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Best Elementary Schools in Aiken County, SC

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Schools

10,400

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHammond Hill Elementary55^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oakwood-Windsor Elementary up 149 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clearwater Elementary 12.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Rhomboid Place	Belvedere	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6330	617	44	14.0	58.1%	317 (51.4%)	166 (26.9%)	75 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	68.1	206^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.1	150^th of 639 public elementary schools	76.5%	56	76.1	73.2	83.8	57.9	51.2	57.5	50.0	$12,906	$1,352	$1,065	$2,417	$9,381	$1,108	$10,489
Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4320	708	46	15.3	58.3%	251 (35.5%)	240 (33.9%)	152 (21.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	43.9	364^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.9%		50.3	307^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.0%	57	70.3	62.2	64.1	64.5	31.9	36.0	31.9	$11,143	$737	$1,128	$1,865	$8,278	$1,000	$9,278
J. D. Lever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Columbia Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2760	452	36	12.5	100.0%	193 (42.7%)	155 (34.3%)	61 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.3%)	23.9	509^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.0%		25.3	487^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.8%	22	52.9	51.2	43.4	54.4	37.9	26.7	30.5	$13,333	$1,152	$1,188	$2,340	$10,022	$971	$10,993
Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4552 Augusta Road	Clearwater	29822	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7240	338	27	12.3	100.0%	79 (23.4%)	86 (25.4%)	132 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	23.2	514^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.2%		27.3	470^th of 639 public elementary schools	26.4%	44	59.6	51.0	48.9	46.2	28.0	28.9	30.0	$14,515	$1,326	$1,097	$2,424	$11,050	$1,042	$12,091
East Aiken School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Old Wagener Road	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2450	534	39	13.6	100.0%	203 (38.0%)	219 (41.0%)	46 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	69.6	194^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.7%		75.8	156^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.6%	38	74.4	69.6	71.5	64.7	50.5	60.5	61.4	$12,989	$1,218	$1,174	$2,393	$9,648	$949	$10,596
Gloverville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Gloria Rush Circle	Gloverville	29828	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7280	350	28	12.5	100.0%	186 (53.1%)	95 (27.1%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.6%)	47.8	327^th of 661 public elementary schools	50.5%		60.4	251^st of 639 public elementary schools	60.7%	76	63.6	68.1	51.8	56.3	57.4	46.5	38.3	$16,002	$1,473	$1,134	$2,607	$12,336	$1,060	$13,396
Greendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Boundary Avenue	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 652-8170	333	25	13.5	100.0%	121 (36.3%)	122 (36.6%)	48 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	27.7	477^th of 661 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.8	466^th of 639 public elementary schools	27.1%	11	42.6	58.0	67.5	31.5	26.0	30.0	50.0	$14,163	$1,159	$1,137	$2,296	$10,738	$1,129	$11,867
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	706	47	15.0	43.9%	397 (56.2%)	105 (14.9%)	159 (22.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	89.4	55^th of 661 public elementary schools	91.7%		82.1	103^rd of 639 public elementary schools	83.9%	48	80.0	84.6	81.7	78.3	76.0	73.3	67.3	$12,399	$768	$1,037	$1,805	$9,534	$1,059	$10,593
Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2580	664	48	13.9	62.9%	267 (40.2%)	232 (34.9%)	72 (10.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.2%)	75.4	155^th of 661 public elementary schools	76.6%		73.6	175^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.6%	20	74.3	78.3	74.7	64.2	57.6	56.1	67.5	$12,264	$1,056	$1,048	$2,104	$9,203	$957	$10,160
North Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bears Rock Road	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2690	440	35	12.5	100.0%	53 (12.0%)	279 (63.4%)	67 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	22.7	519^th of 661 public elementary schools	21.5%		29.4	454^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.0%	65	60.3	52.0	44.3	57.3	18.6	21.4	28.0	$13,875	$1,067	$1,174	$2,240	$10,318	$1,316	$11,634
North Augusta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Spring Grove Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6280	610	43	14.1	58.0%	221 (36.2%)	217 (35.6%)	95 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.8%)	46.9	336^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.2%		34.1	424^th of 639 public elementary schools	33.6%	88	66.4	66.7	53.8	50.4	46.7	40.6	52.9	$12,031	$836	$1,068	$1,905	$9,075	$1,051	$10,126
Warrenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	569 Howlandville Road	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4270	391	30	13.0	100.0%	214 (54.7%)	67 (17.1%)	65 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	53.8	287^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.6%		46.9	326^th of 639 public elementary schools	49.0%	39	63.9	64.5	60.8	64.0	51.6	43.2	50.8	$14,446	$1,117	$1,279	$2,396	$11,076	$974	$12,050
Chukker Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Chukker Creek Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2474	578	41	14.1	56.8%	249 (43.1%)	211 (36.5%)	44 (7.6%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.5%)	59.6	255^th of 661 public elementary schools	61.4%		64.8	224^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.9%	31	58.1	69.6	68.9	59.2	50.0	51.2	61.8	$12,345	$707	$1,118	$1,825	$9,524	$996	$10,520
Mossy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 West Five Notch Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6090	700	47	14.8	100.0%	275 (39.3%)	222 (31.7%)	126 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.3%)	53.8	286^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.7%		52.1	296^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.7%	10	61.2	72.3	75.9	54.1	41.0	52.7	41.1	$11,821	$1,060	$1,073	$2,133	$8,733	$955	$9,688
Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2740	508	36	14.1	100.0%	211 (41.5%)	219 (43.1%)	32 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	59	257^th of 661 public elementary schools	61.1%		66	217^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.0%	40	65.9	69.4	67.1	52.9	61.1	38.5	63.9	$13,252	$1,381	$1,084	$2,465	$9,561	$1,227	$10,788
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	467	34	13.7	100.0%	224 (48.0%)	154 (33.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	18.8	547^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.5	526^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.7%	21	49.3	54.7	41.6	50.7	28.0	10.7	34.6	$13,254	$806	$1,233	$2,038	$10,345	$870	$11,216
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Flint Drive	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7180	572	40	14.3	100.0%	271 (47.4%)	121 (21.2%)	130 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	16.3	572^nd of 661 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.8	499^th of 639 public elementary schools	21.9%	73	51.7	53.9	41.1	44.8	19.6	23.3	23.5	$12,643	$872	$1,160	$2,032	$9,644	$967	$10,611
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 Charleston Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2560	427	33	12.9	100.0%	160 (37.5%)	76 (17.8%)	139 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.2%)	54	285^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.9%		32	434^th of 639 public elementary schools	32.1%	149	64.7	67.6	54.2	66.1	63.5	45.9	40.6	$13,511	$1,237	$1,113	$2,350	$10,151	$1,009	$11,161
Redcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Double Springs Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 827-3350	588	39	15.2	100.0%	248 (42.2%)	208 (35.4%)	74 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	30.9	450^th of 661 public elementary schools	31.9%		28.8	458^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.3%	8	61.6	50.5	63.3	43.4	28.7	44.3	27.5	$12,081	$684	$1,105	$1,789	$9,270	$1,022	$10,292
Graniteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Willis Circle	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-9998	417	30	13.9	100.0%	170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	46.6	339^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.7%		35.8	409^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.0%	70	65.0	65.5	60.0	53.3	47.3	40.0	45.4	$10,525	$852	$898	$1,750	$7,777	$997	$8,774

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