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)
450231000114	11	Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Godfrey Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7100	855	56	15.3	30.3%	587 (68.7%)	114 (13.3%)	56 (6.5%)	49 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.0%)	$10,534	$944	$823	$1,767	$8,207	$560	$8,767	96.7	96.4	11
450144001610	12	Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	281	17	16.1	19.9%	225 (80.1%)	17 (6.0%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	26 (9.3%)	$18,839	$1,328	$1,297	$2,626	$13,542	$2,671	$16,213	96.6	96.9	9	3
450144000234	13	Sullivan's Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2014 Mike Perkis Place	Sullivans Island	29482	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 883-3118	509	35	14.5	10.6%	467 (91.7%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	$14,772	$964	$813	$1,777	$10,590	$2,405	$12,995	96.2	95.5	15	2
450390001652	14	Tega Cay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Gold Hill Road	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8282	795	58	13.7	15.0%	521 (65.5%)	36 (4.5%)	79 (9.9%)	102 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	$11,951	$420	$668	$1,088	$9,722	$1,141	$10,863	95.6	96.5	10	4
450144001690	15	Carolina Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3650 Park Avenue Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-8060	981	53	18.5	14.0%	807 (82.3%)	60 (6.1%)	43 (4.4%)	23 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	$11,963	$1,297	$752	$2,049	$7,911	$2,003	$9,914	95.6	95.1	19	4
450390000062	16	Gold Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8250	847	62	13.6	18.9%	319 (37.7%)	86 (10.2%)	99 (11.7%)	271 (32.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.8%)	$10,295	$588	$604	$1,192	$8,123	$980	$9,103	95.6	92.9	36	20
450390001649	17	Doby's Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dragon Way	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5200	783	55	14.2	10.3%	527 (67.3%)	32 (4.1%)	66 (8.4%)	97 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.5%)	$11,684	$405	$644	$1,049	$9,469	$1,166	$10,635	95.6	94.4	27	10
450144000236	18	Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2838	828	49	17	20.3%	681 (82.2%)	49 (5.9%)	51 (6.2%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	$12,549	$1,083	$775	$1,858	$8,715	$1,975	$10,691	95.5	95.3	17	1
450144000232	19	Stiles Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	883-A Mikell Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2767	813	48	17.1	15.4%	722 (88.8%)	33 (4.1%)	17 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$12,087	$1,250	$853	$2,103	$8,303	$1,681	$9,984	95.4	95.5	16	3
450258001634	20	Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10251 Harrisburg Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-8484	1,138	72	15.8	21.6%	548 (48.2%)	93 (8.2%)	118 (10.4%)	289 (25.4%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.9%)	$9,720	$721	$490	$1,212	$7,407	$1,102	$8,509	95.4	92	39	19

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

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.