22.2%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.4%)								37.8	27.1	473	77
450144000206	397	Hunley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Michigan Avenue	North Charleston	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5914	430	33	13	100.0%	38 (8.8%)	176 (40.9%)	188 (43.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$17,264	$2,472	$1,187	$3,658	$10,712	$2,893	$13,605	37.7	42.4	364	33
450387001144	398	Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	558	43	12.9	100.0%	164 (29.4%)	241 (43.2%)	88 (15.8%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	$12,478	$788	$1,119	$1,907	$9,438	$1,134	$10,572	37.7	42.5	363	35
450108001163	399	Barnwell Elementary	Public	4-6	10524 Marlboro Avenue	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell 45	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 541-1285	453	27	16.7	100.0%	206 (45.5%)	194 (42.8%)	18 (4.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	$13,823	$1,539	$1,952	$3,491	$8,749	$1,583	$10,332	37.6	42.5	362	37
450156000310	400	Ruby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 Thurman Avenue	Ruby	29741	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 634-6310	280	19	14.7	100.0%	196 (70.0%)	35 (12.5%)	18 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	$12,322	$1,435	$1,081	$2,516	$8,729	$1,077	$9,806	37.6	25.5	487	87

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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.