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)
450084000086	131	Iva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Antreville Highway	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 348-6400	379	30	12.6	100.0%	307 (81.0%)	26 (6.9%)	22 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$13,086	$2,061	$1,004	$3,065	$8,852	$1,169	$10,021	78.9	82.6	101	30
450213000425	132	Briggs Elementary	Public	K-5	1012 Congaree Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8169	467	34	13.7	73.7%	215 (46.0%)	189 (40.5%)	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$14,260	$946	$1,169	$2,116	$10,887	$1,257	$12,144	78.6	68.5	197	65
450336001306	133	Rosewood Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Rosewood Drive	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2930	343	28	12.2	100.0%	208 (60.6%)	86 (25.1%)	13 (3.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	$18,598	$934	$1,285	$2,220	$14,128	$2,250	$16,378	78.3	89.6	63	70
450240000602	134	Ninety Six Elementary	Public	3-5	810 Johnston Road	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-4995	308	25	12.5	66.9%	229 (74.4%)	59 (19.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$11,325	$1,266	$1,507	$2,772	$7,041	$1,511	$8,553	78.2	78.7	124	10
450348000985	135	Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Motlow School Road	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 472-8120	532	41	13.1	65.0%	446 (83.8%)	15 (2.8%)	39 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	$12,014	$1,177	$1,259	$2,436	$8,097	$1,481	$9,577	78.1	84	93	42
450270000976	136	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	664 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2800	874	64	13.6	27.5%	609 (69.7%)	103 (11.8%)	74 (8.5%)	41 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$11,206	$693	$428	$1,121	$9,122	$963	$10,084	78	77.7	132	4
450081000078	137	Belton Elementary	Public	3-5	202 Watkins Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7738	382	27	14.1	80.4%	246 (64.4%)	68 (17.8%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	$11,828	$1,924	$764	$2,688	$7,923	$1,217	$9,141	78	78.2	128	9
450351000994	138	Chesnee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	985 Fairfield Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 461-7322	629	45	13.8	71.2%	513 (81.6%)	63 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.0%)	$12,276	$987	$1,435	$2,423	$8,916	$937	$9,853	78	78.9	122	16
450249001635	139	Ocean Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 11th Avenue North	North Myrtle Beach	29582	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 663-0195	810	53	15.2	45.7%	524 (64.7%)	41 (5.1%)	156 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (10.4%)	$11,137	$1,178	$403	$1,581	$8,487	$1,069	$9,556	77.9	81.4	105	34
450231001551	140	A.J. Whittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Westfield Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0500	479	33	14.7	65.6%	141 (29.4%)	243 (50.7%)	74 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$12,540	$1,109	$1,114	$2,223	$9,625	$692	$10,317	77.7	83.9	95	45

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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:

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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.