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Best Elementary Schools in Anderson County, SC

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Schools

13,970

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedLa France Elementary34^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Centerville Elementary up 149 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Pelzer Elementary 11.4 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	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Melvin Lane	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 847-3500	596	43	13.9		459 (77.0%)	28 (4.7%)	75 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	80.2	120^th of 649 public elementary schools	81.5%		73.4	179^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.0%	59	77.0	82.5	78.3			72.6	66.0	53.8			62.7		$11,395	$1,576	$527	$2,104	$8,172	$1,119	$9,291
West Pelzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 West Stewart Street	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-6424	361	32	11.4		283 (78.4%)	14 (3.9%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	77.1	140^th of 649 public elementary schools	78.4%		83.2	92^nd of 640 public elementary schools	85.6%	48	77.3	69.8	77.8			66.1	55.8	66.7			65.1		$14,604	$2,407	$572	$2,979	$10,309	$1,316	$11,625
Palmetto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Roberts Boulevard	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 847-5442	572	44	12.9		345 (60.3%)	40 (7.0%)	141 (24.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	48.6	320^th of 649 public elementary schools	50.7%		57.5	268^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.1%	52	58.0	68.8	60.5			55.6	45.0	48.4			46.3		$12,488	$2,012	$557	$2,569	$8,882	$1,038	$9,920
Belton Elementary	Public	3-5	202 Watkins Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7738	379	26	14.5		239 (63.1%)	65 (17.2%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	72.4	175^th of 649 public elementary schools	73.0%		72.1	183^rd of 640 public elementary schools	71.4%	8	68.0	71.6	69.0			74.2	60.4	60.6			58.4		$13,639	$2,178	$837	$3,014	$9,248	$1,377	$10,625
Marshall Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	218 Bannister Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7611	459	29	15.8		289 (63.0%)	66 (14.4%)	52 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)								(n/a)													$18,061	$2,604	$1,004	$3,608	$12,488	$1,965	$14,453
Honea Path Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	806 East Greer Street	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 369-7612	571	41	13.9		403 (70.6%)	90 (15.8%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	62.5	236^th of 649 public elementary schools	63.6%		69.9	196^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.4%	40	58.8	65.9	70.5			67.0	61.4	59.2			48.9		$14,445	$2,904	$924	$3,828	$9,436	$1,181	$10,617
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	1136 Wright School Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-1776	193	14	13.6		156 (80.8%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	73.3	167^th of 649 public elementary schools	74.3%		91.8	38^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.1%	129	53.2	79.1	80.0			68.1	65.1	80.0			60.4		$15,345	$2,582	$783	$3,366	$10,233	$1,746	$11,979
Iva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Antreville Highway	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 348-6400	383	31	12.3		304 (79.4%)	34 (8.9%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	62.7	235^th of 649 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.5	205^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.0%	30	59.4	77.1	62.0			61.7	57.4	56.2			57.4		$14,778	$1,729	$884	$2,614	$10,872	$1,293	$12,164
Starr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Professor Brown Lane	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 352-6154	525	36	14.5		405 (77.1%)	33 (6.3%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	84.4	91^st of 649 public elementary schools	86.0%		89.8	50^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.2%	41	69.3	83.0	74.6			70.4	82.9	67.1			79.2		$13,001	$1,569	$775	$2,345	$9,518	$1,139	$10,657
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	429	30	14.3		315 (73.4%)	40 (9.3%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	60.5	245^th of 649 public elementary schools	62.2%		71.4	191^st of 640 public elementary schools	70.2%	54	56.3	73.0	56.9			56.2	60.3	55.4			69.8		$13,519	$1,741	$1,063	$2,804	$9,454	$1,261	$10,715
La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	450	31	14.5		336 (74.7%)	46 (10.2%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	92.6	34^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.8%		93.1	30^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.3%	4	69.1	89.6	83.9	87.0		78.2	82.1	82.1	86.9		71.6	85.5	$14,091	$1,023	$1,045	$2,069	$10,133	$1,889	$12,022
Pendleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 East Queen Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2500	547	41	13.4		325 (59.4%)	116 (21.2%)	28 (5.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	66.7	209^th of 649 public elementary schools	67.8%		65.5	221^st of 640 public elementary schools	65.5%	12	77.2	62.0	63.7	65.0		74.7	46.2	55.0	51.6		53.9	61.7	$14,569	$1,287	$1,107	$2,394	$10,235	$1,939	$12,175
Townville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Townville School Road	Townville	29689	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2600	243	21	11.5		206 (84.8%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	84.4	90^th of 649 public elementary schools	86.1%		84.5	88^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.3%	2	87.6	82.7	78.0	68.8		87.5	68.9	68.3	56.3		69.0	50.1	$19,250	$697	$1,597	$2,294	$14,552	$2,404	$16,957
Mt. Lebanon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2850 Lebanon Road	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2400	459	35	13.1		378 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	27 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	89	58^th of 649 public elementary schools	91.1%		92.6	33^rd of 640 public elementary schools	94.8%	25	73.9	83.5	83.3	83.1		61.5	76.8	80.5	71.5		72.6	75.4	$14,399	$775	$984	$1,759	$10,865	$1,775	$12,640
