Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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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)	ID
1	Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	537	34	15.7	21.4%	399 (74.3%)	57 (10.6%)	33 (6.1%)	27 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$12,906	$489	$771	$1,260	$9,282	$2,364	$11,645	99.7	99.6	1			450144001382
2	Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	657	40	16.6	18.1%	539 (82.0%)	49 (7.5%)	35 (5.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$13,427	$1,299	$809	$2,109	$9,387	$1,931	$11,318	98.8	98.3	2			450144001438
3	Augusta Circle Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winyah Street	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1200	576	36	15.9	12.3%	514 (89.2%)	31 (5.4%)	16 (2.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,924	$924	$840	$1,764	$8,541	$619	$9,160	98.6	98	3			450231000492
4	Mt. Pleasant Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Center Street	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2826	651	39	16.6	16.7%	561 (86.2%)	34 (5.2%)	26 (4.0%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$12,643	$712	$752	$1,464	$9,196	$1,983	$11,179	97.6	97.4	6	2		450144000216
5	Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-8	99 John McCarroll Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4480	713	52	13.7	44.2%	375 (52.6%)	181 (25.4%)	33 (4.6%)	86 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$12,933	$1,199	$901	$2,100	$10,028	$806	$10,834	97.4	97.9	4	1		450231001466
6	Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,169	75	15.5	21.9%	941 (80.5%)	103 (8.8%)	48 (4.1%)	27 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46 (3.9%)	$12,178	$1,172	$540	$1,712	$8,835	$1,631	$10,466	97.3	96.2	12	6		450144001457
7	Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,146	73	15.6	7.3%	1,028 (89.7%)	21 (1.8%)	31 (2.7%)	19 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.1%)	$10,428	$698	$543	$1,241	$7,709	$1,478	$9,187	97.2	97.4	5	2		450117001472
8	Tigerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Tigerville Elementary Schoo	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4600	280	23	12.2	50.0%	244 (87.1%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$13,343	$1,020	$992	$2,012	$10,519	$811	$11,330	97.2	95.1	18	10		450231000533
9	Charles Pinckney Elementary	Public	3-5	3300 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4585	646	38	17	13.6%	549 (85.0%)	12 (1.9%)	39 (6.0%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$12,155	$995	$966	$1,961	$7,976	$2,219	$10,195	97.1	97.3	7	2		450144000429
10	Stone Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Randall Street	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8400	547	40	13.5	31.4%	409 (74.8%)	66 (12.1%)	38 (6.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	$12,636	$1,086	$799	$1,885	$10,092	$659	$10,751	96.9	97.1	8	2		450231000530

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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.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.