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)
450375001086	471	Jonesville Elementary Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	350 New Hope Church Road	Jonesville	29353	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 674-5518	593	43	13.7	39.0%	376 (63.4%)	125 (21.1%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.8%)	$11,656	$1,669	$1,687	$3,356	$6,840	$1,460	$8,300	26.3	29.5	451	20
450336000925	472	Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Universal Drive	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5553	329	27	12.4	100.0%	6 (1.8%)	291 (88.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$17,031	$1,231	$1,785	$3,016	$11,646	$2,370	$14,015	26.3	25.7	482	10
450267000711	473	Lower Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5142 St. Charles Road	Mayesville	29104	Sumter County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-3637	150	20	7.5	100.0%	6 (4.0%)	137 (91.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,810	$1,404	$765	$2,170	$15,784	$4,856	$20,640	26.1	24.3	495	22
450255000659	474	Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1892 Highway 1 North	Cassatt	29032	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-6122	296	24	12.4	100.0%	173 (58.4%)	48 (16.2%)	57 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$14,070	$1,750	$888	$2,638	$9,747	$1,685	$11,432	26.1	17.8	542	68
450303001281	475	Gallman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Hawkins Road	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2655	435	36	12	92.2%	91 (20.9%)	223 (51.3%)	98 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$14,837	$1,747	$1,747	$3,494	$9,880	$1,463	$11,343	26	11	596	121
450390101545	476	LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	396	28	13.9	78.0%	69 (17.4%)	209 (52.8%)	90 (22.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$10,470	$529	$84	$612	$6,676	$3,182	$9,858	25.7	30.8	444	32
450117000167	477	Westview Elementary	Public	3-5	100 Westview Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 797-2992	527	32	16.7	62.0%	252 (47.8%)	119 (22.6%)	83 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (12.5%)	$11,764	$1,188	$1,214	$2,402	$7,796	$1,566	$9,361	25.7	40.1	386	91
450391000869	478	Whittaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	790 Whittaker Parkway	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-6559	369	22	16.8	100.0%	13 (3.5%)	333 (90.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,157	$1,389	$937	$2,327	$8,656	$1,175	$9,831	25.7	24.7	492	14
450231000490	479	Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 White Horse Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1100	415	33	12.4	100.0%	151 (36.4%)	95 (22.9%)	132 (31.8%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	$15,676	$3,371	$1,085	$4,456	$10,498	$722	$11,220	25.6	35.9	416	63
450219000454	480	Olanta Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	312 North Jones Road	Olanta	29114	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 396-4457	199	21	9.4	100.0%	73 (36.7%)	109 (54.8%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$16,510	$3,675	$3,357	$7,032	$7,824	$1,654	$9,478	25.5	21.3	523	43

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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

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.