Centerville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1529 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5100	536	42	12.7		235 (43.8%)	165 (30.8%)	86 (16.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	46.8	332^nd of 649 public elementary schools	48.8%		25.9	481^st of 640 public elementary schools	24.8%	149	56.1	63.0	66.7			42.9	48.0	55.2			43.9		$13,232	$1,398	$1,075	$2,473	$9,493	$1,266	$10,759
Concord Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2701 Calrossie Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5105	615	40	15.4		349 (56.7%)	155 (25.2%)	49 (8.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	74.2	165^th of 649 public elementary schools	74.6%		79.9	117^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.7%	48	71.5	71.7	79.8			66.0	65.1	52.1			62.3		$12,971	$859	$824	$1,683	$9,997	$1,291	$11,289
Homeland Park Primary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	3519 Wilmont Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5125	397	29	13.9		96 (24.2%)	141 (35.5%)	132 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)								(n/a)													$14,526	$1,578	$1,270	$2,849	$10,140	$1,538	$11,677
Nevitt Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 Bolt Drive	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5190	530	37	14.5		79 (14.9%)	343 (64.7%)	50 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	37.8	408^th of 649 public elementary schools	37.1%		38.5	391^st of 640 public elementary schools	38.9%	17	55.9	58.7	64.0			52.0	39.7	32.6			44.4		$13,676	$1,525	$1,123	$2,647	$9,647	$1,382	$11,029
Varennes Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1820 Highway 29 South	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5215	389	30	13.0		83 (21.3%)	141 (36.2%)	130 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	22.9	509^th of 649 public elementary schools	21.6%		24.9	493^rd of 640 public elementary schools	23.0%	16	56.9	48.0	48.5			52.2	33.3	31.3			26.7		$14,075	$2,094	$1,021	$3,115	$9,469	$1,491	$10,960
Whitehall Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5255	504	34	14.8		181 (35.9%)	179 (35.5%)	71 (14.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.3%)	54.9	272^nd of 649 public elementary schools	58.1%		52.8	291^st of 640 public elementary schools	54.5%	19	67.9	62.7	63.3			65.5	48.0	54.5			38.6		$13,669	$1,396	$1,113	$2,509	$9,754	$1,406	$11,160
Calhoun Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 East Calhoun Street	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5090	424	33	12.8		150 (35.4%)	171 (40.3%)	57 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	43.2	369^th of 649 public elementary schools	43.1%		36.2	406^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.6%	37	70.0	64.8	59.0			58.3	33.3	34.4			40.7		$15,568	$1,480	$1,162	$2,642	$11,124	$1,803	$12,927
Midway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Harriett Circle	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3800	675	49	13.6		504 (74.7%)	82 (12.1%)	32 (4.7%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	87.5	70^th of 649 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.8	90^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.9%	20	84.0	81.4	77.1			78.0	73.5	63.6			71.7		$14,158	$2,199	$763	$2,961	$9,645	$1,552	$11,196
McLees Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4900 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3600	543	39	14.0		298 (54.9%)	127 (23.4%)	47 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	65.3	217^th of 649 public elementary schools	66.6%		54	281^st of 640 public elementary schools	56.1%	64	68.2	75.4	75.3			67.0	52.3	51.8			43.1		$14,755	$1,259	$759	$2,018	$11,190	$1,548	$12,737
New Prospect Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	126 New Prospect Church Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5195	419	33	12.8		125 (29.8%)	166 (39.6%)	71 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	17.7	550^th of 649 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.2	578^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.7%	28	46.8	50.9	47.1			34.4	40.4	28.3			24.5		$15,768	$1,874	$1,275	$3,150	$11,100	$1,518	$12,619
North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5040	504	33	15.3		348 (69.0%)	69 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	83.2	101^st of 649 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.5	81^st of 640 public elementary schools	87.3%	20	75.9	83.8	84.7			63.8	65.0	70.6			66.3		$15,510	$1,949	$1,145	$3,094	$10,576	$1,841	$12,416
Fork Shoals School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 McKelvey Road	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5000	747	49	15.3		522 (69.9%)	78 (10.4%)	89 (11.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	53.1	286^th of 649 public elementary schools	55.9%		62.2	240^th of 640 public elementary schools	62.5%	46	66.9	54.1	70.2			53.2	46.8	50.3			54.4		$12,189	$1,138	$572	$1,710	$9,767	$712	$10,479
Ellen Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9122 Augusta Road	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4900	1,071	54	19.8		564 (52.7%)	234 (21.8%)	175 (16.3%)	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.2%)	70.2	188^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.0%		72	185^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.1%	3	82.8	72.1	64.4			73.6	58.8	47.6			57.6		$9,732	$999	$579	$1,578	$7,602	$552	$8,154
Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6		353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	91.6	38^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.1%		82.9	96^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.0%	58	90.0	80.3	91.8	79.6	78.3	87.1	72.7	79.6	71.1	52.1	58.2	80.0	$11,222	$227	$51	$278	$6,355	$4,589	$10,944

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