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
271	Forest Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6801 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 782-0470	652	49	13.2		113 (17.3%)	363 (55.7%)	117 (17.9%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	$14,520	$1,089	$725	$1,813	$10,351	$2,357	$12,707	56	54.7	285	14		450339000969
272	Merriwether Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 Spring Haven Drive	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 279-9993	760	54	14		513 (67.5%)	131 (17.2%)	61 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)	$12,365	$923	$644	$1,566	$9,574	$1,224	$10,798	56	54.1	290	18		450207000411
273	Annie Burnside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Patterson Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5530	306	22	13.9		12 (3.9%)	234 (76.5%)	21 (6.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.2%)	$21,729	$2,670	$1,285	$3,955	$15,150	$2,623	$17,773	55.3	31.5	435	162		450336000913
274	Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Claridy Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 347-4684	1,047	69	15.1		518 (49.5%)	185 (17.7%)	240 (22.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.8%)	$13,533	$1,602	$620	$2,223	$9,834	$1,476	$11,311	55.2	54.4	287	13		450249000629
275	Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1		362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	$11,876	$1,009	$898	$1,907	$8,650	$1,318	$9,969	54.9	46.2	347	72		450255000656
276	Hilton Head Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	30 School Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 342-4100	702	77	9.1		232 (33.0%)	63 (9.0%)	372 (53.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$18,426	$797	$447	$1,244	$14,413	$2,769	$17,182	54.7	51.6	299	23		450111000943
277	Duncan Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	100 South Danzler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-2373	670	60	11.1		270 (40.3%)	181 (27.0%)	136 (20.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	$13,665	$1,337	$943	$2,280	$9,905	$1,480	$11,385	54.6	52.7	296	19		450360001016
278	Green Charter School Spartanburg	Public, Charter	K-8	8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highw	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 586-3939	412	37	11.1		181 (43.9%)	100 (24.3%)	59 (14.3%)	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$9,230	$1,151	$137	$1,288	$5,539	$2,404	$7,943	54.6	60.6	239	39		450390101722
279	Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Schoolhouse Road	Hemingway	29554	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9417	301	25	11.8		152 (50.5%)	129 (42.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$18,930	$2,588	$1,792	$4,380	$12,263	$2,288	$14,550	54.5	70.4	180	99		450228000472
280	Hagood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Sparks Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1900	567	37	15.2		492 (86.8%)	14 (2.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$11,351	$525	$569	$1,094	$9,121	$1,136	$10,258	54.4	63.3	227	53		450333000887

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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.
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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.