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)
450249000632	141	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Highway 396	Myrtle Beach	29575	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-6768	883	61	14.5	55.9%	550 (62.3%)	73 (8.3%)	128 (14.5%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	109 (12.3%)	$12,049	$1,247	$495	$1,742	$9,154	$1,153	$10,307	77.5	75.5	151	10
450201000715	142	Fort Dorchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Old Glory Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 832-5550	860	60	14.3	50.6%	365 (42.4%)	250 (29.1%)	120 (14.0%)	58 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.8%)	$11,541	$1,001	$769	$1,771	$8,540	$1,230	$9,770	77.3	71.9	176	34
450333000886	143	Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	684	43	16	54.2%	495 (72.4%)	54 (7.9%)	57 (8.3%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.9%)	$9,879	$519	$575	$1,095	$7,858	$926	$8,784	76.7	84.2	91	52
450144000228	144	James Simons Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	741 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7763	371	25	15	100.0%	211 (56.9%)	114 (30.7%)	24 (6.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$20,866	$1,755	$1,672	$3,428	$14,819	$2,620	$17,439	76.6	62.3	233	89
450390201057	145	Alice Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Alice Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0857	551	36	15.1	100.0%	255 (46.3%)	237 (43.0%)	22 (4.0%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$10,749	$1,159	$698	$1,857	$8,157	$734	$8,891	76.3	74.7	157	12
450201000397	146	Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	556	38	14.4	62.6%	300 (54.0%)	146 (26.3%)	70 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$13,854	$1,418	$813	$2,230	$10,124	$1,499	$11,624	76.2	81.8	103	43
450117001161	147	Marrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 572-3373	448	31	14.6	33.0%	269 (60.0%)	70 (15.6%)	33 (7.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (15.4%)	$12,183	$809	$750	$1,559	$9,000	$1,624	$10,624	76	72	174	27
450390101582	148	East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	752	55	13.6	47.7%	333 (44.3%)	216 (28.7%)	55 (7.3%)	46 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.9%)	$9,210	$515	$187	$702	$6,351	$2,157	$8,507	75.9	75.6	149	1
450072000027	149	Hammond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 West Woodlawn Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6170	663	43	15.4	43.9%	387 (58.4%)	87 (13.1%)	142 (21.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	$10,573	$820	$443	$1,263	$8,365	$945	$9,310	75.4	71.3	179	30
450354001003	150	Cannons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Converse Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6100	432	30	14.4	100.0%	233 (53.9%)	86 (19.9%)	80 (18.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	$16,309	$1,844	$1,079	$2,924	$10,393	$2,992	$13,386	75.2	75.6	148	2

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.