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)
450390901520	461	School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Sui	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	5,955	254	23.4	47.9%	3,722 (62.5%)	1,217 (20.4%)	503 (8.4%)	43 (0.7%)	26 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	439 (7.4%)	$6,043	$45	$29	$74	$2,155	$3,814	$5,969	27.4	33.5	431	30
450303000805	462	Boundary St. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Boundary Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2616	467	40	11.6	100.0%	91 (19.5%)	210 (45.0%)	138 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$16,617	$1,785	$1,458	$3,243	$11,437	$1,937	$13,374	27.3	27.1	472	10
450387001137	463	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 North Annafrel Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1570	474	40	11.8	100.0%	151 (31.9%)	225 (47.5%)	59 (12.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	$13,221	$982	$1,415	$2,397	$9,594	$1,229	$10,824	27.2	25.8	481	18
450072000026	464	Greendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Boundary Avenue	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 652-8170	297	24	12.3	100.0%	114 (38.4%)	110 (37.0%)	44 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	$11,873	$1,382	$746	$2,128	$8,977	$768	$9,745	27.1	41.6	371	93
450075001184	465	Allendale-Fairfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3305 Allendale-Fairfax Highway	Fairfax	29827	Allendale County	Allendale 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 584-3476	440	36	12.2	100.0%	23 (5.2%)	391 (88.9%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	$17,810	$2,367	$1,932	$4,299	$10,324	$3,187	$13,511	26.9	19.7	533	68
450273001711	466	Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	1,002	68	14.7	100.0%	233 (23.3%)	245 (24.5%)	448 (44.7%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.9%)								26.9	32.9	435	31
450258000677	467	Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	325	24	13.7	76.6%	216 (66.5%)	70 (21.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	$13,228	$912	$554	$1,467	$10,583	$1,178	$11,761	26.8	25.6	485	18
450111000142	468	Port Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1214 Paris Avenue	Port Royal	29935	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 322-0834	192	23	8.5	100.0%	54 (28.1%)	73 (38.0%)	45 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.4%)	$28,473	$1,958	$1,680	$3,638	$20,932	$3,904	$24,836	26.8	50.7	309	159
450363001027	469	Lone Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	7314 Lone Oak Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 503-9088	344	25	13.7	100.0%	52 (15.1%)	66 (19.2%)	189 (54.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.3%)	$14,369	$1,757	$56	$1,813	$11,156	$1,399	$12,555	26.5	20.3	532	63
450090000103	470	Varennes Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1820 Highway 29 South	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5215	367	25	14.5	100.0%	82 (22.3%)	144 (39.2%)	117 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$13,094	$2,224	$788	$3,012	$8,811	$1,271	$10,082	26.4	21.9	514	44

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.