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)
450117000035	601	Devon Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1127 Dorothy Street	Goose Creek	29445	Charleston County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3880	938	59	15.7	100.0%	272 (29.0%)	355 (37.8%)	167 (17.8%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	127 (13.5%)	$11,245	$422	$1,096	$1,518	$8,267	$1,460	$9,727	9.9	15.7	557	44
450258000670	602	Brooklyn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1637 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8471	393	33	11.9	100.0%	91 (23.2%)	184 (46.8%)	101 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,947	$1,338	$648	$1,986	$9,697	$1,264	$10,961	9.9	11.9	586	16
450183000336	603	Cottageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Peirce Road	Cottageville	29435	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4528	475	33	14.3	100.0%	239 (50.3%)	137 (28.8%)	45 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	$12,996	$1,834	$1,226	$3,060	$8,453	$1,483	$9,936	9.9	12.7	577	26
450261000693	604	Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lucas Avenue	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-3986	418	34	12.4	100.0%	112 (26.8%)	102 (24.4%)	182 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$12,917	$1,514	$802	$2,316	$8,653	$1,947	$10,601	9.8	8.8	615	11
450391000864	605	Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Marshall Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7865	646	38	16.8	100.0%	12 (1.9%)	591 (91.5%)	12 (1.9%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	$10,418	$994	$925	$1,919	$7,627	$873	$8,499	9.8	8.9	614	9
450336001305	606	Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 McRae Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2974	222	23	9.6	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	199 (89.6%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$21,479	$2,315	$1,979	$4,294	$14,593	$2,592	$17,185	9.8	21.7	517	89
450390201068	607	R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Eastern School Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 495-3247	379	33	11.4	100.0%	35 (9.2%)	324 (85.5%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,834	$1,956	$979	$2,935	$9,727	$1,172	$10,899	9.6	4.4	640	33
450144001562	608	Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	690	68	10.1	100.0%	35 (5.1%)	126 (18.3%)	507 (73.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.6%)	$14,547	$2,474	$1,366	$3,839	$8,637	$2,070	$10,707	9.2	5.8	634	26
450297001605	609	Bennettsville Intermediate	Public	4-5	701 Cheraw Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5941	229	18	12.7	100.0%	31 (13.5%)	179 (78.2%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	$13,636	$3,237	$1,405	$4,642	$7,079	$1,914	$8,993	9.2	10.4	603	6
450255000657	610	Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Jefferson Davis Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8965	505	40	12.6	100.0%	136 (26.9%)	206 (40.8%)	116 (23.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)	$12,128	$1,408	$769	$2,177	$8,168	$1,784	$9,951	9.1	15.5	559	51

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.