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)
450339000968	521	L. W. Conder Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8040 Hunt Club Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8720	472	41	11.4	100.0%	15 (3.2%)	243 (51.5%)	184 (39.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$16,683	$1,358	$1,062	$2,420	$12,968	$1,295	$14,263	20	20.4	529	8
450276000744	522	Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Public	3-5	403 South Lee Street	Batesburg-Leesville	29070	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-1155	429	37	11.5	100.0%	212 (49.4%)	120 (28.0%)	65 (15.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$13,631	$1,763	$697	$2,460	$9,584	$1,586	$11,171	20	28	459	63
450090001206	523	New Prospect Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	126 New Prospect Church Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5195	438	34	12.7	100.0%	149 (34.0%)	179 (40.9%)	57 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.6%)	$12,188	$1,133	$860	$1,993	$9,007	$1,188	$10,195	20	28.6	455	68
450339001076	524	Polo Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1250 Polo Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 419-2226	659	58	11.3	69.8%	49 (7.4%)	322 (48.9%)	228 (34.6%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.2%)	$14,830	$1,021	$846	$1,867	$11,636	$1,327	$12,963	19.9	41.7	369	155
450072001191	525	Cyril B. Busbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 A.L. Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1000	461	33	13.9	100.0%	236 (51.2%)	156 (33.8%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)								19.8	21.3	521	4
450144000210	526	Memminger Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Beaufain Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7778	415	37	11.2	100.0%	195 (47.0%)	187 (45.1%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$26,747	$3,275	$2,041	$5,316	$17,364	$4,068	$21,432	19.7	26.6	476	50
450153000036	527	Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	835-C Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7282	382	29	13.1	100.0%	52 (13.6%)	290 (75.9%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$12,345	$1,938	$1,164	$3,102	$7,794	$1,449	$9,243	19.6	22.8	507	20
450125001532	528	St. Matthews K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2750	547	40	13.6	100.0%	79 (14.4%)	413 (75.5%)	49 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,708	$2,318	$919	$3,237	$10,073	$1,398	$11,470	19.5	27.1	474	54
450390201452	529	Pocalla Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 481-5800	643	40	16	100.0%	225 (35.0%)	333 (51.8%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	$11,289	$2,028	$951	$2,979	$7,189	$1,121	$8,310	19.3	25.6	486	43
450390901758	530	Lowcountry Connection Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Old Trolley Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(843) 695-9305	697	27	25.8	58.0%	431 (61.8%)	145 (20.8%)	52 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.9%)								19.2	19	535	5

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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:

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

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

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.