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)
450363001032	441	West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Oak Grove Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-1833	666	48	13.8	68.5%	183 (27.5%)	291 (43.7%)	117 (17.6%)	25 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	$11,026	$222	$28	$250	$9,575	$1,201	$10,776	30.5	45.4	344	97
450270000719	442	Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1600	804	66	12.1	60.3%	527 (65.5%)	58 (7.2%)	172 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	$14,163	$1,055	$670	$1,725	$11,281	$1,157	$12,438	30.4	25.4	490	48
450117000155	443	Boulder Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Judy Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 553-1223	663	43	15.4	100.0%	213 (32.1%)	249 (37.6%)	98 (14.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (13.9%)	$12,342	$203	$993	$1,196	$9,516	$1,630	$11,146	30.3	31	443
450381000366	444	Cotton Belt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1176 Black Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1947	424	33	13	71.0%	239 (56.4%)	102 (24.1%)	38 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	$15,006	$1,534	$1,008	$2,543	$11,311	$1,152	$12,463	30.1	40	391	53
450156000306	445	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 West Elizabeth Street	Jefferson	29718	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 658-3295	326	33	9.8	100.0%	174 (53.4%)	84 (25.8%)	27 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.3%)	$12,941	$1,917	$1,553	$3,471	$8,353	$1,118	$9,470	30	11.9	584	139
450231000544	446	Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Old Grove Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-5900	601	53	11.4	100.0%	65 (10.8%)	204 (33.9%)	302 (50.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$12,753	$2,424	$1,217	$3,641	$8,492	$621	$9,112	29.8	23.2	504	58
450261000697	447	Laurens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Henry Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-3067	499	36	13.8	100.0%	222 (44.5%)	207 (41.5%)	49 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$12,191	$1,159	$697	$1,856	$8,426	$1,908	$10,334	29.7	22.7	508	61
450339000927	448	Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	1,023	70	14.6	48.8%	132 (12.9%)	689 (67.4%)	106 (10.4%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.0%)	$12,497	$628	$832	$1,460	$9,681	$1,357	$11,037	29.7	54.3	283	165
450339000970	449	Joseph Keels Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7500 Springcrest Drive	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8754	478	43	11	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	395 (82.6%)	51 (10.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$15,343	$1,194	$1,196	$2,390	$11,627	$1,325	$12,952	29.6	33.3	433	16
450219000451	450	Main Street Elementary	Public	3-6	318 East Main Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2221	324	13	24.2	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	300 (92.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,366	$2,154	$1,917	$4,071	$6,183	$2,112	$8,295	29.4	12.1	581	131

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.