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
391	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%)	$13,676	$1,525	$1,123	$2,647	$9,647	$1,382	$11,029	38.5	39.1	388	3		450090000101
392	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roddey Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-9918	645	43	15		191 (29.6%)	278 (43.1%)	121 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	$13,468	$799	$247	$1,046	$10,513	$1,909	$12,422	38.5	39.5	386	6		450258001262
393	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,592	112	14.2		39 (2.4%)	732 (46.0%)	721 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.2%)	$15,066	$1,534	$1,326	$2,860	$9,807	$2,399	$12,206	37.8	34.4	416	23		450390101685
394	Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 William Moultrie Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 760-9820	622	54	11.6		114 (18.3%)	271 (43.6%)	154 (24.8%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.2%)	$15,236	$938	$939	$1,877	$11,602	$1,757	$13,359	37.7	40.4	379	15		450201001447
395	Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3464 River Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-3841	295	28	10.6		99 (33.6%)	69 (23.4%)	114 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$27,978	$6,509	$2,009	$8,518	$15,871	$3,589	$19,459	37.6	41.7	374	21		450144001404
396	North Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Clemson Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-3183	659	53	12.4		52 (7.9%)	486 (73.7%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	$16,072	$1,643	$1,136	$2,780	$11,109	$2,183	$13,292	37.3	48.1	334	62		450339001348
397	Westcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Eastbourne Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-0300	323	27	11.8		73 (22.6%)	59 (18.3%)	180 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$18,122	$2,974	$915	$3,889	$13,362	$871	$14,233	37.3	34.7	415	18		450231000539
398	Meadowfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Galway Lane	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-5549	615	42	14.6		120 (19.5%)	361 (58.7%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	$18,615	$1,846	$1,229	$3,076	$13,091	$2,448	$15,540	37.2	23.8	492	94		450336001303
399	Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Garwood Drive	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-4090	548	36	15.2		141 (25.7%)	159 (29.0%)	152 (27.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.2%)	$14,001	$1,122	$1,054	$2,176	$10,110	$1,716	$11,825	37	24.8	484	85		450117000003
400	Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bus Drive	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 342-4380	496	50	9.9		147 (29.6%)	81 (16.3%)	243 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$19,945	$2,514	$496	$3,009	$14,591	$2,344	$16,935	37	42.7	366	34		450111000942

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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.
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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.