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)
450249001603	101	River Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Augusta Plantation Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6300	1,415	86	16.4	44.9%	837 (59.2%)	142 (10.0%)	312 (22.0%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (7.2%)	$10,607	$1,121	$441	$1,562	$8,093	$952	$9,045	82.3	75.2	153	52
450390001529	102	Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Farm House Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 835-0150	785	65	12	39.2%	313 (39.9%)	87 (11.1%)	203 (25.9%)	127 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	$12,275	$1,059	$655	$1,714	$9,503	$1,058	$10,561	82.1	85.1	87	15
450249000191	103	Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-0001	1,306	80	16.3	53.1%	752 (57.6%)	172 (13.2%)	215 (16.5%)	33 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (10.2%)	$10,750	$1,169	$464	$1,633	$8,163	$954	$9,116	81.7	84	94	9
450231000542	104	Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Log Shoals Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5300	839	54	15.5	62.0%	350 (41.7%)	271 (32.3%)	138 (16.4%)	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	$10,298	$1,275	$805	$2,080	$7,652	$566	$8,218	81.7	77.8	131	27
450351001756	105	Sugar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Hanging Rock Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-2884	817	62	13.2	69.9%	554 (67.8%)	152 (18.6%)	11 (1.3%)	33 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.7%)								81.5	75.5	152	47
450078000545	106	Hunt Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Hunt Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-3987	560	37	14.9	48.0%	466 (83.2%)	23 (4.1%)	39 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$9,857	$1,362	$388	$1,750	$7,163	$944	$8,108	81.4	82.9	98	8
450087000092	107	Townville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Townville School Road	Townville	29689	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2600	258	22	11.7	79.8%	210 (81.4%)	24 (9.3%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$15,341	$850	$1,524	$2,374	$11,143	$1,824	$12,967	81.4	83	97	10
450391500329	108	Walker-Gamble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 Walker-Gamble Road	New Zion	29111	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2102	540	35	15.6	100.0%	384 (71.1%)	124 (23.0%)	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								81.3	83.7	96	12
450090000097	109	Concord Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2701 Calrossie Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5105	616	39	15.8	55.8%	364 (59.1%)	147 (23.9%)	48 (7.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	$11,517	$672	$618	$1,291	$8,950	$1,276	$10,227	81.2	80.7	112	3
450282000753	110	Chapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	940 Old Bush River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5900	792	61	13	36.6%	603 (76.1%)	65 (8.2%)	64 (8.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.1%)	$13,186	$640	$480	$1,121	$10,695	$1,370	$12,065	81.2	72.1	173	63

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.