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
31	Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Hawkins Road	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5200	659	39	16.7		486 (73.7%)	79 (12.0%)	52 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	$12,518	$1,537	$663	$2,201	$9,644	$673	$10,317	92.8	88	68	37		450231001334
32	Bell's Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3800	877	55	15.9		627 (71.5%)	64 (7.3%)	105 (12.0%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	$12,315	$982	$461	$1,443	$10,233	$639	$10,872	92.6	90.9	44	12		450231000740
33	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%)	$14,399	$775	$984	$1,759	$10,865	$1,775	$12,640	92.6	92.1	37	4		450087001492
34	Kings Town Elementary	Public	K-5	1774 Mason Bend Drive	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3400	809	65	12.5		527 (65.1%)	68 (8.4%)	70 (8.7%)	87 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	$13,184	$385	$338	$723	$11,046	$1,415	$12,461	92.6	94	27	7		450390001735
35	Oakridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8400	818	59	13.9		576 (70.4%)	91 (11.1%)	26 (3.2%)	36 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (10.5%)	$13,429	$379	$354	$733	$11,059	$1,636	$12,696	92.4	92.8	32	3		450384001672
36	Jennie Moore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2725 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2815	993	65	15.3		759 (76.4%)	103 (10.4%)	55 (5.5%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	$26,087	$3,590	$1,421	$5,011	$17,596	$3,480	$21,076	92.1	92.5	34	2		450144000214
37	New Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	810	55	14.7		571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795	92	93.1	30	7		450270001525
38	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%)	$15,345	$2,582	$783	$3,366	$10,233	$1,746	$11,979	91.8	89.8	55	17		450081000081
39	Springfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1691 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 584-8150	798	65	12.2		367 (46.0%)	91 (11.4%)	106 (13.3%)	178 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$12,284	$374	$355	$729	$10,316	$1,239	$11,555	91.5	89	63	24		450390000666
40	Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,042	65	15.9		636 (61.0%)	119 (11.4%)	133 (12.8%)	84 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.3%)	$11,578	$276	$112	$388	$9,520	$1,671	$11,191	91.4	91.2	41	1		450258000678

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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.