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)
450390101684	431	GREEN Charter School Midlands	Public, Charter	K-8	7820 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 563-5387	264	28	9.4	68.6%	76 (28.8%)	122 (46.2%)	28 (10.6%)	7 (2.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$10,571	$325	$211	$536	$7,641	$2,394	$10,035	32.3	33.8	427	4
450213000437	432	Wallace Gregg Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Francis Marion Road	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8481	333	25	13.3	100.0%	89 (26.7%)	204 (61.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	$14,298	$956	$2,222	$3,178	$9,408	$1,712	$11,120	32.3	27.9	462	30
450306000828	433	James M. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Coffee Road	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4470	548	54	10.1	100.0%	338 (61.7%)	19 (3.5%)	178 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$14,382	$1,937	$960	$2,897	$10,606	$879	$11,485	32.1	30.3	446	13
450249001724	434	Myrtle Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	950 Seahawk Way	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 626-5831	1,038	67	15.4	100.0%	407 (39.2%)	220 (21.2%)	338 (32.6%)	17 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.7%)								31.7	28	460	26
450336000913	435	Annie Burnside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Patterson Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5530	319	23	13.8	100.0%	17 (5.3%)	248 (77.7%)	24 (7.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.2%)	$17,279	$2,276	$1,726	$4,002	$11,175	$2,103	$13,278	31.5	29.1	453	18
450201001674	436	Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	690	39	17.8	80.3%	235 (34.1%)	273 (39.6%)	111 (16.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	$10,571	$1,054	$900	$1,953	$7,221	$1,397	$8,618	31.5	35.3	419	17
450072001200	437	Oakwood-Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 Charleston Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2560	445	34	13	100.0%	179 (40.2%)	82 (18.4%)	135 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.0%)	$13,244	$1,794	$735	$2,528	$9,746	$970	$10,716	31.4	42.9	361	76
450391601609	438	Richard Carroll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1980 Main Highway	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3043	647	46	14	100.0%	283 (43.7%)	300 (46.4%)	17 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)								30.9	29.9	447	9
450219000453	439	J. C. Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	124 Hicks Road	Coward	29530	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-3323	382	28	13.8	100.0%	261 (68.3%)	57 (14.9%)	42 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$15,421	$1,941	$3,156	$5,097	$9,128	$1,197	$10,325	30.8	37.1	406	33
450228000469	440	Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13072 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3419	634	59	10.7	100.0%	271 (42.7%)	307 (48.4%)	39 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$12,844	$1,362	$790	$2,152	$9,658	$1,035	$10,692	30.8	17.6	544	104

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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

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.