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 Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 640)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
421	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	995 South Oak Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4550	579	52	11.1		260 (44.9%)	123 (21.2%)	103 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.7%)	$16,602	$2,670	$344	$3,014	$11,452	$2,136	$13,588	34.4	35.2	411	10		450306001528
422	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	646	51	12.7		193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	$12,943	$557	$1,089	$1,646	$9,456	$1,841	$11,297	34.3	31.5	436	14		450201001674
423	Kelly Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	2-8	1141 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-7210	979	72	13.6		127 (13.0%)	668 (68.2%)	92 (9.4%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.0%)	$14,337	$1,468	$850	$2,318	$9,724	$2,296	$12,020	34.3	29.7	448	25		450339000927
424	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,180	126	17.2		1,210 (55.5%)	585 (26.8%)	177 (8.1%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.5%)	$9,690	$540	$48	$588	$7,296	$1,806	$9,102	34.3	38.2	391	33		450390901513
425	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		221 (36.2%)	217 (35.6%)	95 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.8%)	$12,031	$836	$1,068	$1,905	$9,075	$1,051	$10,126	34.1	38.1	393	32		450072000032
426	Berea Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Berea Drive	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1500	489	44	11		72 (14.7%)	102 (20.9%)	297 (60.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$15,879	$2,830	$929	$3,759	$11,363	$756	$12,119	33.9	28.5	457	31		450231000494
427	Bay Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Bay Road	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6300	563	40	14		195 (34.6%)	283 (50.3%)	35 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	$15,999	$2,709	$1,475	$4,184	$10,374	$1,441	$11,815	33.8	44.6	355	72		450186001750
428	Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 John B. White Sr. Bouleva	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-0506	407	35	11.6		90 (22.1%)	222 (54.5%)	55 (13.5%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$17,903	$2,468	$155	$2,624	$13,415	$1,864	$15,279	33.8	48.4	332	96		450363001033
429	Ware Shoals Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	15269 Indian Mound Road	Ware Shoals	29692	Laurens County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 861-2261	385	29	13.2		276 (71.7%)	54 (14.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)								33.8	38.7	389	40		450237000599
430	Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Bramlett Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1000	494	40	12.2		50 (10.1%)	150 (30.4%)	276 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$15,476	$3,603	$970	$4,574	$10,147	$755	$10,902	32.8	6.6	623	193		450231000488

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics, SC READY Science test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 2, 2025, 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.

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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.