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)
450336000919	541	A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Easter Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3417	353	24	15	100.0%	7 (2.0%)	317 (89.8%)	20 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$18,461	$2,387	$1,743	$4,130	$11,993	$2,339	$14,331	17.3	12.9	575	34
450261000696	542	E. B. Morse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Parkview Drive	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-7777	432	31	14.1	100.0%	165 (38.2%)	236 (54.6%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$13,610	$1,375	$752	$2,127	$9,361	$2,122	$11,483	16.9	22.4	511	31
450297000789	543	McColl Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	700 North Main Street	Mc Coll	29570	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 523-5371	631	48	13.1	100.0%	273 (43.3%)	158 (25.0%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (13.0%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (15.8%)	$12,594	$2,220	$1,100	$3,320	$7,761	$1,513	$9,274	16.3	23.7	501	42
450387001139	544	Richmond Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Richmond Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1930	496	37	13.4	100.0%	67 (13.5%)	251 (50.6%)	127 (25.6%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	$14,210	$1,051	$1,165	$2,216	$10,562	$1,431	$11,994	16.3	25.1	491	53
450339000972	545	Windsor Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9800 Dunbarton Drive	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8723	529	52	10.1	100.0%	34 (6.4%)	323 (61.1%)	146 (27.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$15,454	$1,141	$1,052	$2,193	$11,789	$1,472	$13,261	16.2	23.1	506	39
450336000932	546	H. B. Rhame Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Arrowwood Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8900	470	31	15.1	100.0%	13 (2.8%)	410 (87.2%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$14,671	$1,192	$1,556	$2,748	$10,092	$1,831	$11,923	15.9	17.1	549	3
450346000979	547	Saluda Elementary	Public	3-5	400 West Butler Avenue	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-2564	372	28	13.5	100.0%	69 (18.5%)	88 (23.7%)	211 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,606	$1,789	$1,105	$2,894	$8,680	$1,033	$9,713	15.9	27.6	464	83
450390201453	548	Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Kingsbury Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-6244	584	43	13.4	100.0%	145 (24.8%)	378 (64.7%)	20 (3.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.7%)	$11,613	$1,752	$741	$2,493	$8,339	$781	$9,120	15.8	16.6	551	3
450144000205	549	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8548 Willtown Road	Yonges Island	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2976	185	18	10.5	100.0%	11 (5.9%)	165 (89.2%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$39,047	$4,454	$14,593	$19,047	$15,623	$4,377	$20,000	15.6	19.4	534	15
450363001031	550	Jesse S. Bobo Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Powell Mill Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-2085	380	28	13.5	100.0%	37 (9.7%)	231 (60.8%)	69 (18.2%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	$13,675	$2,133	$67	$2,200	$10,201	$1,274	$11,475	15.6	16.8	550

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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.
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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.